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July 7, 2009 5:50PM
Conversions for Dollars
Turkish reality TV show to depict proselytizing for prizes
Mark Moring
What do you get when you put a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist monk and 10 atheists in the same room? Penitents Compete, a new reality TV show in Turkey, in which contestants from those religions try to convert atheists to their faith.
Those behind the program say they want to promote religious belief while educating Turkey's mostly Muslim population about other faiths.
"The project aims to turn disbelievers on to God," the station's deputy director, Ahmet Ozdemir, told the Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review.
For the whole story, check out this piece in The Guardian.
Posted by Mark Moring on July 7, 2009 5:50PM
Comments
No Christian included. I wonder why, or did I miss something?
Posted by: Emmanuel Oladipo at July 11, 2009
Lol, last I checked, Greek Orthodox is one of the oldest christian bodies in existence! More interesting, no evangelicals are involved.
Posted by: Trierr at July 13, 2009
Why would they include a deviant form of Christianity like Protestantism? What connection does that have to Turkey's history? You people are the most arrogant and ignorant people I have ever known. It's amazing how you co-opt the title "Christian" for yourselves alone. Try calling yourselves what you actually are: Protestants- a Christian heresy that isn't even 500 years old.
Posted by: Sam at July 15, 2009
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