In what sounds like the setup to a bad joke, a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew and 10 atheists will walk into a TV studio to tape a new Turkish game show. "Penitents Compete,"the new program from the Kanal T network, will enlist spiritual guides from all four religions in the hopes of converting non-believers. Winners will get a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen religion. Losers, apparently, will burn in eternal hellfire.
"We are giving the biggest prize in the world, the gift of belief in God," Kanal T CEO Seyhan Soylu said. "We don't approve of anyone being an atheist. God is great, and it doesn't matter which religion you believe in. The important thing is to believe."
The game show is slated to launch in September and so far over 200 people have applied to be contestants. Now all they need to find is a Turkish Howie Mandel to host
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Monday 06 July
By Heavytoka
You have to be kidding lol Can't we all just believe what we want to and not be harassed for it or be converted on a game show lol
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Tuesday 07 July
By jonas
I think the show is a great idea if it is on the level. It just might be very entertaining and educational. Just ensure that the atheists are for real - I suggest Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.
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Tuesday 07 July
By mike
Wow, I really wish he was an American so I could sue his @$$ for that comment. I was catholic and chose to become atheist. I don't go around trying to convert others because it is a personal choice, not something that should be won or chosen out of information.
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Wednesday 08 July
By Mack Hopkins
THIS IS BULLSHIT! No one has the right to try an convert Atheists to ignorant religions! We Atheists believe that there is no god, and here comes some Turkish assholes, prosecuting us for our beliefs, just like the damn nazis!
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