Is Simon Cowell going to be the moderator? On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 4:17 PM, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian > priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? > > Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success as > it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from the four faiths > will seek to convert a group of non-believers. > > The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen > religion -- Mecca for Muslims, the Vatican for Christians, Jerusalem for > Jews and Tibet for Buddhists. > > But religious authorities in Muslim but secular Turkey are not amused by > the twist on the popular reality game show format and the Religious Affairs > Directorate is refusing to provide an imam for the show. > > "Doing something like this for the sake of ratings is disrespectful to all > religions. Religion should not be a subject for entertainment programs," > High Board of Religious Affairs Chairman Hamza Aktan told state news agency > Anatolian after news of the planned program emerged. > > The makers of "Penitents Compete" are unrepentant and reject claims that > the show, scheduled to begin broadcasting in September, will cheapen > religion. > > "We are giving the biggest prize in the world, the gift of belief in God," > Kanal T chief executive Seyhan Soylu told Reuters. > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5622D020090703?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true > > > > > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
