Four Mysteries

(elfwood.com)

So a priest, a rabbi, an imam, and a monk walk into a bar...to convert Atheists. Coming soon to Turkish TV.

Religion in the Middle East is not exciting enough, so the television station Kanal T in Istanbul, Turkey, is preparing a reality game show for September release: Ten certified Atheists try to resist conversion by a Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi, a Muslim imam, and a Buddhist monk. The exact rules have not been disclosed, but the "winning" convert will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the "holy land" of the most persuasive religion (the Vatican, Jerusalem, Mecca, or Tibet). According to a July 2009 Reuters' report, Turkey's Islamic Religious Affairs Directorate has, not surprisingly, vowed never to co-operate.

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