Sunday, April 02, 2006

God or the Girl?

Now "reality TV" brings us God or the Girl.

Four young men ponder entering Catholic priesthood... or should they keep their secular lives...?

To help them think it over, one young man "goes on a pilgrimage with no money or food, relying completely on the kindness of strangers to help him get to his destination — a religious center in Niagara Falls."

Another one builds an 80-pound cross and carries it 22 miles. One runs off to help the poor and needy in Guatamala, and the fourth moves to a convent to live with nuns.

Or maybe they should just stay with their girlfriends?

All four major networks turned down the offer to air this show, as did the WB. It debuts on the A&E Network on April 16, Easter Sunday.

Read more, if you care....

Photo: Mike Lechniak reads the Bible while he ponders his future.

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