Test drive a religion for a month

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Can something that we take as sacred as religion become like a shopping mall – try this out for a month? It really seemed a very post-modern phenomenon, but one of the biggest challenges of attempts to bridge religious divides is the fact that faiths are seen as long-term, lifelong commitments.Would it be possible for people to try out another religion for a month, just to see what it’s like. That’s the idea behind a program, sponsored by a social enterprise group called the Blood Foundation.

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