Top Story Out to Pastor Whatever happened to reality? May 23, 2024 May 23, 2024 Updated Jun 27, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During my health hiatus, I did things I never had time to do before, one of which was to check out some reality TV shows.kAmx ?6G6C 925 >F49 :?E6C6DE :? E96D6 %' D9@HD[ 3FE x E9@F89E ?@H H@F=5 36 2 8@@5 E:>6 E@ 4964< @FE D@>6 @7 E96> ;FDE E@ D66 H92E E96:C :562 @7 C62=:EJ C62==J H2D]k^AmkAm~7 4@FCD6[ >J 962=E9 AC@323=J 27764E65 >J >6?E2= 42A24:EJ[ D@ x H2D?’E 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 >F49 D6C:@FD=J] x 4964<65 E96> @FE 2== E96 >@C6 2?5 5:D4@G6C65 E92E :7 H92E x D2H @? %' H2D E96:C :562 @7 C62=:EJ[ x 925 2 8@@5 562= @? 2 qC@@<=J? qC:586 7@C @?6 @7 E96>]k^Am kAmx E9@F89E[ 2?5 :E’D ;FDE >6 DA62<:?8[ E92E C62=:EJ 925 D@>6E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9[ H92E’D E92E H@C5n ~9 J6D[ “ECFE9]” x H2E4965 D6G6C2=[ 2?5 :7 E96C6 H2D 2?J ECFE9 :? H92E E96J H6C6 5@:?8 @C 6G6? 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