Pokemon Go has swept the world into an outdoor, augmented reality frenzy.
Whilst statistics show that the game has improved player’s mental health by encouraging them to go outdoors to play the game, religious institutions have seen a distinct increase in visitors as they are listed as Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms.
Here are some tweets showing how Pokemon Go is inadvertently boosting religious relations.
TEMPLE ATTENDANCE INCREASES 47% AFTER TEMPLE BECOMES A POKESTOP
— The Corbett Rep*rt (@todd_corbett89) July 7, 2016
My local mosque is a Pokemon Gym.
— Ali Imdad (@AliImdadBakes) July 15, 2016
Everyone thinks I'm super pious and religious but I'm really just having Pokemon battles. 😭 😭
I saw a muslim guy visit a temple coz it was a #pokestop. See #PokemonGO is uniting yes. Waiting fr a mosque to show up so that i can go too
— Gnanashekar (@Gnanashekar) July 15, 2016
Some of the pokestop are mosques and temple
— Kazu@SO5/MHG (@Tauhukah_anda) July 6, 2016
is this a conspiracy to make people more religious //hit
Mashallah the masjid is a pokestop, if this doesn't get the brothers to go to mosque then nothing will
— hassan (@Khaiizar_) July 10, 2016
Wish Nintendo would make my mosque a pokemon gym so more random kids will learn about #trueislam #PokemonGO
— Zahid Mian (@Zahid2D) July 11, 2016
My local gurdwara is a Pokestop on Pokemon Go lol pic.twitter.com/cdqKVUjXSx
— Ramandeep Sandhu (@ramannoodles19) July 9, 2016
My brother today: "yo come to gurdwara, it's a Pokestop"
— Sonia (@XSonia12) July 16, 2016
The Sihk Gurdwara near me is great. They dress colourfully and feed the homeless but more importantly are a great Pokéstop #PokemonGOuk
— Robin Grainger (@RobinGrainger) July 14, 2016
They need to make my local Gurdwara a pokestop, put some respeck on its name!
— Sukh SimplyBhangra (@sukh_SimplyB) July 19, 2016
YO, GNP GURDWARA IS A POKEMON GYM 🙏🙏🙏 Watch how many kids start attending now 😂😂😂
— Dhillon, Parmdip S (@ThisIsParmdip) July 16, 2016
Got a boat, to get to an island, to get to a temple, which was a pokestop. What a time to be alive. pic.twitter.com/TUQr0I4XAU
— Rob Bye (@RobJBye) July 17, 2016
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