'St. Joe 2.0' samples the many forms of faith

With slowing real estate sales in many markets across the country, some real estate agents are willing to try almost anything to sell a house -- even if that means burying a saint.

No, not the actual saint -- a statue. Some real estate agents believe that digging a hole and burying a statue of St. Joseph on the site of a for-sale home can help to lure a buyer. But the practice has stirred debate about whether the practice is true to the faith or a commercialized and superstitious ritual. There are several companies that sell statues and offer St.

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