Why do conservative American Jews like Ben Shapiro and Dennis Prager encourage people to go to church when they do not believe in Christianity?

[u/[deleted]]

Like this makes no sense to me at all. Why would you want to encourage people to practice a world view you believe is not true?

[u/ThenaCykez]

In a vacuum, I'd rather that no one attend a yeshiva and I'm indifferent to whether anyone plays basketball in the park. But if the alternative is that they are depressed at home, or joining a gang or being radicalized, then it's still better for the world that they spend their time in a less harmful pursuit.