So apparently there's been a lot of hype over this MTV American Idol & Christianity story...so much that MTV posted a follow up article. Here's a clip:
Over at MJsBigBlog.com,
one of the leading "Idol" fan sites, the discussion about the story was
fierce, with nearly 150 responses. Commenter Tess said she was
"appalled and offended" by the article. Tess had particular scorn for a
comment from writer CJ Casciotta, who was quoted in the story as saying
he thought some Christian viewers might go with their faith if
presented with a top two featuring a pair of equally talented singers
in which one was Christian and the other was not.
"If I wasn't a sane, God-loving individual, I would not vote
for any of the listed contestants (Danny, Michael, Kris, Scott, Matt
and Lil) just out of pure spite," Jess wrote. "I knew the country was
going to be divided on this issue, but for the Christian right to
pronounce that they support an us-vs.-them philosophy is absolutely
outrageous."
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