Is Idol Mandisa Anti-Gay?

NEW YORK, NY -- American Idol contestant Mandisa, who was voted off the hit Fox show Wednesday, said she would not perform at an event held in support of homosexuals.

The 29-year-old soul singer and outspoken Christian, a native of Antioch, Tenn., told Advocate magazine: "Based on what I believe, I'm not an advocate for (being gay), so it's nothing I would take part in."

Still, she says to the magazine that she's "really upset" by speculation she endorses the ex-gay movement - a collection of Christian groups that seek to alter sexual orientation. The speculation stemmed from comments she made on the "American Idol" Web site praising author and speaker Beth Moore, of Living Proof Ministries. Moore's Web site has links to groups such as Exodus International that discourage homosexuality.

"It broke my heart," Mandisa says. "I live my life by the value system that you treat others the way you want to be treated. I let love be my guide. I absolutely hate no one."

Long a favorite of "Idol" judges, she says her views "could have contributed" to her elimination. "Honestly, I'm not sure," she says. "I've heard a lot of different theories about what could have happened, and all of  them sound pretty decent to me."