
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."
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