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Entertainment: Idol’s Mandisa won’t back gay cause
American Idol contestant
Mandisa Hundley, who was
voted off the hit Fox show
Wednesday, said she would
not perform at an event held
in support of homosexuals.
Mandisa, 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 said in an interview
on
the magaz
i n e ’ s
website,
she’s “really
upset”
by speculation
she
endorses
the ex-gay
m o v e -
ment — a
collection
of Christian
groups
that seek to alter sexual orientation.
The speculation stemmed
from comments she made
on the American Idol website
praising author and
speaker Beth Moore, of Living
Proof Ministries.
Moore’s website has links to
groups such as Exodus International
that discourage
homosexuality.
“It broke my heart,” Mandisa
said. “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 favourite of Idol
judges, she said her views
“could have contributed” to
her surprising elimination.
Idol contestants are
trimmed weekly based on
fan voting.
“Honestly, I’m not sure,”
she said. “I’ve heard a lot of
different theories about
what could have happened
and all of ’em sound pretty
decent to me.” ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on Tuesday, April 11 @ 00:00:00 UTC by jcohen
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