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So at the end of American Idol last night we were all stunned, excited, perturbed, dismayed, overjoyed, [insert personal emotion here] to see the broadcast come to a conclusion with a rendition of Shout to the Lord sung by the contestants.

American Idol Shout To The Lord

For those of you who may not be familiar with that tune, it’s probably one of the top 5 songs used in worship services in the history of modern worship.

A lot of us noticed the words had been changed though. The first line of the verse should read:

“My Jesus, My Savior…”

yet we heard:

“My Shepherd, My Savior…”

Problem? Not so much. Some “Christians” are crying foul, giving those who aren’t believers yet another item to add to their list of why Christians suck. Do we need more? Geez.

Still others are applauding AI. Applauding Fox. Applauding the fact that this beautiful song was broadcasted to over 30 million viewers AND that the song [with the name JESUS included] is available for download on itunes [recorded by the contestants].

I’m kind of in the middle on this. Not the song, by any means, but the whole AI Gives Back thing. It kind of irks me. The way we go all googly over the celebrities. I’m jaded with Hollywood. I think those celebs are so disconnected with real life that their words don’t hold much credence with me.

Let me hear about somebody selling all of their mansions and living in a nice home (just what they need) and giving away their money to reputable charities. Let me hear about Oprah giving away more than one million of her bazillions. I know she does, but geez. Her show should be called “Oprah’s The Small In Proportion to Overall Net Worth Give” - I’d watch it without disgust then.

I like AI for what it is a sill singing competition.

I get a little antsy when the who’s who of hollywood that generally live like hell most of the time are treated like saints for “showing their faces” on a 3 hour tv show. Does that seem like a double standard.

Now, before someone cries foul, and asks me how much I donated to AI Gives back, I have to admit I donated nothing. I give regularly and intentionally through my local church.

Where do you give back?

For other fine discussions on this: mudpuppy, chrisfromcanada