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I was impressed with Colton Dixon throughout this season on American Idol.<\/i> I admit it was a little self-serving at the beginning, because I remembered he had re-tweeted a joke I sent out around Christmas. But I paid closer attention through the rounds and realized he was talented but also took his faith seriously. Then I rooted for him more heavily when news came out that producers warned him to not be so expressive about his faith.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started the Twitter and Facebook stuff, they said beware of political and religious tweets, Just because it can turn off voters or whatever. But, you know, being a Christian is who I am. It is a part of me musically. It is what I want to do after the show \u2014 go into Christian music.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last night, for his closing song, he went back to the worship song he\u2019d performed a few weeks earlier, Lifehouse\u2019s \u201cEverything.\u201d It was such a great moment and I thought you\u2019d want a chance to see if it haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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