{"id":724,"date":"2009-05-08T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/05\/christian-music-poll-american.html"},"modified":"2009-05-08T16:55:44","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T16:55:44","slug":"christian-music-poll-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/05\/christian-music-poll-american.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Music Poll: American Idol & Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, all, I wonder if you’d mind helping me out with an article I’m doing for a major mainstream website? I just need to include a couple of viewer comments about the show and faith, and you all have so much insight about the show every week. You can leave your comments here. Just a note – I will need to use your name so if you’d rather email me your responses, you can do so at joanne AT joannebrokaw, w\/o the spaces and w\/the @ sign. \ud83d\ude42 I need your responses by Sunday, May 10:
\n1) If you’re a Christian and voting for a contestant, or have been voting and your favorite has been eliminated, how much does\/did your faith play into your decision about who to support or not support?
\n2) If you’re not a Christian, does the discussion about faith influence your voting at all?
\n3) If you’re not a Christian or have never listened to Christian music, has listening to the Christian contestants on this season’s show made you more or less likely to give Christian music a listen? Why or why not?
\n4) If you’re not a Christian or do not attend church, has the portrayal of the Christian contestants on Idol made you likely to attend church? Listen to a Christian who wants to talk about their faith? Turned you off even more to Christianity? If the Idol you support happens to be a Christian and went on to release a CD in the Christian market, would you buy it?
\n5) If you’re a Christian or church\/ministry, have you used American Idol for outreach to your community? Have you held “Idol nights” where everyone gets together to watch? Talked about being a Christian in the mainstream or sharing your faith?
\n6) Anything else you want to share?
\nThanks!!!
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