{"id":211,"date":"2006-03-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2006\/03\/jesus-walks-the-carpet.html"},"modified":"2006-03-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-16T12:00:00","slug":"jesus-walks-the-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2006\/03\/jesus-walks-the-carpet.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Walks the Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all loved \u201cWalk the Line\u201d and Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Tennessee-belle acceptance speech at the li\u2019l ol\u2019 Oscuhs<\/a>. And we hated to see Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cTravelin\u2019 Thru<\/a>\u201d\u2014the only Best Song nominee to mention Jesus–get passed over in favor of some rant about pimps.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re like us, set your Tivo now for the Academy of Country Music Awards<\/a>, which announced its nominees last week and will be televised from Las Vegas on May 23. Three of this year\u2019s Song of the Year nominees make a big deal of faith: “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood\u2019s<\/a> \u201cJesus, Take the Wheel,\u201d which recently got bucked out of first place on the Country charts by fellow nominee \u201cWhen I Get Where I\u2019m Going,\u201d Brad Paisley\u2019s duet with Dolly; Brooks & Dunn are also nominated for their \u201cBelieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re feeling like Jesus is a lock\u2014and if He wins, we\u2019ll celebrate by throwing on Alan Jackson\u2019s new album, \u201cPrecious Memories<\/a>,\u201d a collection of gospel favorites (he reportedly recorded the album at his mother\u2019s urging), including \u201cWashed in the Blood of the Lamb,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll Fly Away,\u201d and \u201cWhat a Friend We Have in Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

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