Christian 'Idol' Contenders Move Past Sanjaya

NEW YORK – The odds of a Christian singer winning this season of American Idol have increased yet again as every one of the faith-backed contestants survived this week’s cut on Wednesday.

America said goodbye to 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar, who many thought should have been voted off weeks ago, leaving behind only six contestants – half of them with past ties to the Gospel Music Association (GMA).

Among the other bottom vote-getters were Blake Lewis, 25, who had the third least amount of votes, followed by LaKisha Jones, 27, with the second lowest. Jones, who started her singing career in the church, had performed “Jesus Take the Wheel” and was relieved to have outlasted this season’s improbable winner, Malakar.

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