Following a wave of comments by Christian viewers criticizing Wednesday night's "American Idol" performance that replaced "Jesus" with "shepherd" in their finale song, Idol contestants stepped back on stage Thursday, this time singing "Jesus."On Thursday night's results show, Michael Johns was eliminated from the wildly popular singing competition, shocking millions of viewers as the contest was narrowed down to the top seven finalists. But more shocking to many viewers than the boot were performances of the contemporary worship song "Shout to the Lord," written by Darlene Zschech.
The eight finalists performed the worship song, singing all the original lyrics, including the word "Jesus." The night before, however, "Jesus" had been left out of the picture.
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