OK, I have to say this: Didn't our PRESIDENT make a huge deal out of saying that he had NOTHING to do with what his CHURCH/PASTOR/PEOPLE had to say about HIM, and that he could not CONTROL what those same said people came up with in terms of what they said they believed in??Well, I'm sorry, but do you think Danny is putting words into his pastor's/parishoner's mouths? I agree that he has been a big part of this church, as music director, etc. BUT, so had Obama, for all those years, and yet, when the negative publicity came out about him, he turned it around and said he had no control over it. And the majority of the nation bought that.
Now, there are a group of people who want to {not literally} stone Danny because his church is rejoicing in his advancement on this show, his prosperity, his happpiness. You know what? I'd be happy for the dude, too, if I knew him personally. After all, he just lost his wife, and who knows what else he went through BEFORE THAT??
Don't know him or anyone in his church personally, but I don't think he deserves this kind of negative garbage thrown at him-and yes, I know this is an objective forum, so we can agree to disagree. So you get to listen to me, too. I do not think he is involved in a cult, just because those people who have worked with him for years are happy for him. And may have said some off the wall things. There will ALWAYS be people who do not know how to control their feelings and their tongues. Who can do anything about that? They should be working for the media, right?? Or they should be on the View. They'd fit right in there.
I say judge him on his talent and that alone. That is what AI is all about. If we find out that he is a serial killer, child molester, even an animal slayer, then I will be happy to jump on a band wagon of 'Danny Haters'. Until then, let his talent speak for itself. And IMHO, he's one of the top 3 at this point.
And whether we like it or not, the judges agree. It's up to America to make the final decision, right??