Is This the End of Clay Aiken's Christian Career?

Make no mistake - most of Clay Aiken fans will stand by the singer regardless of his sexuality.  I mean - who really cares?  I'm not even a fan and I don't.  Gay or straight - if you love the man's music - let him lead his life.

Christian Singing Career in Jeopardy?

But if he is - it doesn't really fit that way for the Christian music genre. Is this the end of Clay Aiken's Christian career?

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Faded Youth gives a full detail of the train wreck and the NY post gives the synopsis.

Christians are not standing by their man. After Clay Aiken's alleged affair with John Paulus was made public, and it was reported he trolled for men on gay Web sites, some of his fans sued his label, RCA, for misrepresentation. Aiken's bible-thumping album was then postponed and he was disinvited from Sunday's Pure Fashion show in Atlanta, which is "committed to promoting the virtues of modesty and purity in our culture.

"Pure Fashion national director Brenda Sharman sent out this e-mail to members: "We were so excited about Clay Aiken appearing as a young man who promotes Christianity in the music industry, and then we started to be inundated with e-mails referring to scandal. We searched for his public response and couldn't find one, so at this time we will have to err on the side of caution until these matters are resolved."

Aiken was replaced by Christian singer Rebecca St. James.

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Hey - fair enough. 

I'm certainly not one to judge, but indeed it appears he owed some explanation to Pure Fashion.  Clay's continued silence speaks volumes - at least to the Christian genre - and as they are promoting him - that's their right.

Faded Youth has the full accounting and a good discussion here.

--Jennifer Cox