American Idol's Colton Dixon eliminated; praises God while fans tweet "WTF America"

Tennessee native Colton Dixon, 20, got the boot on American Idol tonight. It was his first — and last — time in the bottom three.

Dixon fell to his knees and bid farewell with a spiritual rendition of “Everything” by Lifehouse. Before the results were announced, he tweeted:

https://twitter.com/#!/CDixonAI11/status/193067903942275072

Many fans showed their appreciation of his faith testimony on Twitter tonight:

https://twitter.com/#!/MenoxMusic/status/193141899148800000

https://twitter.com/#!/LeoPresnell/status/193151285632040960

https://twitter.com/#!/LyndseaWoodall/status/193171176804204544

https://twitter.com/#!/Cdixonfan/status/193169501670481921

https://twitter.com/#!/AveryMartito/status/193162939019165697

https://twitter.com/#!/MarvinnShay_/status/193157937903042561

https://twitter.com/#!/shelbabers/status/193163952774057984

Former Idol and X Factor contestants also sent their praise and condolences:

https://twitter.com/#!/PiaToscano/status/193172540196265985

https://twitter.com/#!/drewryniewicz/status/193172684702625792

https://twitter.com/#!/carrieunderwood/status/193152428294680576

https://twitter.com/#!/EVanPeltAI11/status/193161189419790337

But not all of his fans were so gracious. Immediately after the show, “WTF America” was trending in reaction to the news:

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https://twitter.com/#!/NvrSayNvrToICON/status/193143428677242880

https://twitter.com/#!/PhillySteph41/status/193152180344197120

https://twitter.com/#!/MySimple_Life/status/193148427771723778

https://twitter.com/#!/dan_unleash/status/193162722165268481

https://twitter.com/#!/TheLouisEstrada/status/193156982167965698

https://twitter.com/#!/TheAwkwardRomeo/status/193143776175325184

At least there were no hysterical Twitter cries of “racism” this week.