American Jesus Madness 2015 – 1st Round Results

After nearly 22,000 votes were cast, we ended up with some of the closest results in the history of American Jesus Madness, including one matchup that came down to just 2 votes.

And I’m pretty sure we had a record number of bracket entries this year, at least my fingers feel that way after tabulating all of those results.

Most matchup results are displayed by percentage, but you’ll see exact vote counts for the really close calls.

Anyway, check out the results and the bracket leader board below and get ready to vote for the Salacious 16 round started TODAY @ 9AM EST!!
 

1ST ROUND RESULTS

Pope Francis – 86%        Joel Osteen – 14%

Pat Robertson – 24%        The Third Eagle Of The Apocalypse – 76%

Ken Ham – 1,057        Christians Against Dinosaurs – 1,042

Saving Christmas – 42%        God’s Not Dead – 58%

Yoga Pants – 81%        Christian Men Everywhere – 19%

50 Shades Of Grey – 1,050        Christian Women Everywhere – 1,076

Jesus Feminists – 70%        Council On Biblical Manhood And Womanhood – 30%

Christians On The Internet – 717        Christians In Real Life – 733

Dave Ramsey – 35%        Mark 10:21 – 64%

Chaplain Randy Beckum – 886        Christian Patriotism – 899

Franklin Graham – 20%        Billy Graham’s Legacy – 80%

Fox News Christians – 46%     Liberals, Immigrants, Muslims, The Poor, & The Entire LGBT Community – 54% 

The Gospel Coalition – 26%        The Gospel – 74%

Matt Walsh’s Blog Posts – 623        John Piper’s Tweets – 618

Forgiving Mark Driscoll – 48%        Hating Rob Bell – 52%

Albert Mohler – 760        Shane Claiborne – 762

BRACKET LEADERS

1. Sam Henager – 15 points

2. Brenda Patik – 14 points

3. Melissa Curlin – 13 points

3. Lon Marshall – 13 points

3. James Gawne – 13 points

3. Emily Adkins – 13 points