American Jesus Madness 2018 – 1st Round Results

American Jesus Madness came a little too close for comfort in the 1st round with Loving Children needing a last minute rally to beat Loving Guns.

On the other hand, Thoughts & Prayers silenced Actually Doing Something by a 60% margin, so real life still held some sway in the 1st Round.

And on the other other hand, Evangelical Lady Bloggers completely destroyed Evangelical Authorities, both in that matchup and with Jen Hatmaker’s demolishing (pun very much intended) of Lifeway Bookstores.

Anywho, the time for trash talk is over. It’s time to get ready for the Salacious 16.

Check out the results below as well as our first bracket challenge leaderboard, then come back at 9AM to start picking the Exquisite 8.
 

1st ROUND RESULTS

Thoughts & Prayers – 81%      Actually Doing Something – 19%

Loving Guns – 46%          Loving Children – 54%

James Comey Bible Tweets – 85%        Marco Rubio Bible Tweets – 15%

Jen Hatmaker – 93%          Lifeway Bookstores – 7%

Donald Trump – 13%          Being A Decent Human Being – 87%

#ChurchToo – 91%          Applauding Abusers – 9%

Evangelical Advisory Council’s Silence – 35%          Evangelical Advisory Council’s Complicity – 65%

Jerry Falwell Jr. – 33%          Shane Claiborne – 67%

Trumpvangelicals – 68%          Integrity -32%

Evangelical Lady Bloggers – 95%          Evangelical Authorities – 5%

500th Anniversary Of The Reformation – 19%          Feeling Like Trump Has Been President For 500 Years – 81%

Museum Of The Bible – 28%          Ethics – 72%

Taking A Knee – 89%          White Privilege – 11%

Eugene Peterson Flip-Flop – 82%          Nashville Statement – 18%

Michael Pence Rule – 46%          Donald Trump Mulligans – 54%

Robert Jeffress – 12%          Franklin Graham – 88%

BRACKET LEADERS

1. Debi Marshall – 14 points

1. Serena Severance – 14 points

2. Stacy Demory – 13 points

2. Tom McIntosh – 13 points

2. Richard McNeeley – 13 points

3. Julie Burke – 12 points

3. Kara Govoni – 12 points