We’ve come a long way and now we’re only 1 round away from the 2012 American Jesus Madness Championship Game!! Who’s going to play in the championship game, however, is completely up to you. On one side of the bracket the queen of Biblical womanhood, Rachel Held Evans, finally comes face to face with her archnemesis: Masculinity. On the other side of the bracket God will have to decide between his favorite athelete and his most devoted parody... Read more
After yet another day of incredible matchups we finally have our 2012 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse!! Well, technically it’s the 3 Horsemen & the Horselady of the Apocalypse, but it’s just as epic. Here are your final tallies from yesterday…. Egregious 8 Results Rachel Held Evans – 1,725 In-N-Out – 1,124 Masculinity – 1,201 Women’s Health – 952 Stephen Colbert’s Lent Ashes – 459 Rational Christianity – 218... Read more
Would you believe we’ve already had 25,000 votes cast in the 2nd annual American Jesus Madness tournament?! Yeah, we can’t believe it either. Well, we’re getting down to crunch time. It’s the round of the Egregious 8 with winners going on to the elite 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse round. Lots of questions surround the Egregious 8…. Will Rachel Held Evans be able to overcome the mighty In-N-Out? Who will win the gender war between ‘Masculinity’ and ‘Women’s... Read more
Wow!! With over 16,000 votes cast in the Salacious 16 round, that had to have been the most exciting finish of the tournament so far! Granted, we’ve only been doing this for 2 days, but still. Exciting nonetheless. Rachel Held Evans made a miraculous comeback, overcoming a 500 vote deficit in the last hour to eek out a win over @FakeDriscoll. Tolerance lost again as ‘Gay Affirming Christians’ were defeated by 98 votes by the almighty In-N-Out. And... Read more
Welcome to the Salacious 16 round! It’s like the NCAA’s “Sweet 16”, but more salacious. How is salacious? It just is. Anyway, we’ve got some more incredible matchups this round…. @FakeDriscoll vs. Rachel Held Evans Discernment Ministries vs. Rational Christianity Joel Osteen vs. Church Discipline Who will win and advance to the Egregious 8 round?? As always, it’s up to you! Not sure who to vote for? Look back over our original matchup breakdowns for some guidance. Remember:... Read more
With almost 9,000 votes cast the results are in! There were some blowouts, but there were also some pretty big upsets. Discernment Ministries over Rob Bell?? Church Discipline over Matthew Paul Turner?? But such is the will of the people…. 1st Round Results @FakeDriscoll – 929 Mark Driscoll – 94 Rachel Held Evans... Read more
Voting is still underway for the 1st round, but we wanted to go ahead and give you a heads up about the schedule for the rest of the tournament…. Midnight Tonight – Voting for the 1st round ends 8am Wednesday, March 14th – 1st Round matchup winners will be announced & we will give you a leaderboard update for those that submitted brackets 9am Wednesday. March 14th – Voting for the “Salacious 16” round will begin and last until... Read more
American Jesus Madness is officially underway!! Brackets have been submitted and now it’s time too vote. You don’t have to have submitted a bracket in order to vote, nor is their a limit on how many times you can vote. But if you did submit a bracket, make sure you have all of your friends stop by and vote for your picks so you can make sure you win our $50 iTunes gift card! And remember, you can... Read more
Today is your last chance to submit your bracket for our annual American Jesus Madness tournament!! What is American Jesus Madness you ask? It’s our version of March Madness, but instead of basketball teams we use pop Christian culture and let you vote on the winners. Our bracket may be made up, but the prize is very real! This year, we’re giving away a $50 iTunes gift card to whoever chooses the most correct “winners” from each matchup!!... Read more
If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter or simply turned on CNN sometime in the past few days, then chances are you’ve probably either watched Invisible Children‘s Kony 2012 video or at least heard about the campaign. If you haven’t, it’s part of an effort to arrest Joseph Kony, the International Criminal Court’s most wanted man. Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistence Army and the purputrator of unspeakable crimes against children and their families. As noble as... Read more
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