{"id":5942,"date":"2012-03-09T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2012-03-09T08:00:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:00:29","slug":"american-jesus-madness-the-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2012\/03\/american-jesus-madness-the-bracket\/","title":{"rendered":"American Jesus Madness – The Bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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It\u2019s here!!<\/p>\n

Presenting the official 2012 American Jesus Madness<\/em> bracket!<\/p>\n

Big thanks to everyone who took the time to make nominations for the bracket. We really appreciate it.<\/p>\n

Just to recap\u2026.American Jesus Madness<\/em> is our spin on March Madness (which begins next week), but instead of basketball teams, we use pop Christian culture.<\/p>\n

Obviously these people and things can\u2019t \u201cplay\u201d each other, so we settle the battles by voting. Starting on Tuesday you\u2019ll determine the winners of every match by voting in our interactive polls. What are you voting on exactly?<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n

You could simply vote for which person you like better, which you like less, which one is more entertaining, which one would win in a bar fight, which one is more sane, which one is more insane, which one is a bigger jerk, or you could get really judgmental and vote on which one you think is the better or worse Christian.<\/p>\n

Whoever or whatever gets the most votes advances on to the next round.<\/p>\n

Frustrated that it\u2019s not a clear, set in stone rationale? Well, sorry. It\u2019s just for fun. Besides, isn\u2019t\u00a0irrationality\u00a0exactly what American Christianity is all about anyway??<\/p>\n

But because we love you all so much, we\u2019re going to help you out later today with a 1st Round match by match breakdown. You may not be familiar with everyone or everything in the tournament, so we\u2019ll provide a brief description of every single\u00a0match-up\u00a0to help you out with your voting.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the really fun part\u2026..WE\u2019RE GIVING AWAY A $50 iTUNES GIFT CARD<\/strong><\/em> to whoever wins our bracket challenge!!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right!<\/p>\n

Whoever chooses the most \u201cwinners\u201d correctly will be declared our winner and we\u2019ll mail them our illustrious prize.<\/p>\n

Wanna increase your chances of winning for free?? Of course you do! Well it\u2019s simple\u2026.voting is unlimited, so vote for your choices as often as possible, then share a link to the tourney on Facebook and get your friends to vote for all of your winners too.<\/p>\n

Play your cards right and you\u2019ll win this thing no problem.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here\u2019s the all important rules and guidelines\u2026.<\/p>\n

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\nRULES & DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n

-You MUST be a living, breathing human being to enter (sorry, we\u2019re prejudice like that)<\/p>\n

-Only 1 entry per person<\/p>\n

\u2013In order you enter you must do one (or preferably all) of the following and let us know which one(s) you did when you submit your bracket<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Subscribe to\u00a0The American Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n

If you already do all three,\u00a0share this link to the tourney<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook \/Twitter<\/p>\n

-We don\u2019t have an awesome digital entry system like\u00a0ESPN<\/em>\u00a0so you will need to print off the bracket (it gets much bigger & easier to read when you click on it), fill it in, scan it\/take a picture of it\/whatever, and\u00a0email it back to us<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013Make sure to include your name and address with your bracket submission so we can mail you your prize if you win!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

-The deadline for submitting your bracket is\u00a0Monday, March 12th @ 12am CST\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

-The tournament\/voting will begin Tuesday,\u00a0March 13th @ 8am CST<\/strong>, at which time the schedule for the following rounds will be announced<\/p>\n

-Correct selections will be award the following points: 1st round \u2013 1 point; 2nd round \u2013 5 points; 3rd round \u2013 10 points; 4th round \u2013 20 points; championship \u2013 40 points<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0In case of a tie, we will have a sudden death tie breaker in which each person will choose a celebrity Christian representative, make their case for why that person\/place\/thing should win, and then we will give everyone 24 hours to vote on a winner.If you\u2019ve got any questions, please don\u2019t hesitate to ask in the comment section.<\/p>\n

Good luck!!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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