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It\u2019s officially March.<\/p>\n

And you know what that means\u2026.<\/p>\n

$\"AJMadness2013c\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, we\u2019re only 18 days away from the start of the 3rd annual American Jesus Madness tournament!!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with this epic battle royale of American Christianity, it\u2019s really simple\u2026.<\/p>\n

It works just like the NCAA Tournament, but instead of basketball teams I use famous Christians and famous Christian things. I seed those people and things and then you vote on a winner.<\/p>\n

What are you voting on? Well that\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n

For example, Stephen Colbert and Kirk Cameron could be matched up together. You could vote for which person you like better, 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

It\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n

Last year was a record year. Over 75,000 votes were cast in the tournament and we saw Tim Tebow narrowly defeat Rachel Held Evans to be crowned champion of American Christianity for 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year, I\u2019m hoping for even bigger and better things. And most of all, I\u2019m hoping you join in the fun, especially if you haven\u2019t done so before because, well, it\u2019s just too much fun not to.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be announcing all the details next week. So stayed tuned to find out when, where, and how you can help crown the 2013 champion of American Christianity!!<\/p>\n

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