{"id":9121,"date":"2013-03-05T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/?p=9121"},"modified":"2013-03-05T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T21:06:11","slug":"american-jesus-madness-2013-dates-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2013\/03\/american-jesus-madness-2013-dates-details\/","title":{"rendered":"American Jesus Madness 2013 – Dates & Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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As promised, here\u2019s the pertinent info for the upcoming American Jesus Madness 2013 tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just like last year, I want to hear from you about who or what should be in the tournament.<\/p>\n

What are the requirements? Not much.\u00a0The only requirement is that the person, place, or thing must have played some sort of role in pop Christian culture during the past year. It can be a pastor, a celebrity, a tortilla with Jesus\u2019 face on it, the apocalypse, whatever. It\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n

I need 32 participants, so go nuts, have fun, and be creative. If you need some help getting your creative juices flowing, check out the bracket from last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The deadline for participant suggestions is Monday, March 11th.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once I have all the suggestions in, I will create the bracket and post it on Wednesday, March 13th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Along with the bracket I will also post a tournament breakdown of each of the match ups to help guide you on your way to determing who will be crowned the 2013 champion of American Christianity.<\/p>\n

Last year I offered an iTunes gift card to the winner. However, this year I\u2019m going to offer something even greater \u2013 eternal glory! Sure, iTunes gift cards are great, but you can\u2019t put a price tag on eternal glory\u2026.which is perfect since I\u2019m currently a poor grad school student.<\/p>\n

[That being said, if you have or represent a company\/organization\/cause\/etc and would be interested in sponsoring the tournament, let\u2019s talk. Last year over 75,000 votes were cast and I\u2019m expecting many more this year. So, if you\u2019re looking for some moderate exposure at a cheap price, let me know<\/a>. I\u2019m willing to sell out.<\/em>]\n<\/p>

Anyway, back to the business at hand.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to fill out a bracket and submit it for your chance at eternal glory, and you really should since that\u2019s half the fun,\u00a0you will need to print off your bracket, fill it in, scan it\/take a picture of it\/whatever, and\u00a0email it back to me<\/a>\u00a0since I\u2019m not as awesome as ESPN<\/em> and don\u2019t have a digital interactive bracket for you to fill out. Or if you\u2019re super cool, you can save the bracket jpeg, fill it in digitally, and send me the file. Up to you.<\/p>\n

Only 1 bracket submission per person<\/strong>. And along with your submission if you would do one or more of the following I would greatly appreciate it:<\/p>\n

\u2013\u201cLike\u201d The American Jesus<\/em> on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2013Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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

-If you\u2019ve already done all 3, link to the tourney\u00a0on Facebook \/Twitter\/wherever.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, the deadline for bracket submissions is Monday, March 18th at 11:59pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tournament itself will start Tuesday, March 19th with voting beginning promptly at 8:00am EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting is easy. We\u2019ll talk more about it when the time comes.<\/p>\n

Until then, let me know who or what belongs in the tournament in the comments section.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t wait to hear who you nominate. And remember \u2013 don\u2019t be afraid to get creative!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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