AUSTIN, Texas/EWORLDWIRE/Jan. 30, 2008 --- The staff at the Christian social-networking site, Faithvine.com ('http://www.Faithvine.com'), is offering $2,000 for photographs that capture faith in action. This photo contest themed, "Hands of Christ," was created to give people the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to helping others according to Matthew 25:34-45 and James 1:26-27. This contest wants to encourage Faithvine members to give back to society and show the online community the lives they are impacting. According to James 1:26-27, “Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: "Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world."
Faithvine, which blends Christian social-networking and content of all types, was officially launched this past August. It is giving away $1,000 in cash to the person who submits the best photo and a brief (250 word max.) description based on the theme. Another $1,000 will be distributed among the Second through Fifth place winners, including a Member's Choice award.
The contest rules are straightforward; in order to submit photos, users must be a registered Faithvine member and be logged into the site. The photo contest begins January 21, 2008 and ends February 29. All winners will be announced by March 14. Entrants must either be the artist who created the image or must have the artist’s permission to post the image.
Judging will be based on several criteria: Contest relevance of the image, quality and creativity of picture, subject matter captured by the photo, story behind the image (caption) and adherence to the contest rules.
Faithvine staff will determine all winners, except the Members Choice award, which will be decided upon by the number of member votes it receives. All other prize winners will not be eligible for the Member's Choice award. The winners of the photo competition will be contacted and paid directly by Faithvine's parent company, Red McCombs Media.
Faithvine.com is owned and operated by Red McCombs Media, which is sponsored by Mr. Red McCombs, co-founder of Clear Channel Communications. Visit 'http://www.faithvine.com/photo_contest/' and register to see the photo competition.
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