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Encyclopedia > Christian punk
Christian music
Stylistic origins: A variety of influences evolving from the Jesus Music movement.
Cultural origins: 1960s United States and Australia
Typical instruments: Electric guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Synthesizers
Mainstream popularity: Continuous from 1990s
Subgenres
Christian alternative rock - Christian bubblegum pop - Christian hardcore - Christian industrial - Christian hip hop - Christian metal - Christian pop music - Christian punk - Christian rock - Christian soft rock - Christian ska - Worship music - Cprog
Other topics
Christian entertainment industry - Christian girl group


Christian punk is a form of Christian alternative music and a subgenre of punk rock with some degree of Christian lyrical content. Much disagreement persists about the boundaries of the subgenre, and the extent that their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies among bands. For example, the seminal band The Crucified explicitly rejected the classification in their songs.[1] This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Jesus Music was the name given to American musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before the Christian music industry had begun to take form. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Christian alternative rock Christian bubblegum pop Christian hardcore Christian industrial Christian rap Christian metal Christian pop rock Christian punk Christian rock Christian soft rock Christian ska Christian worship music Cprog Categories: ... Christian alternative music is a form of alternative rock music lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. ... Christian bubblegum pop (Christian bubblegum rock, Christian bubblegum music) is a genre of Christian popular music and Christian rock and roll. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christian Industrial can be taken as either industrial music or industrial rock thats lyrics and themes are inspired and influenced by Christianity. ... Christian hip hop (originally gospel rap, also known as holy hip hop) is a form of hip hop music which uses Christian lyrical themes to express the songwriters faith. ... Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music and progressive rock music with Christian lyrics and themes, a genre of metal created by Christian bands. ... Category: ... Christian rock is a form of rock music played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. ... Christian soft rock, also referred to as Christian lite rock, Christian easy rock, and Christian mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. ... Christian ska is a subgenre of Christian rock and ska. ... Worship music is a style of Christian music that is commonly used to denote songs that are used to worship God and set in a choral music style, usually with repeating, short, easily sung chorus parts. ... Cprog is a sub-genre of music that links progressive music styles with Christian music themes and lyrics. ... The Christian entertainment industry consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to Christian entertainment. ... A Christian girl group, as the name implies, is a musical group featuring a group consisting usually of young female singers, singing mostly Christian pop and R&B songs. ... Plankeye Christian alternative music is a form of alternative rock music lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... The Crucified was a Southern California band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...



Christian punk bands that target a Christian audience explicitly state their beliefs and use overt Christian imagery in their lyrics may be considered a part of the contemporary Christian music (CCM) industry; some observers would consider this music to fall outside the scope of Christian punk. Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: belief Belief is usually defined as a conviction to the truth of a proposition. ... The current version of the article or section reads like a sermon. ...


Given the edginess of punk and some of its sub-genres, such as hardcore punk, many bands have been rejected by the Christian and CCM music industry.[citation needed] Some bands generally avoid specific mention of God or Jesus; likewise some bands may specifically reject the CCM label or express disdain for that niche of the music industry. For example, Ninety Pound Wuss vocalist Jeff Suffering said about the breakup of the band in 2000, "...[N]obody wanted to continue playing in [the] "Christian" music industry." [2] Hardcore punk (aka Hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock, the sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than punk rock and implimented 1970s heavy metal influences in its music. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... i hate god ... Mid-1990s punk band from Port Angeles, Washington. ...


Related genres are Christian hardcore and metalcore, Christian rock, Christian alternative music and Christian metal. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christian rock is a form of rock music played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. ... Plankeye Christian alternative music is a form of alternative rock music lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. ... Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music and progressive rock music with Christian lyrics and themes, a genre of metal created by Christian bands. ...

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History

Punk rock
Stylistic origins: Rock 'n' Roll - Rockabilly - Garage - Frat rock - Psychedelic - Pub rock - Glam rock - Protopunk
Cultural origins: mid-1970s United States, Australia & United Kingdom.
Typical instruments: Vocals - Guitar - Bass - Drums - occasional use of other instruments
Mainstream popularity: Mostly underground; Topped charts in UK. International commercial success for pop punk and ska punk.
Derivative forms: Alternative rock - Emo - New Wave - Post-punk
Subgenres
Anarcho-punk - Christian punk - Crust punk - Garage punk - Hardcore punk - Horror punk - Oi!
Fusion genres
Anti-folk - Chicano punk - Death rock - Folk punk - Funkcore - Jazz punk - Deathcountry - Psychobilly - Ska punk - 2 tone - Pop punk
Regional scenes
Belgium - Brazil - Argentina - Germany
Other topics
Punk timeline - DIY ethic - Punk forerunners - First wave punk - Second wave punk - Punk movies - Punk zines - Punk fashion

Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1950s Rockabilly book by Harlan Ellison Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada from 1963 to 1967. ... ... Psychedelic rock is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into... Pub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement, largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend on Sea. ... Glam rock (also known also as glitter rock), was a style of rock and roll music popularised in the early 1970s. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Different kinds of guitars The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Ska punk or skacore is a musical fusion of Jamaican ska and British and American punk rock. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Emo is a subgenre of hardcore punk music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... The anarchy symbol commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Garage punk is a subgenre of rock music. ... Hardcore punk (aka Hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock, the sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than punk rock and implimented 1970s heavy metal influences in its music. ... Horror punk (or horror rock) is a music genre that has origins in the early works of the band The Misfits, blending horror movie themes with early punk rock and varying amounts of doo-wop. ... Oi! is a sub-genre of punk rock originating in the United Kingdom that sought to align punk with a working-class street-level following. ... Anti-folk (or antifolk) is a genre of music related to punk rock and American folk music that originated in the mid-1980s in New York City. ... Chicano Rock Music is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. ... Death Rock (also spelled Deathrock) is a term used to identify a playfully spooky offshoot of Punk Rock which first appeared in Los Angeles during the late 1970s and early 1980s, then later merged with the New Wave and Glam influenced Batcave musical scene to form Gothic Rock. ... Folk punk, in its most general sense, is a genre (or set of genres) of music that combine elements of folk and punk rock music. ... Funkcore is a musical genre, or perhaps movement, derived from a fusion of American-styled hardcore punk and funk. ... Jazz punk is an odd genre of punk where lyrics are the most essential part of the musics punk image. ... Deathcountry is a country music genre, best described as traditional country music with a morbid anarchist Punk rock and Psychobilly attitude. ... Psychobilly is a genre of music generally described as a mix between the punk rock of the 1970s and the American rockabilly of the 1950s. ... Ska punk or skacore is a musical fusion of Jamaican ska and British and American punk rock. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the early 1960s to the present time. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into DIY culture. ... List of Pre-Punk Bands or Proto punk groups (ca. ... List of Early Punk bands (1976-1980) See also: List of musicians by genre 7 Seconds Acme Sewage Company Adam & the Ants Abrasive Wheels The Adicts The Adverts The Afrika Korps GG Allin with various backing bands Alternative TV Amazorblades Angelic Upstarts Anti-Nowhere League Anti-Pasti Art Attacks The... This is a list of bands that are considered part of the second wave of punk rock, beginning in the 1980s. ... List of punk movies, i. ... A punk zine (or punkzine) is a fanzine devoted to punk rock music, bands, or the DIY punk philosophy. ... Punk fashion is the styles of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelry, and body modifications of the punk subculture. ...

Origins

Christian punk's origins during the wider 1980s punk rock scene are somewhat obscure. As the Jesus Movement gave rise to cultural institutions such as Jesus People USA (JPUSA), these served as an incubator for various Christian subcultures including punk, in part through JPUSA's label Grrr Records. Crashdog is one characteristically punk band that was rooted in JPUSA.[3] The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Jesus movement was the major Christian element within the hippie counterculture, or, conversely, the major hippie element within the Body of Christ. ... Jesus People USA is a Christian intentional community in Uptown, on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Crashdog was one of the first Christian punk rock bands and was active primarily in the early 1990s. ...


In the 1980's many bands performed at Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel in Orange County California.[citation needed] A particularly popular group with a cult following was Undercover (band), who proclaimed that "God Rules" with a combination of rockabilly and hardcore elements.[citation needed] Another early influential group were the Altar Boys. Charles Chuck Ward Smith (born 1927) is the founder of Calvary Chapel and is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. ... Calvary Chapels dove logo which represents the Holy Spirit. ... Releasing their first album in 1982, Undercover was described by some as Christian punk, and initially played a series of high energy anthems, and 3-chord short songs. ... The Altar Boys are a Christian rock band formed in 1982 from California. ...


The Crucified and (to a lesser extent) Circle of Dust and Under Midnight were major players in proto Christian Punk.[citation needed] The Crucified was a Southern California band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Circle of Dust was a mid-1990s heavy metal/industrial band created and mostly run by Klay Scott who is famous among select audiences for such bands as Brain Child and the much newer Celldweller. ...


The Cornerstone Festival provided an important venue for Christian punk bands. The Main Stage of Cornerstone has hosted such acts as Five Iron Frenzy, Pedro the Lion, P.O.D., MxPx, Blindside and Switchfoot. ...

See also: Christian hardcore

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Growth of the scene

During the 1990s the underground scene grew as bands such as Officer Negative and Headnoise greatly influenced many of their peers.[citation needed] See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Headnoise was one of the main pioneers of old-school Christian punk rock, appearing in mid 1990s, and lasting well over a decade. ...


Emergence into the mainstream

In the 21st century developments in Christian punk parallels broader punk, with pop punk bands such as Relient K and FM Static very popular with the mainstream crowd, but they started as Christian bands, playing at church groups and youth gatherings. The 21st century is the present century of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Relient K is a Christian rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio and named after guitarist Matt Hoopess Plymouth Reliant K car. ... FM Static is a Christian pop rock band with a twinge of punk rock. ...


Other bands with Christian roots that have become very popular within their genres are Zao (metalcore), Norma Jean (newer hardcore), and mewithoutyou (post-hardcore). For other uses of the term zao, see Zao (disambiguation). ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore punk. ... Norma Jean is also a Country music singer. ... mewithoutYou is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based post-hardcore band. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ...


There are also secular bands that contain Christian songwriters who, despite the varying beliefs of the individual band members, sometimes write lyrics that have clear Christian themes (e.g. Thrice or Comeback Kid). This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Comeback Kid (or CBK for short) is a hardcore punk band from Winnipeg, Canada. ...


Chirstian punk record labels include Tooth & Nail Records and its subsidiaries Solid State Records and BEC Recordings; The Militia Group, which signs groups that straddle the boundary between Christian and secular music; Flicker Records, owned and operated by the members of Audio Adrenaline; Gotee Records, owned and operated by TobyMac of dc Talk; and up-and-comer Mono vs. Stereo. Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in 1993. ... Note: this article is about the Christian rock record label. ... BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. ... The Militia Group logo The Militia Group is a record label in Orange County, California, and is home to artists such as Acceptance, Copeland, The Rocket Summer and Lovedrug. ... Flicker REcords logo Flicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. ... Audio Adrenaline. ... Gotee Records (established 1994) is a record company founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as tobyMac), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. ... Toby McKeehan, better known as tobyMac, is the founding member of the Christian group dc Talk. ... dc Talk is a Christian rock band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia by Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait. ...


Fashion

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Fashion is similar to normal punk fashion, but also includes the Christian Ichthys, the cross, a crown of thorns, the JCHC symbol, and similar symbols.[citation needed] Chi Rho is a popular symbol amongst more anarcho-Christian bands, such as The Psalters [1]. However, The Psalters are not considered, to the extent of the Christian Punk genre, to be a true "Christian Punk band."[citation needed] In Europe the most used symbol is the anarchy symbol, modified as it might become an A and Ω.[citation needed] This is the Greek alphabet symbol for "Alpha" & "Omega" (the English equivalent is "A" and "Z".; which in Christian symbology means that God is the omnipresent, such as seen in Revelation 1:8. The symbol is a visual play on the anarchy symbol but with a different meaning and intent. Image File history File links A-O.jpg Symbole anarchiste chrétien. ... Image File history File links A-O.jpg Symbole anarchiste chrétien. ... Punk fashion is the styles of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelry, and body modifications of the punk subculture. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross rotated by 45 degrees For other uses, see Cross (disambiguation). ... Jesus Carrying the Cross as portrayed by El Greco - Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1580 In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his crucifixion. ... The Labarum An image of the labarum, with the Greek letters Alpha and Omega inscribed. ... Christian anarchism (also known as Christian libertarianism) is the belief that the only source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable is God, embodied in the teachings of Jesus. ... The Psalters are Christian Anarcho-punk band from America, who advocate a mix of liberation theology and Christian anarchism. ... European redirects here. ... This article discusses various anarchist symbols, including the circle-A and the black flag. ... The anarchy symbol, as it is popularly known, represents the ideals of anarchism. ...


Christian and Punk

Acceptance of Christian punk is at times challenged both amongst members of the punk subculture and in some Christian churches There are strong elements of anti-authoritarianism in both, such as challenging the uncritical acceptance of social norms in the church and the world. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Anti-authoritarianism is the belief that communities should have the right to govern themselves and not be ruled by an outside force. ... In sociology, a norm, or social norm, is a pattern of behavior expected within a particular society in a given situation. ...


One illustration of this is seen in the concept of "anticonformity", which can be seen in Christian punk music, including the song "Anticonformity" by Krystal Meyers. Within this perspective, the Christian's view of anticonformity is different from the punk view. The Christian's reason for anticonformity is found in the Biblical Epistle to the Romans: "Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed." Krystal Meyers performing in Westmoreland, TN. Krystal Meyers is a Christian rock musician. ... The Epistle to the Romans is one of the epistles, or letters, included in the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible. ...


Some may still argue that punk is anti-religious and thus in opposition to Christianity. Their argument is generally that the practice of Christianity (or any established religion) is, by definition, conformity to rules set forth by someone other than the individual for him or herself. One response to this claim is that punk rock encourages people to think for themselves, and that a Christian's choice to obey God's Word is his or her own decision to make, regardless of what others (including punks) would think of it.


Some Christians also do not agree with organized religion. They say that real Christianity is not a religion because it's not supposed to be about rituals and rules. They believe true Christianity's a relationship with Jesus, not a religion. Many Christian punks are against religion like other punks, yet they are strongly in support of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ separate from rules and tradition.


Contrary to popular belief, Christian Punks are not a sub-culture of Marxism or a form of anarchy or communism. This belief was often held by extreme conservatives during the 1970s and 1980s, however, this was only used because of the clash between conservatives and the Jesus Movement. Evangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart used this term in order to associate the Jesus Movement as anti-Christian. The vast majority of Christian Punk bands do not advocate anarchy or communism, including Relient K, MxPx, Dogwood, Hawk Nelson, and Stellar Kart. The Psalters, are one of the few exclusions, as they openly advocate the ideas of Karl Marx.[citation needed] The Psalters are an anarcho-punk band, but some politicised Christian punk bands are liberals or socialists. A good example are the liberal band, Crashdog. Marxism refers to the philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marxs work on one hand, and to the political practice based on Marxist theory on the other hand (namely, parts of the First International during Marxs time, communist parties and later states). ... Anarchy (Greek: αναρχία) is the anarchist society, the stateless society of free people. ... This article is about communism as a political movement. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... The Jesus movement was the major Christian element within the hippie counterculture, or, conversely, the major hippie element within the Body of Christ. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Jesus movement was the major Christian element within the hippie counterculture, or, conversely, the major hippie element within the Body of Christ. ... Relient K is a Christian rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio and named after guitarist Matt Hoopess Plymouth Reliant K car. ... The Pokinatcha Punk, which has become the bands logo. ... Dogwood is a Christian punk band hailing from San Diego. ... Hawk Nelson is a Christian rock band hailing from Peterborough, Ontario. ... Stellar Kart is a four piece Christian pop-punk band from Arizona recently signed to Word Records. ... The Psalters are Christian Anarcho-punk band from America, who advocate a mix of liberation theology and Christian anarchism. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818, Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883, London) was an immensely influential philosopher, political economist, and socialist revolutionary. ... The anarchy symbol commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. ... Crashdog was one of the first Christian punk rock bands and was active primarily in the early 1990s. ...


The term "JCHC" is often used by Christian punks, and it means "Jesus Christ Hard Core".


Record labels

BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. ... Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Sun City, California devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands (Christian and secular). ... Flicker REcords logo Flicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. ... Gotee Records (established 1994) is a record company founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as tobyMac), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. ... Mono Vs Stereo logo Mono Vs Stereo is an [[independent record label|independent] record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. ... Raging Storm Records is an independent record label based in Suffolk, Virginia. ... Note: this article is about the Christian rock record label. ... Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Records. ... Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in 1993. ...

See also

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0–9 A Ace Troubleshooter American Culture Experiments AnnexTosh Antiskeptic Armored Trucks B Ballydowse Blah The Banned Blaster the Rocketman... Christian rock is a form of rock music played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. ... Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and socialist and who see these two things as being interconnected, perhaps because one derives from the other. ... Christian communism is a form of religious communism centered around Christianity. ... Christian anarchism (also known as Christian libertarianism) is the belief that the only source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable is God, embodied in the teachings of Jesus. ... // Overview In essence, liberation theology explores the relationship between Christian theology (usually Roman Catholic) and political activism, particularly in areas of social justice, poverty, and human rights. ... Christian feminism is a branch of feminist theology that seeks to interpret and understand Christianity in the scope of the equality of women and men morally, socially, and in leadership. ... Religious communism is a term used by some Communists that claim that before communism became associated with atheism, the word communism was mainly used by religious groups. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Taqwacore is a genre of punk music dealing with Islam and its culture, originally conceived in Michael Muhammad Knights novel, The Taqwacores. ...

External links

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References

  1. ^ I'm Not a Christian Punk. The Crucified Page. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
  2. ^ Ninety Pound Wuss - Raft of Dead Monkeys: Jeff Suffering. SHZine (2000-06). Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
  3. ^ Mehr, Bob. "Giving the God Squad a Fair Shake", Chicago Reader. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
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Christian punk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1366 words)
Christian punk is a form of Christian alternative music and a subgenre of punk rock with some degree of Christian lyrical content.
Christian punk bands that target a Christian audience explicitly state their beliefs and use overt Christian imagery in their lyrics may be considered a part of the contemporary Christian music (CCM) industry; some observers would consider this music to fall outside the scope of Christian punk.
Acceptance of Christian punk is at times challenged both amongst members of the punk subculture and in some Christian churches There are strong elements of anti-authoritarianism in both, such as challenging the uncritical acceptance of social norms in the church and the world.
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Other congregations of Christians united as a separate body that ultimately took the name of the Christian Church; this was merged in 1931 with the Congregational churches and the merged group became known as the Congregational Christian churches (see Congregationalism).
Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God, who lived a life befitting that of the creator of the universe, free of sin, who at the end of his earthly life was crucified, and then on the third day, rose from the dead, and later ascended into heaven.
Christians of this stripe maintain that a centralizing impulse in the church, present from the early days of the church through the rise of Constantine, represented a departure from true Christianity.
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