A Christian punk is, on a base level, just a Christian who enjoys punk music.
Many Christian punks adopt common punk, hardcore, or straight-edge ideologies. Common ideologies can be anti-consumerism, DIY ethos, anarchism or communism, vegetarianism, questioning of social norms, nonconformity, sexual abstinence, straight-edge living, and a distrust or disdain for authority.
Many in the punk subculture reject the term "Christian Punk" as an oxymoron. This is similar to the sentiments felt by many in the metal community about the term "Christian Metal". Critics claim that punk is, by it's very nature, in direct conflict with the mainstream (Christianity being included as a part of the mainstream).
Many churches and Christian leaders have rejected Christian Punk for other reasons. Many Christian Punk bands challenge listeners to question authority and social norms. They sometimes promote anarchism or communism. This has led to them being unwelcome in many Christian establishments. Some Christian Punk bands are not bothered by this, however, as they might reject some or all of the church establishment outright.
Defenders of the genre maintain that because of the many differing ideologies within the punk subculture, taking a radical, more libertarian look at the Bible doesn't necessarily separate an artist from the ideas that have always defined punk. They maintain that being a Christian and rejecting the mainstream are ideas that can coexist.
Many Christian punks adopt common punk, hardcore, or straight-edge ideologies. Common ideologies can be anti-consumerism, DIY ethos, anarchism or communism, vegetarianism, questioning of social norms, nonconformity, sexual abstinence, straight-edge living, and a distrust or disdain for authority.
Many in the punk subculture reject the term "Christian Punk" as an oxymoron. This is similar to the sentiments felt by many in the metal community about the term "Christian Metal". Critics claim that punk is, by it's very nature, in direct conflict with the mainstream (Christianity being included as a part of the mainstream).
Many churches and Christian leaders have rejected Christian Punk for other reasons. Many Christian Punk bands challenge listeners to question authority and social norms. They sometimes promote anarchism or communism. This has led to them being unwelcome in many Christian establishments. Some Christian Punk bands are not bothered by this, however, as they might reject some or all of the church establishment outright.
Defenders of the genre maintain that because of the many differing ideologies within the punk subculture, taking a radical, more libertarian look at the Bible doesn't necessarily separate an artist from the ideas that have always defined punk. They maintain that being a Christian and rejecting the mainstream are ideas that can coexist.
Punk #1: "Hey, look at that rocker over there with the cross and chi-rho!"
Punk #2: "Oh, he must be one of those Christian Punks."
Punk #1: "What's a Christian Punk?"
Punk #2: "I have no idea."
Church Leader: "You, Mr. Punk Rocker, are not welcome in this establishment. Come back when you can respect authority!"
Christian Punk: "Screw you and your shallow judgement. I'm only here for the free bread!"
Punk #2: "Oh, he must be one of those Christian Punks."
Punk #1: "What's a Christian Punk?"
Punk #2: "I have no idea."
Church Leader: "You, Mr. Punk Rocker, are not welcome in this establishment. Come back when you can respect authority!"
Christian Punk: "Screw you and your shallow judgement. I'm only here for the free bread!"
by lifecheese August 5, 2010
Get the Christian Punkmug. A late 70's and early 80's musical subculture, stemming from the punk rock movement. Many bands who are considered post-punk can can also be labelled as new wave and goth. Within recent years many new bands have emerged with obvious post-punk influences. The sounds of post-punk are usually dark, rhythm guitar based with strong basslines coupled with simple drumbeats. The vocalists are often very original sounding and the lyrics, insightful as opposed to commercially accessable. Along with the music a fashion developed consisting of very plain clothing, sometimes dark eyeliner and for the boys short simple haircuts and for the girls more flamboyant hair.
post-punk bands include: joy division, bauhaus, the jam, siouxsie and the banshees, the smiths, echo and the bunnymen
by larry says hi October 18, 2005
Get the post-punkmug. by dearborn1 February 17, 2005
Get the punk outmug. by asdfghjkl1 August 3, 2007
Get the Punk rockermug. A movie about the punk scene in salt Lake City in the 80's. Also goes into some ideals of being an Anarchist.. A kickass movie any aspiring young punk should watch but dont base urself on this movies to be a punk. Because remember being punk is all about being urself not fuckin following some damn fashion or listening to a certain music type to be trendy and cool only posers to that fuckin posers godamn they need to die...
Steve-o:The thing with me and Bob and pretty much all of us was we hated red necks more than anything else period because rednecks to us were pretty much america incarnates and america well FUCK AMERICA!!!
by CarsonCityPunk August 23, 2005
Get the slc punkmug. 1. The lifestyle which suddenly appears once one has lived a life of pop music and MTV, yet suddenly decides that they want to be "punk," as it is the popular thing to do.
2. One who partakes in a pseudo-punk lifestyle.
2. One who partakes in a pseudo-punk lifestyle.
1. "She's turned to pseudo-punk, Michelle," the girl whispered. "It was just before the summer that she was wearing preppy clothing."
2. He, among others, considers Avril Lavigne to be a pseudo-punk.
2. He, among others, considers Avril Lavigne to be a pseudo-punk.
by Strokes fan February 1, 2004
Get the pseudo-punkmug. Sometimes Apolitical, sometimes Anarchist, punks with DIY clothing who bum around, they stay outta their parents house, dont ask for money except from random people, dont have cell phones, dont have ipods, dont go to school, sometimes they got cassette players, they steal food and other stuff to live on, drink a lot of beer, do a lot of drugs because they know all the dealers and scrape cash from selling drugs or stuff, they have the mentality that "life is short, fuck it, why live under anybody's rules", theyre also usually nice people, but theyre slick as hell, they take punk to the absolute apex of its meaning and you catch them at only the most hardcore shows
Person 1: Yo man who is that kid with the crazy studded jacket and dirty clothes?
Person 2: Hes the local street punk, hes been livin at the squat house up the street.
Person 1: Why the fuck would he do that?
Person 2: He just doesn't give a fuck. He's Roman.
Person 2: Hes the local street punk, hes been livin at the squat house up the street.
Person 1: Why the fuck would he do that?
Person 2: He just doesn't give a fuck. He's Roman.
by AzraelPunxxx March 1, 2010
Get the street punkmug.