INTRO
We're back-- sorry, we've been gone awhile... we had some spiritual issues to deal with. But now we've figured out a few things. So now we're going to start talking about the 7 Myths About Punk Christians that we mentioned in our first post.
A basic summary of why we're posting these: These are things we've heard people saying about punks and punk Christians, (and some specifically about us) and we want to set things straight, and to help other people understand the truth about punk Christians.
(Just to remind you, we can't speak for all punk Christians.)
MYTH ONE: Punks Listen to Bad Music/Headbanging Displeases God
Christian music isn't just the stuff you hear in church; it goes way farther than that. You could listen to radio stations like the Effect ( http://www.effectradio.com/ ), which plays Christian rock, punk, hardcore, and screamo music.
Someone once told me (Sydney) that screamo can't be Christian music, just because it's screamo...not true!!! People seem to think that when people scream in music, it's displeasing and disrespectful in the eyes of God. But what we think is that as long as the lyrics are glorifying God, and that you're doing it for Him, that it's Christian.
Another argument people use is that since screaming can hurt vocal chords, it can't possibly please God because He doesn't want us to hurt ourselves. And it's true that God doesn't want us to hurt ourselves, but you don't have to hurt yourself while screaming if you do it right. It's an art, really. We read online that it usually takes a year for people to perfect this. (And neither of us can do it, sorry.)
Now about headbanging... it's basically just extreme nodding! So how is this displeasing? How is this inappropriate in God's eyes? Because there are some waaaaay nastier dance moves by hip-hop and country singers where they move their whole bodies in disgusting ways. (Not to say that hip-hop and country is always bad, because it's not.) Although headbanging does require the whole body to balance you out, you're mainly using your head and neck. And there's nothing wrong with that, in our opinion.
But we want to know your opinions on this-- have you ever been told that the music that you listen to isn't Christian, even though it is? Or have people ever picked on you for headbanging because they thought that that somehow made you un-Christian-like? Or maybe you've been wondering about this yourself, or you don't believe that hardcore music or headbanging is okay. We want to hear what you have to say (but please be nice and say it in a Christlike manner) so please comment!
