SkepticJ said:
. . . the other, this stuff. What irony, an atheist selling tasteless, Christian merchandise.
Wow! Cool clothing with deep, insightful messages, NOT!
Because my whole family rides BMX, I frequently run into primarily two types of young people and it's interesting that they both seem to be at extremes politicaly and with regards to religion. Of course there are always exceptions, but many riders are stereotypically punk and listen to punk music. Some are "homey" types and listen to hard-core gangsta rap.
A new development is the punk-Christian. They are pretty normal people (at least as normal as a person who rides bikes off ledges and rails at 2:00 a.m. can be), they dress like everyone else, they look like all the other mohawks or blue spikes you'd see anywhere else, BUT they're Christian.
They'll wait until they've got a quiet moment with just you and them around to ask you, "Have you asked Jesus into your heart?" I was taken somewhat aback the first time that happened, and answered, "No, but I've asked him into my car before" (he stared at me dumbfounded, not knowing what to say or think).
Am I missing something here or do young Christians just not get the idea of "counter-culture?" Sure, I can understand NOT wanting to ride BMX while wearing pastel-blue safety gear, and who doesn't want a red two foot mohawk or a gigantic tattoo of the Virgin Mary, but COUNTER-culture means they're not buying into the Christian myth nor the Conservative B.S. I guess it's not surprising that most of the Christian "punks" are also conservative and listen to that GODawful Christian soft rock crap.
Jesus Christ! Is nothing sacred anymore?
