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Christian punk bands that target a Christian audience explicitly state their [[belief]]s 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.
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.{{Template:Fact|date=February 2007}} 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." <ref name="SufferingQuote">{{cite web|publisher=SHZine|title=Ninety Pound Wuss - Raft of Dead Monkeys: Jeff Suffering |date=2000-06|url=http://www.shzine.com/interview-suffering.asp|accessdate=2006-10-19}}</ref> [[Tooth & Nail Records]], a major record label for Christian punk bands, distributes albums by their bands in [[Christian bookstore]]sbookstores; several of their bands whose albums they distribute to Christian stores do not call themselves Christian bands, and some of these also have some members who do not identify themselves Christians. Tooth & Nail does not identify themselves as a Christian label <ref name="PunknewsToothAndNail">{{cite Template:Cite web|title=Punknews.org|work=About Tooth & Nail Records|accessyear=2007|accessdate=January 30 |url=http://www.punknews.org/labels/toothandnail}}</ref>, but since they have had openly Christian bands on their roster such as [[The O.C. Supertones]], [[Project 86]], and [[Thousand Foot Krutch]], their other bands are also often distributed to Christian stores.
Related genres are [[Christian hardcore|Christian hardcore and metalcore]], [[Christian rock]], [[Christian alternative music]] and [[Christian metal]].