Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM) is a somewhat outdated term originally used in the 1970s to describe a new form of pop/rock music that was lyrically based in the Christian faith. This music had its roots in "Jesus Music", which sprung from the hippie Jesus Movement of the early 70s. Artists such as 2nd Chapter of Acts, Love Song, Barry McGuire, and Larry Norman were making folky pop music about their faith in Jesus Christ.

Criticisms

Critics of CCM often discredit the music as blatant imitations of mainstream, non-Christian music. An example of this is found in an episode of Comedy Central cartoon South Park, in which Eric Cartman bets his friends that he can produce a gold record before them. Cartman decides to produce Christian music to this end: "All we have to do is cross out words like 'baby' and 'darling' and replace them with 'Jesus'." Defenders consider this argument unfair and point to the fact that many artists, even non-Christian ones, draw from their influences and imitate other artists.

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