Original sentence: Christians involved in the punk-hardcore subculture sometimes consider themselves straight edge; indeed, the rejection of illicit substances and alcoholic beverages (particularly underage) and abstinence from premarital sex are commonly encouraged by many mainstream churches and their youth groups.Originally most followers of straight edge were atheists, who believed religion was a form of weakness and mind control; although as the culture grew, this ideology became less popular.Straight edge is not a religion; it is a philosophy.There has also been criticism of Christians being involved within the straight edge community—reflected in songs such as "This Ain't No Cross On My Hand" by Limp Wrist, "Real Edgemen Hate Jesus" by XfilesX, and "Straight Edge Punks Not Christian Fucks" by Crucial Attack
Edited sentence: Christians involved in the punk-hardcore subculture sometimes consider themselves straight edge; indeed, the rejection of illicit substances and alcoholic beverages (particularly underage) and abstinence from premarital sex are commonly encouraged by many mainstream churches and their youth groups, however, veganism and vegetarianism is sometimes looked down upon by those same churches.Many Straight Edgers claim to be religious, however, there are atheist and non-religious followers as well.Straight edge is not considered a religion, but a philosophy.There has also been criticism of Christians being involved within the straight edge community reflected in songs by Limp Wrist, XfilesX, and Crucial Attack.xDEATHSTARx and xLooking Forwardx is comprised of Christian straight edgers and at least one member of Haste the Day is a Christian straight edger