Isn't System of a Down a christian band?

Question

I've heard they were all raised as christians and since they're armanian,(I think)that's an area where christianity is predomiant. I've heard chopsuey and I think people could be taking it in the wrong way, but mabey not. Anyone know for sure?

Answer 1

They may have been raised as Christians but their music is anything but Christian and they are anything but a Christian band (well in a musical genre sense anyway).

There is a reference to Jesus in Chop Suey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_Suey!

However Slayer reference Jesus and many other religious passages throughout their songs ...

Answer 2

they were all raised under a certain religion...either Christian or Catholic, I can't remember (probably Catholic though because that's the original religion of many Armenians), but I don't think their MUSIC is meant to be Christian or religious at all.  Although, many of their songs do reference religion in many ways and they do stand for a good cause(trying to get people to realize the Armenian genocide, which Turkey denies responsibilty for to this day), they are just very blunt about the way they see things and people find it offensive.  

But I think they're pretty neutral on religion.