Editing King's X (section)

==Religious views==
All three members of King's X came from a background in Christianity and [[Christian rock]] (and, in Pinnick's case, church gospel singing) and have frequently been associated with the genre. This assumption has been reinforced by the Christian associations of the band's name, by the fact that King's X signed to Christian labels early in their career<ref name="1999 interview" /> and because the ''Faith Hope Love'' CD insert contained an entire chapter of [[Christian Bible|the Bible]].<ref name="Powell_Fe" /> However, the band have persistently resisted being identified or pigeonholed as a Christian rock or [[Christian metal]] band.<ref>(September 19, 2005). [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=41907 KING'S X Guitarist: We Are 'Absolutely Not' A Christian Rock Band] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312190947/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=41907 |date=March 12, 2007 }}. ''[[Blabbermouth.net]]''. Retrieved August 21, 2010.</ref>

While many of their early lyrics have a clear spiritual influence, this came from the individual faith of the members rather than an explicit attempt to tap into the [[contemporary Christian music]] market in the way groups such as [[Petra (band)|Petra]] did.<ref name="Powell_Fe" /> Initially, many King's X albums were marketed through Christian book stores, but most of these stores refused to sell them following Pinnick's 1998 announcement of his [[Christianity and homosexuality|homosexuality]]. Even at the time, the band welcomed this development as an opportunity to get away from the Christian rock "stigma".<ref name="RQ51">{{Cite journal |last=Bacote |first=Vincent |date=Winter 1999 |title=While Pinnick Seeks Answers.. |url=http://www.ctlibrary.com/12380 |url-status=dead |publisher=Regeneration Quarterly |volume=5 |issue=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830072024/http://www.ctlibrary.com/12380 |archive-date=August 30, 2008 |access-date=December 14, 2007}}</ref><!-- http://www.kingsx.net/band/articles/10152002.html White, David, "The Advocate", October 15, 2002 deadlink --><ref name="SonicG">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonicgarden.com/sonic-web/news.cfm?newsid=642&newstypeid=5 |title=Say You Want an Evolution: In King's X |last=Harward |first=Randy |date=March 2002 |website=Salt Lake City Weekly |publisher=Sonic Garden |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016063038/http://sonicgarden.com/sonic-web/news.cfm?newsid=642&newstypeid=5 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=January 15, 2008}}</ref>

A former [[Protestant]], Pinnick has since openly discussed his [[agnosticism]] and his belief that [[Jesus Christ]] was not truly the [[God the Son|Son of God]].<ref>[http://www.fromoutofnowhere.com/dug0606.html Doug Pinnick of King's X] From Out of Nowhere (2006). Retrieved January 15, 2011.</ref> Gaskill has also disassociated himself from Christianity. During interviews in the early 2000s, Tabor continued to identify as a Christian, but referred to the Christian music industry as "vile".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/46h07.html |title=In Music We Trust – INTERVIEW: King's X: Say You Want an Evolution: In King's X, "X" Doesn't Necessarily Mark the Spot |access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/king-s-x-guitarist-we-are-absolutely-not-a-christian-rock-band/ |title=King's X Guitarist: We Are 'Absolutely Not' A Christian Rock Band - Blabbermouth.net |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |date=September 19, 2005 |access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-23 |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123001222/http://www.blasting-zone.com/KingsX2.htm |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

In an interview in late 2021, Pinnick stated "For some reason, King's X [was considered] a Christian band. Maybe because that was our faith at the time; none of us are any more."<ref>[https://www.loudersound.com/features/dug-pinnick-on-kings-x-writing-songs-using-mathematics-and-the-stigma-of-christianity Dug Pinnick on Kings X, writing songs using mathematics, and the stigma of Christianity] – interview in ''Loudersound'' by Dave Sinclair, 30 November 2021</ref>