SIR As one of the organisers of the Punk Worship event at Sunbridge Road Mission, I would like to respond to the comments made by Mr Hartley (Letters, May 17).

Rock and punk music are very closely associated, but the fact is that the phrase "punk" is to do with one's lifestyle. It is common knowledge that being "punk" is about going against the grain of the world and breaking from the mould of the world - not sniffing glue as in the Ramones song Mr Hartley mentioned.

Therefore, the "punk" element of the night was not only the style of the music, but also about going against the world's non-Christian standards and actually worshipping a living God.

The fact that "punk" is associated with negative connotations is what we want to change and that change started last Saturday.

The theme of the evening was about going all out for God and not caring what the world says about you, about putting God first and understanding that God accepts our worship and praise in whatever format we offer it.

It's about worshipping God with music and an attitude that is uncompromising, radical, militant and loud. Why? Because some of us were made like that!

Matthew Morley, Hill Top Road, Thornton