@Ziggy Yes, it's an individual thing, isn't it? Some ppl do think that it's something recent, but historically it's been widespread; e.g., in the 19th century:
"...one of the major resurgences of interest in tattoos in Europe occurred among 19th century high society Victorian women (as well as men), after British explorers .. brought back the practice to Britain. .. [It] grew during the 19th century, and even Winston Churchill’s mother had a tattoo .. on her wrist. Queen Victoria was also believed to have had a tattoo of a Bengal tiger.. . From Victorian Europe, the craze spread to America. In 1897, (art critic, Margot) Miffin says that an estimated 75% of American society women were tattooed.."
(Black Fire: Women, Tattoos, and the Transformative Power of Body Art )
It's very widespread again now, including in the Bible Belt:
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Clearly there's nothing new about it when it's attested historically, including among Victorian women, and maybe if more Christians that might be considering the personal choice of faith based inkings - Bible verses, etc. - they might hesitate less if they knew for example just how widespread it was in the 19th century.
(All the young Christians - male and female - with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons, anyhow...)
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