Faith-based tattoo: as a result of one, did you ever talk with someone? (Poll included)

[farouk]

Maybe.

@EarlyMarksman You got a Bible ref.; nurses do it big time and use them as ice breakers. They do work.

Perhaps your mom and dad understand a bit better now why you did it?

 

[EarlyMarksman]

@EarlyMarksman You got a Bible ref.; nurses do it big time and use them as ice breakers. They do work.

Perhaps your mom and dad understand a bit better now why you did it?

Haven't really asked them if they understood why.

 

[farouk]

I don't know about it feeling good....lol.

@Heart2Soul Even though you're not planning it, maybe your daughters did give you the impression it's what they thought doing it is like, at least?

 

[farouk]

Well...not sure it had anything to do with her femininity.

@Naomi25 Anyway @GodsGrace was likely right in her observation that nowadays getting inked up is what so many of even those of a very conservative disposition expect to have done, don't you think?

 

[Naomi25]

@Naomi25 Anyway @GodsGrace was likely right in her observation that nowadays getting inked up is what so many of even those of a very conservative disposition expect to have done, don't you think?

I think that might be overstating it. "Expect to have done". No. I think more are considering it, even choosing it. It's not considered 'bad' like it once was. But I think probably a more in depth polling would need to be done before anything definitive could be said one way or another. And truly, I am in the wrong part of the world to be able to comment, based on the 'pool of observation' of what I see!

 

[farouk]

I think that might be overstating it. "Expect to have done". No. I think more are considering it, even choosing it. It's not considered 'bad' like it once was. But I think probably a more in depth polling would need to be done before anything definitive could be said one way or another. And truly, I am in the wrong part of the world to be able to comment, based on the 'pool of observation' of what I see!

@Naomi25 A thoughtful, reasonable comment.

As regards polling, yes, more in depth info would be good. I tried to supply a lot of possible poll answer options, above. (Thanks for your vote.)

People's areas and social circles are all different, I guess; in @FHII 's, he reports:

Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos, including myself and the Pastor

(This would kind of heighten the potential for conversation-friendly faith designs, I reckon.)

Maybe your area/social circle is a bit different, though?

 

[Naomi25]

@Naomi25 A thoughtful, reasonable comment.

As regards polling, yes, more in depth info would be good. I tried to supply a lot of possible poll answer options, above. (Thanks for your vote.)

People's areas and social circles are all different, I guess; in @FHII 's, he reports:



(This would kind of heighten the potential for conversation-friendly faith designs, I reckon.)

Maybe your area/social circle is a bit different, though?

Lol! Oh goodness yes...not a single person in our congregation has a tattoo! Of course, we're a very small, rural church, and most members are above 60. And Baptist...did I mention Baptist?

 

[farouk]

Lol! Oh goodness yes...not a single person in our congregation has a tattoo! Of course, we're a very small, rural church, and most members are above 60. And Baptist...did I mention Baptist?

@Naomi25

Well, yes, I suppose it's what ppl are accustomed to in their area, really, right?

This brief video is about professing Christians who seem comfortable to have it done, especially in faith based designs:

In some areas, as the short video shows, young men are encouraged to have it done by their moms; and there is a young woman who wants something stirring tattooed that is quoted from Romans 8.

It's certainly not for everyone. (Though in some areas it seems like nearly everyone does it.)

So really it seems the case that in some areas Christian young ppl right from the age when they can first do it have learned to do it confidently, I suppose, right?

 

[farouk]

A couple are (crosses). One is a catamount (an Army mascot).

@John Caldwell Back; well, as a military man you'll be very aware it's very much something that military men do, of course, isn't it; and now of course the proportion of military women that have it done is especially large.

 

[farouk]

Some is beautiful, that's for sure.

@CharismaticLady ... & indeed it's why a lot more ppl now are prepared to undergo the inking procedure.

 

[farouk]

maybe I forgot to click the cast your vote button, but I did it now to be sure.

@michaelvpardo PS: So were you surprised by the poll results so far?

Various options were supplied, in an effort to make for comprehensive, likely possibilities, anyway...

 

[farouk]

Yes, my girls love the ink -

@soul man

As shnarkle and GodsGrace said earlier, such is the seeming, deeply established expectation to become at least a little inked up:

One of the churches I go to has three quite elderly women, all widows, who recently went out and got themselves tattoos.

almost every young girl I know has some sort of tatoo.
Even those very conservative types

it truly is what even the most conservative do now. (Hard to deny, right?)

 

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

NB: If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now!

 

[farouk]

Haven't really asked them if they understood why.

@EarlyMarksman Well, no need, really, now to ask; it's what ppl do once they are adults, right?

 

[farouk]

@Naomi25 I think we would probably find also that more ppl are actually tattooed than we realize.

 

[Naomi25]

@Naomi25 I think we would probably find also that more ppl are actually tattooed than we realize.

I suppose, I hadn't given it much thought, to be honest.

 

[farouk]

Yes true, seems everyone is doing it

@soul man You're right! And when Christians do it now - and so many do - it's often an opportunity to be ready to give a reason for their hope, right?

Reminds me of this verse:

1 Peter 3.15: "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear"

 

[farouk]

Yes, my girls love the ink -

PS: @soul man Doing a sleeve used to be such a man thing but now it's become something that many women have the confidence and strong wish to do - like maybe your daughters might eventually want, also, right?

 

[farouk]

@CadyandZoe FYI....did you see/vote in the poll, above?

 

[farouk]

Hi @Debp , would you consider voting in the above poll I started?