Mantis
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Well a lot of us from my church were lost and in darkness and came into Christianity already tattooed!
and the way I read that verse is not to tattoo yourself for the dead.
Poll: Tattoo artist: if a Christian daughter/son of yours worked as one, would you be supportive?
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and the way I read that verse is not to tattoo yourself for the dead.
@Lizbeth
It would probably be very widely accepted that the supposedly "unlady-like" character of tattoos - especially if tasteful and faith-based - is untenable today.
Some generations ago, people with a hyperconservative mindset might have claimed supposedly that "nice Christian ladies don't get tattooed'.
Whereas actually in fact rather widely today, just with as earnest young men in the military nailing their colours to the mast - so to speak - by getting ink with something faith based/patriotic, so also using a tattoo parlor for faith based ink is exactly the sort of thing a preacher's daughter going to college and wishing to witness to her friends, homeschooling moms among home Bible studies in the Midwest, etc. are actually likely to receive.
This is a fact.
There has been such a development over the decades that it's now often conservative ppl who likely will express what's on their hearts through some ink:
GodsGrace said: ↑
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There will always be strong likes and dislikes about the whole area of tattoos.
But among conservative, Godly people — not least in Western America — they can be a matter of longstanding, deliberate choice and planning:
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greenvneck said:
forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com
So yes indeed, not everyone is going to like or appreciate tattoos; I agree.
But far from being supposedly "un-ladylike", the facts demonstrate that, although many, many years ago it might have been male sailors and bikers that received them, it's something that is instead also regarded as a benign, rather womanly thing that is widely practised, viewed as a testimony opportunity to express what's on one's heart. (Culturally, it's a bit like double ear piercing, I guess: whereas in the late 70s when teen girls - and their moms - started getting double ear piercings it might for a short while have been initially regarded as slightly edgy fashion-wise, but now through natural osmosis - so to speak - it's something that women of all ages do confidently.)
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I think we need something more substantial than "everybody's doing it" to go by. That is rather more an argument against it I would think. Narrow is the way and few find it.
@Lizbeth Good, general reference to the principle of Matthew 7.14.
@Mantis also has a valid point:
It's also an especially strong expectation among certain demographics, such as nurses (who use them as ice breakers with patients and their families), military wives (who often express faith, family or patriotic themes in ink), etc.:
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BluegrassRN said:
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@dhh712
I really don't get the "unlady-like" thing, either. Someone tried to claim:
Ppl are indeed entitled to their personal strong likes and dislikes, but the supposedly "unlady-like" thing is very hard to sustain. UnrulyBeauty is right when she says:
Historically also, it's just not true that they have been supposedly "unlady-like":
(Black Fire: Women, Tattoos, and the Transformative Power of Body Art )
Whether or not individuals like to have it done or not, historically at least it has been regarded as highly womanly. When my wife and I talked with a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area, from an historical perspective at least, the space that this occupied culturally would have been highly womanly.
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lightlysalted
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I would be supportive of the profession.@lightlysalted No comment required, Ziggy!but did you see the recent poll, above?
This reminds me of Ephesus. It wasn't that they were making idols of Diana that was in itself sinful. It was that they put their faith in the idols instead of God.
As long as your profession doesn't come between you and God, I don't see a problem.
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Yes, because it belongs to the darkness. Of course we all were once in darkness and had things to repent of when we came to Christ, but then we begin to learn and grow and walk in His ways, not our old ways.
All I can say is ask the Lord about it and exercise discernment.
Hi @lightlysalted Thanks for your vote, above, Ziggy.
I was interested to see this quote recently about the journey of Paula Castle into the tattooing profession.
James McCarthy, Mirror dot co dot uk
Seems like she does not and did not wish to pursue it for its own sake, much less push it on others, but really for her it seems to be more of a professional role for herself with boundaries and she seems to see that for her clients it's for them to see and discover what they themselves make of it. Interesting also that 97% of her clients are female.
JohnPaul
Soldier of Jehovah and Christ
Yeah, Farouk is obsessed with tattoos, it's getting tiresome already.
This thread grieves me, it just makes me feel so sad. Why do we want so badly to do as the world does? Do we honestly think it's the HOLY Spirit that is compelling people to get tattoos? Why have tattoos become so popular in a time when the church hast lost so much ground here in the west and judgment is hanging over our heads? Coincidence? I seriously don't think so. Please church, get some discernment, if the Spirit of God is within you. If anyone has discernment, what kind of vibes do you get walking past a tattoo parlour....not good ones, a feeling of evil and darkness....it's not of God.
JohnPaul
Soldier of Jehovah and Christ
lightlysalted
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JohnPaul
Soldier of Jehovah and Christ
Well, I think that a lot of Christians would tend to find some faith based inkings to be wholesome and helpful testimony tools rather than soul destroying.....o hyphen awe dot blogspot dot
So a lot of Christians have it done, and a lot of Christians would think that it can be done in ways and faith based designs that are gracious and wholesome; and it's likely they would welcome having a suitably skilled Christian tattoo artist do theirs also.
A lot of Christians have done it? Doesn't make it right.
Also the above tattoo on the lady's wrist when her arms are in their normal position hanging down that cross would be upside down.
Making it a Satanic symbol.
Obviously not intended as such.
My wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of the wording of John 3.16 on her wrist; her favorite Bible verse and mine, and I'm sure other conversations have arisen as a result of her willingness to go joyfully to the tattoo parlor.
JohnPaul
Soldier of Jehovah and Christ
JohnPaul
Soldier of Jehovah and Christ
As was I and have two tattoos, which I regret getting, but I can't afford to have them removed, so I beg for forgiveness and repent.
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