More Christian tattoo artists a positive development?

[farouk]

But could they make a living on Ezekiel piercings & tats without veering into Leviticus territory?

I guess as far as the APP and regulators would be concerned it all would depend from their point of view what they are trained and certified for; people's reasons for doing/not doing it would be a separate matter, I guess. IDK...

 

[Sabertooth]

Admittedly some tattoo designs are a bit weird, yes...

[Astromancy] signs are de rigueur.

 

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

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

 

[Sabertooth]

I guess as far as the APP and regulators would be concerned it all would depend from their point of view what they are trained and certified for; people's reasons for doing/not doing it would be a separate matter, I guess. IDK...

I was not questioning a Christian artist's motives, but content. Can a Christian artist tattoo "Capricorns for Jesus?"

 

[farouk]

I was questioning a Christian artist's motives, but content. Can a Christian tattoo "Capricorns for Jesus?"

I take your point, yes; but I guess I was thinking of the fact that, if a piercer - Christian or not - working in a parlor is trained and certified only for piercing ears and noses - then it's hard to see how it would be problematic...

 

[Sabertooth]

but I guess I was thinking of the fact that, if a piercer - Christian or not - working in a parlor is trained and certified only for piercing ears and noses...

Does that animal exist (in parlors)? (I would expect to find her at the Walmart jewelry counter.)

 

[farouk]

Does that animal exist (in parlors)? (I would expect to find her in the Walmart jewelry counter.)

I guess I use the term 'parlor' loosely...

After all, what they do at Walmart jewelry counters is pretty benign...

(A lot of faith based tattoo designs are pretty benign as well, and widely regarded as such, judging by the amount of Christians that have them...)

 

[Sabertooth]

A lot of faith based tattoo designs are pretty benign as well, and widely regarded as such, judging by the amount of Christians that have them...

This thread assumes that Christian demand will be benign, but the title asks of Christian artists, providing the services.

Can a Christian run an Ezekiel-only parlor and stay in business? My guess is no.

 

[farouk]

This thread assumes that Christian demand will be benign, but the title asks of Christian artists, providing the services.

Can a Christian run an Ezekiel-only parlor and stay in business? My guess is no.

FYI, I saw this report in Huffington Post:

' "...Most of my clients are in the older bracket," Gallo-Kohlas told The Huffington Post. "We see a lot of women in their sixties and seventies getting their first tattoos." Gallo-Kohlas recalls a woman in her sixties who got a tattoo because everyone in the golf clique at her gated community had one. It seemed like the thing to do in order to fit in.'
Many Women Get Tattoos Post 50 ? And Don't Regret It Later huffington post

I guess it's possible that, just as in the area in question most of this parlor's clients are older ppl, so also there may be some area where a majority of the parlor's clients maybe professing Christians... (What do you think?)

 

[farouk]

There has also been a link between some of the more exotic piercings & acupuncture.

To some extent there may be a scientific basis for pressure point therapy / acupuncture. While piercings are not necessarily regarded in this light. Or depends on which placements, I suppose, to some extent. (What do you think?)

 

[farouk]

@Mayflower Did you see any of @Sabertooth 's posts above? he seems to be arguing against working in tattoo parlors. (What do you think?)

 

[aspen]

@aspen I guess this is all quite subjective, right? For example, would you have disliked the same ink if it was on a man in the same placement?

(I guess it goes to show just how prevalent the demand for ink services is; hence the poll and discussion, maybe...)

yes I do not like a lot of tattoo that seem to be placed with the only purpose of filling space whether it is on a man or women

 

[Sabertooth]

To some extent there may be a scientific basis for pressure point therapy / acupuncture.

(What do you think?)

Acupuncture disregards known physiology for its "qi/energy lines" model of the human body. It is too long-lived to be a contemporary scam. If it works at all, it does so on an occult paradigm.

Did you see any of @Sabertooth 's posts above? he seems to be arguing against working in tattoo parlors.

No. I just think that Ezekiel-friendly commissions will be limited, requiring the adding of more questionable content to their repertoire, OR settling for less commissions. If they can stay solvent while only doing benign or God-honoring content, more power to them.

 

[farouk]

Acupuncture disregards known physiology for its "qi/energy lines" model of the human body. It is too long-lived to be a contemporary scam. If it works at all, it does so on an occult paradigm.

No. I just think that Ezekiel-friendly commissions will be limited, requiring the adding of more questionable content to their repertoire, OR settling for less commissions. If they can stay solvent while only doing benign or God-honoring content, more power to them.

You know a lot more about acupuncture than me.

... & Thanks for the clarification!

 

[farouk]

yes I do not like a lot of tattoo that seem to be placed with the only purpose of filling space whether it is on a man or women

@aspen I guess a tattoo sleeve should preferably be gotten for the design itself, rather than passively to fill space, right...?

 

[farouk]

...some of the more exotic piercings ...

PS: I reckon that some Fundamentalists would even try to classify an Ezekiel 16.12-style nose piercing as 'prohibitively' exotic...

 

[Sabertooth]

PS: I reckon that some Fundamentalists would even try to classify an Ezekiel 16.12-style nose piercing as 'prohibitively' exotic...

If they want to do that, they will have to start tearing pages out of their Bibles.

 

[farouk]

If they want to do that, they will have to start tearing pages out of their Bibles.

This has never stopped some Fundamentalists before from reading into Scripture their own cultural preferences... has it?

 

[Sabertooth]

This has never stopped some Fundamentalists before from reading into Scripture their own cultural preferences... has it?

Not just Fundamentalists. Right, Galileo...?

 

[farouk]

My oldest has a new really good artist, she wants us to get matching tats, need a cool theme!

@soul man So did your daughter come up with any design proposals yet? or maybe she'll be going ahead on her own for more ink, this time round?