More Christian tattoo artists a positive development?

[farouk]

Are you familiar with Woad Warriors from Scotland. The movie "Braveheart" comes to mind.

The blue paint came from pagan times. It was supposed to make someone a better warrior in a type of spiritualism.

What made someone a great warrior? Their blue paint or obedience and working in the will of God?

In a similar way, what does a tattoo really mean, and why does someone need one. Even if someone was going to get John 3:16 tattooed on them, why? Are they looking for attention for it? Does it make them more popular like someone looking to be seen fasting in the streets? I suppose they received their reward? I believe a Christian should be "Plain as John the Baptist."

Thanks for the comment.

Well, it's mainstream now. Years ago some people might have thought that "nice young ladies" maybe didn't get tattoos. But this has changed enormously; today in fact tattoos - faith based tattoos, even - are just exactly what serious Christian college students, homeschooling moms, etc. are very likely to get. This is fact.

FYI:

I'm 41, and I have 3 tattoos and love them if they're done well and placed well! Most of my friends have at least one and so do many women I know in their 40s.

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Around here (Bible Belt), it is common, especially among evangelical Christians, for the girls under about 40 to have religious tattoos. More do than don't, especially when you get to the under 30 crowd. I hardly know any female at church that is under 30 that does not have a tattoo.

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[farouk]

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[farouk]

I liked this quote!

Neither my husband or I have a tattoo (he was military and has his all planned...then when he had the money could never find time to go get it done...or when he went with friends didn't have the money...so it never happened. ..)

We joke that now we are counter culture and "rebels" because we don't have ink. Because everyone we know has at least one...usually three or four.

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[farouk]

That is my favorite verse too Farouk, such a powerful verse and meaning.

@JohnPaul So I can understand the young lady who had it done wanting to get inked with it, anyway. Its meaning is so clear and powerful.

 

[farouk]

Tuesday night InkMaster aired three episodes at once to catch up. I guess something else was important for that time slot for three weeks. Next week will be the last episode before the finale.

...and what a finale! with two women coming at the top!

 

[CharismaticLady]

...and what a finale! with two women coming at the top!

Were you able to see it on youtube.com or Paramount.com?

 

[farouk]

Were you able to see it on youtube.com or Paramount.com?

I looked up some of it on Youtube.

So is this the end of InkMaster for a while? maybe they are busy recording the next series, still...

 

[CharismaticLady]

I looked up some of it on Youtube.

So is this the end of InkMaster for a while? maybe they are busy recording the next series, still...

Next season starts in January.

 

[farouk]

Next season starts in January.

Thanks; and I'm sure you'll keep us posted.

Seems anyway that, unlike the way things were so much years ago, women artists are now prominent achieving things in tattoo artistry, right?

 

[CharismaticLady]

Thanks; and I'm sure you'll keep us posted.

Seems anyway that, unlike the way things were so much years ago, women artists are now prominent achieving things in tattoo artistry, right?

I think they have prettier tats.

 

[farouk]

I think they have prettier tats.

Yes, and having been for so long a male preserve, it's being conclusively demonstrated these days that it is a very womanly thing to do, with increasingly many women tattooing, and so many women being successfully tattooed, without regrets, right?

 

[farouk]

@CharismaticLady PS:

It is indeed a very womanly thing to do, now.

It's mainstream now. Years ago some people might have thought that "nice young ladies" maybe didn't get tattoos. But this has changed enormously; "nice young ladies" can indeed now perfectly consistently get tattooed; today in fact tattoos - faith based tattoos, even - are just exactly what serious Christian college students, homeschooling moms, etc. are very likely to get. This is fact.

 

[quietthinker]

Christian Tatto artist is like a promiscuous virgin.

 

[farouk]

Christian Tatto artist is like a promiscuous virgin.

Why?

My wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; it was her favorite Bible verse and mine also; and I'm sure other conversations have arisen as a result of her willingness to have it done.

 

[quietthinker]

Why?

My wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of John 3.16 tattooed on her wrist area; it was her favorite Bible verse and mine also; and I'm sure other conversations have arisen as a result of her willingness to have it done.

Sinning (in this case defacing God's image with graffiti) is negated by a Christian profession?

 

[farouk]

Sinning (in this case defacing God's image with graffiti) is negated by a Christian profession?

An opportunity for God's truth to be communicated being negated?

 

[Mayflower]

I take the point, yes!

And I guess you as a tattooed Christian woman without ink regrets would know about the possibility that some ppl might criticize you for your ink, maybe?

Blessings.

I have, mainly by the older generation. Even on my ears being pierced.

 

[quietthinker]

An opportunity for God's truth to be communicated being negated?

the devil quotes scripture as well

 

[farouk]

the devil quotes scripture as well

I didn't find the young lady diabolical that was motivated to get the John 3.16 design.

 

[farouk]

I have, mainly by the older generation. Even on my ears being pierced.

But I guess you don't actually regret at all either your pierced ears or your tattooing, right?

FYI:

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1 Samuel 16:7 'But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.'
We need to be careful about self righteousness. Here's my example: Some years ago I attended a church where the women wore no makeup and wore their hair down to their shoulders; they also wore no jewelry. One day the pastor spoke about wearing earrings. I thought, "Could he have noticed my pierced ears and earrings?" .. I felt like I should approach him and say, "I'll take off my earrings if you remove your toupee and gold watch." Of course, I didn't say anything, but just left the church shortly after.

My youngest son wanted a tattoo, the night of the day he turned 18 he went and got tattoo, one he designed and paid for. Now 3 of4 of my children have tatoos, the oldest daughter was the first, she now has four... My oldest son, her twin brother has a tattoo also that he designed as did the youngest design his own - both are crosses with three circles intertwined depicting the Trinity.

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