Poll: Does the mainstreaming of tattoos open up increasing opportunities for faith ink witness?

[Waiting on him]

@Waiting on him As per your recent comments on the other thread, don't you think that your daughter, with interests in tattoo art, would especially appreciate Erin Hanson's art?
I agree strongly!

I can see how Erin Hanson's style would go particularly well with sleeves and back-pieces.

 

[farouk]

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[farouk]

I agree strongly!

@Waiting on him Its artwork like Erin Hanson's - full of strong, primary colours reflecting the contrasts of landscape - that likely inspire people who may otherwise hesitate - to go for their first back-piece or sleeve.

Maybe your daughter hasn't hesitated, though (?).

But some ppl do hold back without a definite impetus for such an inking.

 

[farouk]

She’s not to crazy about the ink, she just wants to support the girl like me.

@Waiting on him Maybe if your wife visited some parlors to look at some of the amazing portfolios that there are of artwork she would become a bit more accustomed to - and even appreciative of - it - especially if your daughter does eventually take up the profession that has interested her for quite a while?

 

[farouk]

Well, now you know how I feel about injections, lol!

@Prayer Warrior Did you know that a lot of tattoo artists reckon that a bit of pain as the desired design is inked in is really all part of the memorable experience?

 

[farouk]

@Huperetes Recently you said:

.. it appears to me from the verses above that God can use tattoos we received in the past as unbelievers to reconcile others to Christ.

It's undoubtedly very widespread, anyway; I saw this quote from the Bible Belt, FYI:

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.

forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com

 

[farouk]

Maybe.

I don't plan to get a tattoo though.

@Josho Still no plans, right?

 

[Josho]

@Josho Still no plans, right?

Nah none.

 

[farouk]

Nah none.

@Josho I expect some of your friends have gotten them, though, right?

 

[Josho]

@Josho I expect some of your friends have gotten them, though, right?

Got no idea, but I do know some people that used to go the schools I went too, now have tattoos.

 

[farouk]

Got no idea, but I do know some people that used to go the schools I went too, now have tattoos.

@Josho I think also you said your sister got tattoos a while ago; so did she maybe get any more lately? don't be surprised if she does, anyway...

 

[farouk]

I agree strongly!

@Waiting on him Anyway I think it's plainly self-evident that people who really appreciate fine, carefully done tattoo artforms include conservative, traditionally minded people.

One of the OP quotes says:

I am a nurse in a cardiac ICU. I am also pretty heavily tattooed. I am a well educated, well rounded nurse, and was raised with strong morals and manners. .. I am an extremely traditional person. I've always worn long sleeves .. I love having a professional persona as well as a unique one while I'm not working

In my humble opinion it's pretty self-evident that this is the case today. It often gives a real sense of individualism to the person who does it, including to very conservative-minded people.

In their professional lives people can be somewhat regimented (and I guess that sometimes it's with reason that this is the case). To go from time to time for some ink, to have tucked away, can be a sort of private or semi-private release and a sort of opportunity to retain a quiet, art appreciating sense of individuality in the regimented, professional world of day to day. As the person in the quote seems very strongly to recognize.

 

[farouk]

I do know some people that used to go the schools I went too, now have tattoos.

@Josho So, girls as well as guys?

 

[farouk]

On nearly every street corner.

@marksman Here in North America, anyway, in the Bible Belt, parlors tend to be well used:

FYI:

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.

forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com

For a while, anyway, it's what ppl do now.

 

[marksman]

@marksman Here in North America, anyway, in the Bible Belt, parlors tend to be well used:

FYI:


forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com

For a while, anyway, it's what ppl do now.

It just shows you how ineffective church preaching and teaching is or non existent.

 

[farouk]

It just shows you how ineffective church preaching and teaching is or non existent.

@marksman 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 that other conversations have arisen as a result of her willingness for her wrist to be injected - which maybe was the whole idea of having it done.

 

[marksman]

@marksman 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 that other conversations have arisen as a result of her willingness for her wrist to be injected - which maybe was the whole idea of having it done.

There are lot of things that we can do but as the scriptures say they may be lawful but they are not expedient. I have favourite verses but I don't need to tattoo them on my body as I can learn them off by heart so they are written on my heart, not my body.

I ask myself where does it stop? I have seen pictures of Justin Beiber's body on the internet and to be quite frank it is totally gross.

 

[farouk]

There are lot of things that we can do but as the scriptures say they may be lawful but they are not expedient. I have favourite verses but I don't need to tattoo them on my body as I can learn them off by heart so they are written on my heart, not my body.

I ask myself where does it stop? I have seen pictures of Justin Beiber's body on the internet and to be quite frank it is totally gross.

I guess that the young lady with whom my wife and talked would say that, just because some tattoos somewhere are gross, does not mean that ipso facto all tattoos everywhere are the same: especially if the Scripture based inking was received with witness opportunities in mind.

She seemed shy, but with a quiet confidence also.

 

[farouk]

... determine why they were getting one...

@Heart2Soul I suppose that with all these virus distancing measures, however good any such further plans may seem to them, they are currently waiting a bit before any next inkings.

 

[farouk]

My wife had a few, and I had no problems with the ones that she had

You can have chapter 3 of John's gospel written on your back, but does that mean you've received the Lord? Or you could wear 1 Corinthians chapter 13 in its entirety on your body, but is that a guarantee that you will take it to heart?
The Lord said that we would be judged according to our words, but in context as opposed to our actions.

@michaelvpardo Agreed; it's very much a woman thing now. Agreed; your cautionary words are timely; the person needs to weigh the words personally in the heart, thoroughly, whether or not eventually s/he receives them as a parlor inking.