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Poll: Tattoo art - Christian perspectives: Fight it? Ignore it? appreciate/embrace it?
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@MatthewG
It's so widespread among Christians; many of them use the medium to express their convictions:
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Some believers just don't appreciate tattoos; and this is inevitable. Others - men and women - think getting inked up is a healthy way of expressing their faith convictions; all the young people with whom I have talked with Bible verses tattooed seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons.
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@soul man Thanks for the 'like'.
There's truth in what you said:
It's fair to say that some Christians are never going to like tattoos.
Other Christians certainly feel that getting inked up with something faith based is a very wholesome and wholehearted means of expression. All the young people with whom I have talked with Bible verses tattooed seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons.
There's truth in what you said:
my girls love the ink -My oldest said she wanted them because it was to-quote her "to mark myself with things that are special to me." .. they were young when they started, especially my youngest. .. My oldest has a new really good artist, she wants us to get matching tats .. Tattooing in our day is big, if you need or want a tattoo, that is what you should have written in the biggest boldest lettering you can get. Stare at it daily, study it daily, it never gets old. It is the only message you need that flows from scripture in full depth of understanding for anyone that will pick it up and want to know something about it.
It's fair to say that some Christians are never going to like tattoos.
Other Christians certainly feel that getting inked up with something faith based is a very wholesome and wholehearted means of expression. All the young people with whom I have talked with Bible verses tattooed seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons.
@Ziggy,
Like you perhaps imply, some ppl are always going to view tattoos in a negative light.
There are some demographics that are today far more likely to view them in a positive light.
Such as the nursing profession, for example. FYI:
BluegrassRN said:
ErikadawnRN said:
grinnurse said:
juliannenw said:
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(Further 2c...)
Ziggy
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I meant that some tattoos aren't meant to be good and wholesome.
Like skull and bones and spiderwebs and gory creepy things.
Some people get tattoos to portray a negative vibe.
Like gang tattoos are meant to intimidate others.
Some people appreciate the art, others to make a statement.
And others to create an atmosphere of intimidation and fear.
What's in the heart has a way of manifesting itself in many ways.
Hard to find a simile of the one I had done 30 years ago,
but this close.
It's smaller and is located just below my right collar bone.
beneath the cub is a pink rose with green leaves. The cub used to be a dull yellow/orange, but it's mostly faded now.
It was the softest, cutest one they had available.
My first ex got an arm length black panther.
We went in together and had them done at the same time.
I don't believe there was a reason for doing it, other than it was something different in our, what was becoming a very boring relationship.
Needless to say, it didn't save our marriage.
But it produced a memory I will always have proof of.
I forget it's there.. until this thread comes up..
Different strokes for different folks, or so the saying goes.
Hugs
Hi @ZiggyI meant that some tattoos aren't meant to be good and wholesome.
Like skull and bones and spiderwebs and gory creepy things.
Some people get tattoos to portray a negative vibe.
Like gang tattoos are meant to intimidate others.
Some people appreciate the art, others to make a statement.
And others to create an atmosphere of intimidation and fear.
What's in the heart has a way of manifesting itself in many ways.
Hard to find a simile of the one I had done 30 years ago,
but this close.
It's smaller and is located just below my right collar bone.
beneath the cub is a pink rose with green leaves. The cub used to be a dull yellow/orange, but it's mostly faded now.
It was the softest, cutest one they had available.
My first ex got an arm length black panther.
We went in together and had them done at the same time.
I don't believe there was a reason for doing it, other than it was something different in our, what was becoming a very boring relationship.
Needless to say, it didn't save our marriage.
But it produced a memory I will always have proof of.
I forget it's there.. until this thread comes up..
Different strokes for different folks, or so the saying goes.
Hugs
True what you say about a design can express outwardly what's inwardly in the heart.
You referred to a soft and small design that has a sense of cuteness.
Some witness tattoos can also be very understated, soft and gentle.
Some designs can likely bring an experience under the tattoo machine that is simple and low-key and quite smooth - while as a testimony tool a strongly compelling, potential talking point at the same time; FYI:
(The ref. there is to: "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." (Isaiah 41.10)
Sometimes a soft and gentle design - particularly a witness-friendly one - can seem to convey a radiant sense also: "I'm glad I did it".
(If any of this seems to make sense?)
@Josho
Psalm 46.10, right? Thanks, Josho.
Arm is a preferred placement among Christians for Bible text tattoos. All the young ppl with Bible texts tattooed (arm, upper arm/shoulder, or wrist) that I have talked to seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons: potential visibility counts, right?
Lolz I didn't think much about it.
It sounds like it's used in the same way, people would say "retail therapy."
@Josho Yes, this is a good point; kind of an approximate, general term such as 'retail therapy'; good, similar example.
I think that the whole point of faith based, Bible verse tattoos is more the purpose for which they are obtained, right? rather than for deriving subjective feelings from the inking up experience.
Like, all the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed that I have talked to have seemed to have the witness opportunities in mind, rather than having gone to the parlor in order to receive a 'this feels good!' experience. (Maybe that too, but not primarily so.)
I guess your sister, whom you told me about, had hers done for her particular reasons...
PS: @Ziggy
I saw a while ago an explanation of how skull tattoos - to a motivated wearer - be used to indicate a rugged toughness to face adversity. Some skull designs are soft and feminine. Not particularly advocating them but they do come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Ziggy
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I'm kind of talking about these kind being intimidating and such:
I wouldn't want to run into this face on a dark night
that's for sure.
But you know what..
They are hurting inside, and what you see on the outside is PAIN.
HUGS
@Ziggy
...whereas some tattoos seem to exude peace and calm and joy...
UnrulyBeauty reflected about hers: ↑
Tattoos have been "non-taboo" for a good 20 years or so. I think a lot of older people (and I'm not young to begin with lol) still think that tattoos are this grungy, rough, male trend. But that hasn't been the case for many, many years. .. The last one I got was many, many years ago. I would love to get a few more before I'm old and wrinkly
Others have posted to the effect that they can be a joyful experience for the believer, in their view.
@Heart2Soul
Now it seems to have come full circle. Other posters seem to testify to this fact.
I think my one is fine.
UnrulyBeauty said:Tattoos have been "non-taboo" for a good 20 years or so. I think a lot of older people (and I'm not young to begin with lol) still think that tattoos are this grungy, rough, male trend. But that hasn't been the case for many, many years. .. The last one I got was many, many years ago. I would love to get a few more before I'm old and wrinkly
(Anyway, it's hard to buy that it's supposedly "not ladylike".)
BTW, have you seen @Mayflower lately? she doesn't seem to have posted recently...
Ziggy
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@Pearl BTW, so are you maybe accustomed to them now, seeing as some time has elapsed since she had them done?i saw my daughters ones for the first time on Sunday. They look quite pretty.
If I had one I think I'd go for something like this. The empty cross with the flower symbolising the beauty of new birth clinging to the cross.
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@GodsGrace Well, you're right it's what conservative ppl do now, so widely.
(I saw this quote: )
juliannenw said:
The fact that so many conservative and traditional people are having it done naturally and confidently probably opens up more opportunities for faith based designs. All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have talked have seemingly had them done for evangelistic reasons, seeing as the fact of having any ink in the first place is so widespread anyway.
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@GodsGrace Well, you're right it's what conservative ppl do now, so widely.
(I saw this quote: )
juliannenw said:
allnurses dot com
The fact that so many conservative and traditional people are having it done naturally and confidently probably opens up more opportunities for faith based designs. All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have talked have seemingly had them done for evangelistic reasons, seeing as the fact of having any ink in the first place is so widespread anyway.
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