Tattoos

[Audiomechanic]

This argument has been beat to death but I'll throw in my .02. I can't find anyone to prove that tattoos are bad in the bible, but on the other hand, no one can prove to me that they are acceptable either.

I personally do not like them and I guess it boils down to personal preference.

 

[micbmac]

I have 3 small tatoos. I've had them for a long time. They don't change who I am on the inside or the fact that I love God with all of my heart and I try to lead the best life that I can.

 

[Coconut12]

I don't have anything against tattoos. I would just never get one because I am afraid of needles.

 

[ecuison]

Well, I have waited 10 years to get mine and I love it. It's very special to me. I don't have a problem with them as long as they aren't offensive. But that is perspective.

Sorry to bump this up but I needed to get my 2 cents in.

 

[Timyone]

i have a cross on my chest, an a thing on my arm.
dont know my christian point of view on them, though my youth group lads and lasses have been asking about getting them, so i guess i should read up on it :s

 

[Timyone]

One thing to remember for the lads, is that they can be bad for job interviews so be carefull what you have where, and also for once you have kids, i know lads that when they take their kids into school, the other mothers sort of hold onto their own kids extra hard, and it can be a bit of an issue.

 

[BenevolentTemplar]

Tatoo's have been a developing art for 1000's of years. I see them as art & think they can be very beautiful, some people see them as a social stigma (whether they are offensive or not) and will treat you differently, which is their loss imo. I read other forums once with a similar question, some people posted that they would never marry/date someone who had tattoo/s, i hope that these people with that view never fall in love with someone who unknown to them have tattoos.

I don't have any yet, though planning on getting my first in about a month, when i finaly finish the design

 

[MetalBlade]

this again...haha no it's okay. I think it really is up to who the person is. I think there is scrupture that goes both ways. So if you think it is right, pray about it, and then just do it. Think about it long and hard though...there not eady to remove!

 

[Bky1]

Im thinking the lower back tattoos.

"Tramp Stamp" as my frat calls them.

I think that that is really insulting, not everyone who has a tattoo on their lower back is a tramp, I certanly am not and I have a tattoo there.

Mine is a heart with wings and a rose entwined around it, I designed mine to have a special meaning to me, as well as look nice. If you don't want one or like them then it's your call, it hurts a lot less than you think but if you're a woman I'd advise against having one on your belly or too low down on your chest, if you intend on having kids, they will stretch.

 

[redheadskiangel]

If you do decide to get one make sure that it is one that you will be willing to live with for the rest of your life . I don't think I could get one, too much pain, but a lot of my friends have. Also it's not good for the profession I am going into. It is usually frowned upon in Christian schools if you have a tattoo.. you have to find a way to cover them up.

 

[JacobHall86]

I think that that is really insulting, not everyone who has a tattoo on their lower back is a tramp, I certanly am not and I have a tattoo there.

Mine is a heart with wings and a rose entwined around it, I designed mine to have a special meaning to me, as well as look nice. If you don't want one or like them then it's your call, it hurts a lot less than you think but if you're a woman I'd advise against having one on your belly or too low down on your chest, if you intend on having kids, they will stretch.

You have the right to have a tattoo in that spot,and I have the right to call it a tramp stamp. Thats how things work.

 

[BenevolentTemplar]

Sounds nice Bky1, bet it looks great , good to hear you designed it you’re self and it means something to you

 

[ChristGirl95]

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[Bky1]

You have the right to have a tattoo in that spot,and I have the right to call it a tramp stamp. Thats how things work.

Ah, but what about everyones right not to be labelled by others, just because of how they look? Sure you have the right to not like something but why insult people?

Sorry hun, I don't want to get involved in a debate about people's rights I just think that 'tramp' is a very ugly word and shouldn't be used based on just one thing that you dont like, you don't know the person with the tattoo, and 'tramp' has many bad connotations.

 

[ecuison]

New Tattoo

Nail Cross

 

[ImperialPhantom]

Ah, but what about everyones right not to be labelled by others, just because of how they look?

Nobody has that as a given right. You are entitled to your right to do what you want, and people are entitled to their right to react how they want to it, and think what they want about it.

 

[Trashionista]

I'd get one if I weren't such a scaredy-cat.

I like tattoos - providing the actually something meaningful & interesting. I'm tired of seeing a butterfly* on every third girl's lower back.


*random example.

 

[Niels]

I've never been into tattoos. While I don't think there's anything unbiblical about them, most aren't aesthetically appealing to me. If a woman has a small one in an inconspicuous spot, like a tiny star or heart on a thigh or shoulder blade, I might like it, but I don't care for most others. Personally, my tastes change too much for me to get one. I'd probably regret it after a few years.

 

[bbandjp]

I think tatoos are cool,

like any thing you can go over the limt.
I say get one.
<><God Bless><>

 

[susanlove]

Young people seem to be very impressed with tatoos, and if you ask them why they want one, they will usually tell you a story about how it means this or that to them. Well, I wonder if it's just a different way to be rebellious and trying to be "cool" at the same time.

I personally love my body just the way it is, and I'm not going to have some person permanently "draw" something on me!!

I have a feeling that there will be many, many young people who will seriously regret the day they ever got "that tatoo".

Susan