Tattoos

[Niels]

There have always been a few people in my life who would be offended if I got a tatoo. The fist thing that comes to mind when I see someone with a tatoo is that they've been able to get away with a lot in life. I don't see it as a Christian/non-Christian thing as much as a sign of coming from a more liberal social circle.

That said, my personal reason for not getting one is that I'm not sure I'd want something permanent on my skin. At times, I think I'd like one... but I still can't shake that feeling that by the time I'm 40 I'd want it removed. This has nothing to do with my faith, but instead it's a matter of potentially changing tastes.

 

[LadyBlue]

Up until a few years ago I had never thought that Christians had a problem with tattoo's until I met this one person who thought that they were abusing your body ...

I have one ( very small, in a discreet place, no one can see it unless I'm in a Bikini or something, even then it can be hidden), and I don't think that there is anything wrong with them ...

 

[Inperfected]

Post is unnecessary now

 

[plum]

rave of the day: i found someone to help me design my next tattoo! score!!

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[LiberatedChick]

Cool

I've been thinking about my second tatt for ages now. I just can't make up my mind at the moment.

 

[Tuffguy]

U know whats missing from this thread!!! Pics of ink!!! I'll show mine if you show yours!! LOL

 

[LiberatedChick]

U know whats missing from this thread!!! Pics of ink!!! I'll show mine if you show yours!! LOL

Heh heh...well here's mine, not the best picture in the world though.

 

[DiscoFrank]

nice tan line!

 

[LiberatedChick]

nice tan line!

That's not a tan line, that's a shadow

 

[DiscoFrank]

sorry, so it is! on the thumbnail it looks a bit like a tan line!

I think there's something quite cool about butterflies. Sort of like a cheesy christian metaphor. ya know, ugly catipillar, transforms into something beautiful... etc!

 

[~Beauty_from_Pain~]

I've thought about getting a tattoo...but then again I don't know if I will. I think some look good, but too many are just ugly. From a Biblical view well, us girls pierce our earrings....that is doing something to the body too.....so I'm not sure..

 

[Etienne]

I would totally advise against it. I too thought it would be a good idea to get a Christian tattoo. I was dead wrong. As soon as I got it, I felt like the worse person in the world. It does nothing to glorify God. It was just something I wanted that was of this world. I still regret it to this day, but I am learning to deal with it. Don't make the same mistake.

 

[plum]

I would totally advise against it. I too thought it would be a good idea to get a Christian tattoo. I was dead wrong. As soon as I got it, I felt like the worse person in the world. It does nothing to glorify God. It was just something I wanted that was of this world. I still regret it to this day, but I am learning to deal with it. Don't make the same mistake.

I'm sorry you regretted your choice that is truly a shame...
But I would hasten to say that it is a personal choice that is made. It is not the same for all. But your experience should cause someone who is in that decision-making process to pause and make sure that the issue is one they bathe in prayer and thought.

One thing I don't ever recommend is someone getting a tattoo before the legal age. I wanted one for two years before I got mine and I was over the legal age for those 2 years. IT still took time, waiting, saving, and lots of critical thinking before I got it on my 21st birthday. Don't get a tattoo too young, folks. It could be regretable.

 

[LiberatedChick]

One thing I don't ever recommend is someone getting a tattoo before the legal age. I wanted one for two years before I got mine and I was over the legal age for those 2 years. IT still took time, waiting, saving, and lots of critical thinking before I got it on my 21st birthday. Don't get a tattoo too young, folks. It could be regretable.

Definately....wait, think, wait, think...and continue until you're sure you're happy with the decision. No one should rush into a tattoo, there's so much to consider.

 

[LuminousFive]

Personally, I have a Cross, with three arrows that swirl around it and point into the center. On on arrow are the words "Eternal Father" another say "Loving Son" and another says "Faithful Spirit"

I thought long and hard before I got this tattoo. I finally decided to do it because I realized that through baptism I am already marked as Christ's own forever. I saw no problem with having an external bodily representation of that commitment.

Also... tattoos really hurt. (maybe I'm just a wuss but I thought it hurt) The entire time I was getting it I was thinking about how minute this pain was compared to the pain of being nailed to a cross.

Love in Christ,
John

 

[LuminousFive]

I also drew mine myself! Yay me!

 

[Diane_Windsor]

I just went through this in the Ethics forum a few weeks back:

Tattoos and the people who get them...

To sum up my opinion, tattoos are not immoral, but people who get them are highly unoriginal. I highly value originiality and uniqueness, and the body modification form of tattooing has clearly lost its uniqueness since it is common even for grandmothers to have tats. In general, I have more respect for those who like tattoos but decide to go an alternative route (such as branding) to body modifictation instead. I like some tats myself, but I would personally choose to go on the grassy path and be more original

As for dating someone with tats-well, they are a turn-off for me.

I finally decided on the Green Lantern emblem.

Interesting-WWE wrestler Gregory Helms has the GL emblem on his right bicep. Another WWE wrestler, Rey Mysterio, has a very intricate and interesting tattoo on his back. It is one of that few tats that I am impressed with!

I do not know of anyone with a tatoo that does not have a story behind what they have.

I do. My little cousin David has a tattoo on his right bicep, and there really is no story behind it. He just got it to get it

DIANE

 

[YourNameIsHoly]

Right now I only have one tattoo... but I love them and hope to get more!

 

[InTheFlame]

To sum up my opinion, tattoos are not immoral, but people who get them are highly unoriginal.

People named Diane make ridiculous generalisations. I'd never want one as a friend. Too unattractive. (the generalising trait, that is)

 

[D'Ann]

I've been avoided this thread BIG TIME! lol I've never had a tattoo and for me... I don't plan on getting one... that being said, I don't have a problem with them either for others. I have a lot of friends who have the coolest tattoos. The only thing that I can add here is one word.




OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That being said... cool.