New Tattoos

[jillian]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

However, there IS strong scripture against gossiping, bearing false witness, vanity, pride, and coarse conversation, idle conversation, etc. and all of those things seem to be accepted in our ranks with no issue. As long as you look "right".

This is as far as I got!!!

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Thad

tattoos have always been associated with reckless wild and ungodly living. why would anyone want to be remotely associated with this ??

And this is one of the UPC's biggest problems. Being seriously out of touch. Tattoos are not associated with reckless, wild, and ungodly living. Many educated, professional people (under the age of 40) have them. I still don't think they're a good idea, but they are mainstream now.

Just like beards are no longer considered rebellious, rock music is fairly innocent compared to today's rap, etc.

[Arphaxad]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

And this is one of the UPC's biggest problems. Being seriously out of touch. Tattoos are not associated with reckless, wild, and ungodly living. Many educated, professional people (under the age of 40) have them. I still don't think they're a good idea, but they are mainstream now.

Just like beards are no longer considered rebellious, rock music is fairly innocent compared to today's rap, etc.

you must not have listened to the same rock music I did



ARPH

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Arphaxad

you must not have listened to the same rock music I did



ARPH

Well, I didn't really listen to rock music at all. But the popular music today is rap, not rock. So preach against rap music. I'd gladly shout AMEN, but I'm going to laugh when someone is preaching against rock and roll.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Margies3

RevRandy, I'm not in favor of tattoos and certainly would never have one myself. But I can't agree with you that they are more about sex than anything else. I've seen far more tattoos that have absolutely nothing to do with sex and are either not on parts of the body that would even be remotely considered "sexual" (ankles!!) or else they are on body parts that are completely hidden away. Ok, those might be sexual, but be real - if you've got a tattoo on your rump and someone is seeing it, it is probably because............. well, you know!

I think they are most often just a way of young people saying, "Look at me. I'm independent. I'm doing something that the older generation will not like". Good grief! We all did things like that when we were younger. In my days, getting your ears pierced (with ONE hole!) made that same kind of statement. So we all did it. It's part of the separation phase that all human beings go through.

Excellent post, Margie!

[tamor]

Originally Posted by chseeads

I have a friend that has 'religious tattoos' too. He's from a Christian background, not Pentecostal. He's a pretty clean cut guy in regard to not being into drugs and alcohol and what not. He said he got his tattoos as a witness to others, of sorts. He has an iron cross on the top side of each arm, close to the wrist (I think maybe those are just more for looks than being specifically religiously significant...lol...) and on the inside of his right forearm he has a resurrected Jesus, inside of left forearm is Jesus in the Good Shepard pose, and his entire back has a huge crucifixion scene. lol

You know that's all about sex, don't you???

[tamor]

Originally Posted by tamor

Where did you read that she was all for it, Thad?

BUMP FOR THAD.....

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Sherri

At the risk of being stoned on here, I want to confess that both of my kids got tattoos yesterday. They are 18 and almost 25, so there isn't much I could say about it, and they forked over the money. When I first saw them, I was a little freaked otu, but they are both Christian symbols and they feel like they are a witness to their peers. I have very mixed emotions about tattooing; I can't really say that it's Biblically wrong, but I could never get one. I can't even pierce my ears; just a personal thing.

My son got a "chi rho" (Christian symbol) on his wrist and my daughter got "My God is Eternal" in Hebrew on her arm. They are thrilled with them. Maybe I'm just too old to understand the fascination. I told them it's a fad, and when they are fifty like me, it will not be so cute. How did these free-siprited non-conformist children come from my womb???? I know on here I am considered liberal, but actually I am a very conservative thinking, non-risk-taking, level headed person.

Oh well, I guess I should be thankful that they are good kids, totally in love with Jesus, and willing to tell the world. When I came home last night, they and two other young people were in the living room listening to a sermon on DVD by a youth pastor in Washington, and my daughter was just weeping. I thought then that I may not totally understand them, but they are sold out radical young people. They have both recently had such an influence on their friends in the world; way more than I ever did at their ages.

So, what's the big deal about tattoos anyway? I guess they can always have them surgically removed if they get old and wrinkled.

I just wonder why we would not think NOT getting a tattoo would be a witness?

[chseeads]

I had to look up that chi rho thingy.... If nobody is any smarter than me, that one wouldn't witness to anything....lol

[ManOfWord]

I am NOT at all fond of tattoos in the least bit. However, I full well know that it is personal with me so it is not something I preach. My two oldest sons have tattoos and it really disappointed me when they did it. They are my sons and our relationship is more important than the body "art" they chose to put on their bodies.