Tatooing and piercing

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yeah, i can see how donald duck was not a wise decision. You have to get them for the right reasons, i guess, not just cause it looks cool, or everyone is getting them. Most people who end up hating thier tattoos are the ones who didn’t spend much time thinking about thier reasons why they wanted one, or how they may possibly feel when they get older. they usually do it out of spontaneity which is never a good thing. For me, it took me a year to decide to get one, and that is after researching several parlors and designs, and thinking on the reasons for getting one. I didn’t go into it blindly. All in all, I think it would be kinda neat to be the granny with the tattoo, it’ll be a good story for my grandkids since their is a lot of history behind it.
 
I have a gorgeous, multi-colored Armenian style Cross tattooed on my back, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world! I’m Armenian, and I’m proud of it, and I’m Christian, and I’m proud of it. Tattoos for the right reasons can not only be beautiful, but actually an expression of faith and devotion that we show to the world at all times.
 
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WhiteDove:
Well, I think tattoos are sort of low class. They limit your job opportunities. They are trashy. I wouldn’t like my son to bring home a girl with a tattoo.

People who get unusual piercings and tattoos are saying something about themselves. Often the message that I read is that they have done drugs, will have unusual sex freely, and don’t respect little old ladies.

Yes, I think it’s a cry for attention and shock value. Obviously many of these people have mental health issues.
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Wow. I guess I’m crying for help, then, and I guess according to your own blanket statement that I’ve done drugs, have unusual intimate relations and I don’t respect little old ladies.

I have 2 tattoos. Neither can be seen unless I’m in a swimsuit (a one piece!). I got them both within the last couple of years, and they both mean something to me. Sure, they may be an expression of my “wild” side, but as no one can see them, how can they define me as “trashy”?

Now, I would tend to agree with your statement in relation to “excessive” tattoos, but then again, I would prefer to withold judgment until getting to know the specific individual.

BTW, whenever I’ve been in relationships I’ve been very much welcomed into good respectible homes, and if I were turned out because of 2 hidden tattoos in modest areas of my body, then I guess it would be a family I wouldn’t wish to marry into. Guess that road of judgment goes both ways.
 
Leviticus 19:28: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord."
 
More from Leviticus… Lev 20:9-14
Rather harsh I’d say…

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9 For every one who curses his father or his mother shall be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his blood is upon him.
10 "If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death.
11 The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death, their blood is upon them.
12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; they have committed incest, their blood is upon them.
13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall be put to death, their blood is upon them.
14 If a man takes a wife and her mother also, it is wickedness; they shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you
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As long as we are basing our lives on Leviticus, here’s some more important edicts…

Leviticus 12:1-7

**1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Say to the people of Israel, If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.
3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4 Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying; she shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed.
5 But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation; and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days.
6 "And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
7 and he shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her; then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female.
** 🙂
 
Dear Phoenix,
I think I meant more of visable tattoos and unconventional piercings such as tongue studs, eyebrow rings, etc. I’m sure you’d make a very nice daughter -in-law. And I’ll make an excellent mother-in-law who knows well enough to keep my mouth shut around my daughter-in-law and smile a lot! 😃
Sincerely, WhiteDove
 
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WhiteDove:
Dear Phoenix,
I think I meant more of visable tattoos and unconventional piercings such as tongue studs, eyebrow rings, etc. I’m sure you’d make a very nice daughter -in-law. And I’ll make an excellent mother-in-law who knows well enough to keep my mouth shut around my daughter-in-law and smile a lot! 😃
Sincerely, WhiteDove
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I didn’t mean to sound harsh myself, so I hope you weren’t offended.

I do find some tatooing and piercing offensive myself and I certainly wouldn’t want someone like that in my family…dependent upon the person, of course!

I hope I would make a good daughter in law…but truth be told, my own mother doesnt’ know I have 2 tattoos, although some of my extended family do…and I swore them to secrecy! Eventually she’ll find out, though, but hopefully she’ll take it in stride.

My two tats are this: a howling coyote on my left shoulder blade becasue the coyote of Native American mythology teaches us to learn from our mistakes. He wears his heart on his sleeve and spends time doing a lot of things and aspiring to be things he is not. He teaches wisdom through folly…much like my own path.

I have a galloping horse that I designed on my lower back because I loved horses, always have, and recently re-discovered God’s gift of nature to us while on horseback. That horse, to me, is a personal symbol of my return back to God and evidence of His wonderful gifts.

But I don’t know that I’ll get any more! :ehh:
 
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Jeffrey said:
Leviticus 19:28: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord."
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Didn’t the book of Leviiticus also tell us we couldn’t eat pork? And didn’t the New Testament become the new law? The church has no teaching against tatoos. I think there are extremes in anything we do, and we need to be careful when we approach those extremes. If you don’t like tatoos, well guess what? No one is forcing you to get one.
 
Didn’t the book of Leviiticus also tell us we couldn’t eat pork? And didn’t the New Testament become the new law? The church has no teaching against tatoos. I think there are extremes in anything we do, and we need to be careful when we approach those extremes. If you don’t like tatoos, well guess what? No one is forcing you to get one.
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RichT…its wrong to get one. Ppl shouldn’t get one.
 
I’ve had an eyebrow piercing for about two years now. I’ve been thinking about removing it but think I’ve changed my mind (the more you disapprove the more fun it is for me) 😉

As far as the Bible saying they are wrong, that’s according to the old covenant and we are no longer subject to it.
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raphaela:
…I am planning on getting my lip peirced because it love the way it looks. It not for attention, just a personal thing.
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I like the look of lip piercings, monroes and labrets and would like to get one. I think they look rather elegant.
 
Blood Rain:
As far as the Bible saying they are wrong, that’s according to the old covenant and we are no longer subject to it.
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I wouldn’t count on that. If its in the Bible, we are subjected to it. IMHO.
 
This was Jimmy Akins answer on EWTN forum. I’m sure he just loooooves that I use his answer explain this.
 
Jeffery,

Out of curiosity, was the reputation point you gave me positive or negative?
 
Jeffrey -

You mentioned earlier in the thread that you were looking into tattoo removal. I’ve been in the process of having my three tattoos removed for almost two years now. Just to give you a heads up, it’s super painful (way worse than getting them in the first place), very expensive (my total removal will cost about $8k), and a very long process (like I said, two years and I’m not done yet).
I’ve always been under the belief that tattoos are wrong comes from the old Jewish law and we are no longer held to it. Haven’t really given it that much thought though as I was already thinking of having them removed when I decided to convert.
I think the ban against “excessive” tattooing really makes sense. For example, if a Maori person who is already tattooed (which is completely acceptable in their culture) becomes a Catholic, would the tattoos be held against him? My gut reaction is no.
On the other hand, I have a friend who became a born-again evangelical after he got a tattoo of symbols of Greek gods. Having a symbol of another religion on your body definately strikes me as wrong.
 
I have two tats…one small, one medium. You’re having the laser removal right? I know its expensive, didn’t think it was that expensive, i’ll do what I can tho 🙂

We’ll find out in the end I guess. Seems to me that if you are truly repentant it will be forgiven?
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cholderby:
Jeffrey -

You mentioned earlier in the thread that you were looking into tattoo removal. I’ve been in the process of having my three tattoos removed for almost two years now. Just to give you a heads up, it’s super painful (way worse than getting them in the first place), very expensive (my total removal will cost about $8k), and a very long process (like I said, two years and I’m not done yet).
I’ve always been under the belief that tattoos are wrong comes from the old Jewish law and we are no longer held to it. Haven’t really given it that much thought though as I was already thinking of having them removed when I decided to convert.
I think the ban against “excessive” tattooing really makes sense. For example, if a Maori person who is already tattooed (which is completely acceptable in their culture) becomes a Catholic, would the tattoos be held against him? My gut reaction is no.
On the other hand, I have a friend who became a born-again evangelical after he got a tattoo of symbols of Greek gods. Having a symbol of another religion on your body definately strikes me as wrong.
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I think it depends on the tattoo and the purpose behind it. One of our priests is from India, and he has a cross tattooed on his hand between his thumb and first finger. I think it is very cool (not that I’m getting one), because it tells people as soon as he meets them that he is a Christian (that and the collar!). Also, the coptic Christians in Egypt often have cross tattoos, even though being identified as a Christian in a muslim country is a dangerous thing…
 
I was on the fence of this issue but after reading all the posts and the attached links I really don’t have a problem with tattoos so long as they are not excessive or offensive. I thought the links to Jimmy Akins blog were particularly interesting. I’d have to agree with him on this. So now I’m thinking maybe a Christian fish with the Greek word for Jesus inside on my ankle would be cool!?!? Naa maybe not. 🙂
 
Ahhh, one of my favorite topics. Tattoes!

I have 2. I have a modern version of the Cross through the “M” on my shoulder and a chi-ro on my right arm, both are medium size.

I really like my tats. I think they are tasteful and presents a baptized form of art.

Many say: “But you are harming your body.” I say, “It didn’t hurt that bad.”

Some say, “If God wanted you to have it, He would have given it to you at birth.” I say, “Then why get baptized, it leaves a permanent sign on us, and wasn’t there at conception.”

Some say, “Your body is a temple.” I say, “Then why don’t you have a tatoo? For as Catholics, we decorate our temples with plenty of beautiful forms of art.”

I know these are not perfect rebuttals, but I think it reflects the severity of the topic. Tattoos are a personal choice that we can make, not intrinsically evil, but can be done tastefully. Nobody should be forced to get one. They should be tasteful and show dignity to the body.
 
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