'Christian tattoos to start a conversation as the Lord leads.'

[other one]

@choir loft hopefully that will never be approved

[choir loft]

15 minutes ago, other one said:

@choir loft hopefully that will never be approved

Question:    What won't be approved?

CL

[Starise]

No profanity of any kind and slams either direct or indirect. I can't repeat it because well, that would be putting it out there.

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

NB: If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now.

[farouk]

7 hours ago, Renskedejonge said:

@Renskedejonge Thanks for the somewhat humorous link there.

Interesting also that in the Reformatorisch Dagblad article which you also kindly linked it says: 'among both men and women ... tattooing among Christians is gaining ground also'. (...zowel onder mannen als vrouwen wint de inktafbeelding ook onder christenen terrein).

If this is so in The Netherlands, it's particularly so in North America that Christian women as well as men - and maybe even especially Christian women as well as men - who wish to express what's on their hearts as a deliberate preference through the medium of an inking.

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FHII said:

it makes a statement of freedom in Christ. .. We got a lot of folks inked in our Church. Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

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soul man said: ↑

my girls love the ink .. 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.

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(This lady is in England, actually: )

Rita said: ↑

I have never regretted my tattoo.. I love the tattoo..the tattoo was not liberating - the tattoo represented the liberation and freedom that the Lord had brought me through..The tattoo in of itself was merely the means of expression and the reminder. .. I was 50 when I had mine done, and two of my sons had various tattoos long before me. I made the decision with a mature head on my shoulders.

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source christianityboard dot com

Do let us know, @Renskedejonge , of any more links from The Netherlands that you might think are relevant to the thread.

 

[farouk]

On 10/3/2023 at 2:27 PM, angels4u said:

I recently met somebody with a beautiful tattoo on her ankle /foot which gave her many opportunities to talk about the Lord .. the tattoo from this lady was beautiful ( olive tree) we never know how God can use anything to draw some people closer to Him.

@angels4u Among Christian women the response to tattooing I think is likely to be quite varied and all encompassing.

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Cachalot said: ↑

 

Tattoos are unlady-like. That is why I would never have one.

 

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godlywoman413 said:

"I have some tattoos that I had gotten as a younger person. Mine are not anything questionable."

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In the first quote, Cachalot seems to regard it as unlady-like, supposedly

In the second, godlywoman413 seems to regard her own tattoos in a fairly neutral light.

Whereas the lady with whom you spoke recently seemed to give you the impression of rather joyfully being a tattooed Christian lady, with many testimony opportunities coming directly from the ink up procedure she chose.

While some ppl are indeed totally dismissive, others may recognize that faith based ink ups may convey testimony joy that comes directly from the heart.

( cc @AFlameOfFire FYI, I can't remember if I've drawn your attention to this thread, either, that I started; I know you're not into the poll aspect of things )

Edited October 14, 2023 by farouk

[farouk]

FYI, copied recently to @Willa in another thread because of a different aspect.

Seems like for some 18 year olds the first tattoo kind of represent a stage of life when heavy metal music is increasingly appreciated:

"My son will be 18 soon. Now, you must understand – I homeschooled until he was in the 8th grade, we read millions of books together, did tons of things together, even taught a kindergarten church class together. He truly is sweet, kind and helpful......And now – my sweet son LOVES LOVES LOVES heavy metal......music full of screaming...Everything I looked down on as far as music – he loves. I have learned that his music is actually more complicated, etc. than I ever realized...This process has been so very hard for me….  He has wanted a tattoo for a long time, and will get one on his back as soon as he turns 18 (a verse to a song)... I know that he has a heart of gold inside. ... I have learned about it and respect the talent and knowledge that some of those bands possess – and he appreciates that I am willing to learn. " source:Angela cheriegregory dot com

 

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by farouk

[farouk]

On 10/10/2023 at 12:15 AM, Marilyn C said:

Not quite like that over here in Oz, though.

@Marilyn C So do you think that in Australia it's still more men than women who get tattooed?

[Marilyn C]

4 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Marilyn C So do you think that in Australia it's still more men than women who get tattooed?

Yes I do. We are pretty conservative down here over all.

[farouk]

4 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

Yes I do. We are pretty conservative down here over all.

@Marilyn C Interesting; thanks; because I saw this quote from a lady who said she was from Australia, with the screen name Heavenhome:

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My dear Dad had two tattoos but that was from his navy days.
I have noticed however that lots of young girls have them and what is really noticeable is a huge amount are women say around their sixties .
christianforums dot com

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So maybe it varies in different parts of Australia?