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

[NConly]

2 minutes ago, farouk said:

 

 

@NConly

So with the widespread demand for it, do you think that it would be quite good or useful if more Christians were prepared train and work as tattoo artists?

Well if they had no advertising I think most money would come from non Christian customers. If they promoted their business they might make good. I have never seen advertising for a Tat shop in my life.

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

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[NConly]

1 minute ago, farouk said:

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

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

who is NB?

[farouk]

1 minute ago, NConly said:

who is NB?

NB: abbreviation meaning, Please note.......

Just trying to encourage participation in the poll; there are all sorts of sometimes contradictory viewpoints out there among professing Christians. I hope the possible poll responses include enough options.

So many Christians want to get tattooed; even though some others don't like it, it's undeniable that they do.

[NConly]

3 minutes ago, farouk said:

NB: abbreviation meaning, Please note.......

Just trying to encourage participation in the poll; there are all sorts of sometimes contradictory viewpoints out there among professing Christians. I hope the possible poll responses include enough options.

So many Christians want to get tattooed; even though some others don't like it, it's undeniable that they do.

ok Thanks did not know what it meant. I think many are seeing Tats as Not a Sin.

[farouk]

22 minutes ago, NConly said:

Well if they had no advertising I think most money would come from non Christian customers. If they promoted their business they might make good. I have never seen advertising for a Tat shop in my life.

@NConly Well, I do reckon anyway that so many tattoo artist customers, including Christian men and women - by the time they actually open the door and go in for their appointment - already know pretty well what they want.

It's likely that tattoo artists rely mainly on websites and on their reputation by word of mouth via existing customers.

I think it's unlikely anyhow that many tattoo artists would think that their customer that they are privileged to ink - for the first time or repeatedly - will somehow have been superficially swayed by an ad.

It's likely that they know that most of their customers already know exactly what they want in relation to a design that is strongly meaningful to them.

I think this comment by a - rather conservative, indeed - tattoo customer does express rather accurately and well that she already knew perfectly well what she strongly wanted:

juliannenw said:

I am a nurse in a cardiac ICU. I am also pretty heavily tattooed. I am a well educated, well rounded nurse, and was raised with strong morals and manners. .. I am an extremely traditional person.

allnurses dot com

(Sounds like this was a repeat customer also, right?)

[NConly]

4 minutes ago, farouk said:

@NConly Well, I do reckon anyway that so many tattoo artist customers, including Christian men and women - by the time they actually open the door and go in for their appointment - already know pretty well what they want.

It's likely that tattoo artists rely mainly on websites and on their reputation by word of mouth via existing customers.

I think it's unlikely anyhow that many tattoo artists would think that their customer that they are privileged to ink - for the first time or repeatedly - will somehow have been superficially swayed by an ad.

It's likely that they know that most of their customers already know exactly what they want in relation to a design that is strongly meaningful to them.

I think this comment by a - rather conservative, indeed - tattoo customer does express rather accurately and well that she already knew perfectly well what she strongly wanted:

juliannenw said:

I am a nurse in a cardiac ICU. I am also pretty heavily tattooed. I am a well educated, well rounded nurse, and was raised with strong morals and manners. .. I am an extremely traditional person.

allnurses dot com

(Sounds like this was a repeat customer also, right?)

I meant that some Christians may have only seen Tats on people they may think are non Christian. and it may not come to mind the can have one also. I always say things the wrong way sorry.

[farouk]

8 minutes ago, NConly said:

I meant that some Christians may have only seen Tats on people they may think are non Christian. and it may not come to mind the can have one also. I always say things the wrong way sorry.

@NConly Oh I see what you mean, yes. No prob.

It's clear now that many Christians of a more mature age have been realizing after many years that what they didn't think was a possibility for them is in fact a possibility now.

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I felt good about it. ..I was 50 when I had mine done, and two of my sons had various tattoos long before me.. their mum, at the age of 50 ..shortly after getting my tattoo done .. the dentist ask me about it - it opened up a conversation that would not have come about at all..it did serve as an encouragment at the time. I have had quite a few conversations at work when people notice it. rita christianityboard dot com

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One of the churches I go to has three quite elderly women, all widows, who recently went out and got themselves tattoos. .. There was no doubt they were all first tattoos. All three of them went out and got them together. shnarkle christianityboard dot com

 

Like, more maturely aged Christians are really going for it now, when they realize the possibility that they may have considered for years from afar, right?

 

An appointment to have it done as a way now of expressing some of their deeply held beliefs and feelings.

[farouk]

51 minutes ago, NConly said:

ok Thanks did not know what it meant. I think many are seeing Tats as Not a Sin.

@NConly (Didn't respond yet to this post of yours).

I do think that the following thoughts would represent views fairly widely held among Christians now:

once upon a time I was legalistic with tatoo's, piercing etc..... not anymore ... I do not condemn others who think differently since it has nothing to do with ones salvation. Christophany christianityboard dot com

tattoos ... everyone and their grandmothers has them now and, they do not a thing for me, what can I say? Pretty much every one I know, and that includes Christians and myself, have a tattoo so...I am not criticizing anybody here or anywhere... Nancy christianityboard dot com

What I would likely say is, If with a clear conscience after prayer and Scripture study, you want to get tattooed, then get tattooed wholeheartedly.

Or if you don't think you should get tattooed, then - again wholehearted - don't do it.

But also, ppl shouldn't disturb the peace of a local church by arguing and disputing about something that is not really about doctrine in any case.

[Ps37]

9 hours ago, farouk said:

Hi @Ps37 ; re. your recent comment, above:

Probably the Christian guy that you spoke to recently appreciated the encouragement that you gave him, right?

He did.

As I said previously, I'm not a big fan of tattoos, and they're not something I have considered (or will consider) for myself, but I have no issue with anyone else having them, especially when they involve Scripture.