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

[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?

 

[Marilyn C]

7 minutes ago, farouk said:

@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?

 

Yes probably more up north where it is warmer and thus people can see the tattoos for people wear more summer clothing.

[farouk]

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[farouk]

9 hours ago, Marilyn C said:

Yes probably more up north where it is warmer and thus people can see the tattoos for people wear more summer clothing.

@Marilyn C Yes, the regional variation in weather in Australia is something that ppl elsewhere likely forget. Up here where there are cold winters and hot summers, it's like clockwork, almost: November to April, long sleeves. Suddenly - not least at supermarket check-outs from May to around October suddenly all the ink appears......then down come the sleeves again in November or so (and not only the young ppl at the check-outs, the significantly older also).

Because it is indeed so widespread, this is likely part of the background of why all the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken seem to have had them done as witness tools.

[farouk]

On 7/1/2023 at 6:11 PM, Ps37 said:

I have no issue with anyone getting a tattoo of their own choosing, especially if it's faith-based.

Just not for me.

@Ps37 As regards faith based tattoos, it seems like there is quite a wide range of circumstances under which faith based ones are obtained.

Some seem to involve quite some hesitation and weighing up and planning and then it's eventually done confidently without regrets.

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Mayflower said:

"I struggled with the idea of getting a tattoo. .. I think the pastor's wife has a faith tattoo.... quite a few in my church have faith based tattoos and my friend and I were talking about them....I've seen tattoos that have a lot of meaning like mine. I feel mine is special and thankful I got it. I haven't once felt guilty for getting it."

Heather A. said:

"I waited 5 years before getting it. .. Reno also has a lot of tattoo places. Carson City has a few. Most people travel to Reno or Las Vegas for it. .. I have 1 tattoo and I got it in Reno. .. I do have a cross tattoo. "

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For others, e.g., in the rural Bible Belt, the first faith based ink up leading to more of them can seemingly be the expected thing to do with no hesitation:

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..in the rural Bible Belt. Just about every person in three of the four sides of my family (bio parents, step parents) have multiple tattoos. Most of them are biblical (crosses between the shoulder blades are the most common ones) getting tattoos when your old enough is pretty much expected in the family.

source: reddit

For all of these, however, the key concept seems to be participation in it, as if to say, as the ink is pumped through the needles, in a faith based design, What it expresses is what really motivates me.

[farouk]

For me as with so many others there is nothing in the word of God against tattoos unless they are doing it like God told Israel not to do. .. We can add burdens to those that have them or make them feel condemned. I pause and think wait and listen to the sweet spirit of God and do not believe they are wrong. Just really need to think before. Most can't get them off.. so I choose to say words of life.

@TheBlade

All the young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken seem to have received them as witness tools.

For them all, the trip to tattoo parlor seemed to have been with having testimony joyously in view. A young lady that my wife and I talked to had the whole of the wording of John 3.16 inked onto her wrist area: her favorite Bible verse and mine also; for her the joy of being a tattooed woman appeared to be about communicating Christian testimony.