Faith based tattoo question

[farouk]

@kwikphilly Just re-reading your comments from back a bit:

"Forget color,primarys fade but secondarys do not " take"'at all ....its because dark skinned people have more melonin so you have to pack the ink deep into the dermis where as a fair skinned person it will stand out nicely just past the epidermis.Also a person's immune system has much to do with all of it as the body is reacting to this "wound" and creating "scar tissue"....

People with dark skin should definitely go to a tattoo artist experienced with dark skins -my guy was very experienced,still my body does not want tattoos,lol

Funny,I've had many cuts,gashes and punctures over the years and always heal very quickly - not really a great candidate for "tinting".I've heard many a tattoo artist refer to people as a "canvas" and that the exact opposite of the whole idea- you paint on top of a canvas - you are not painting,you are tinting the epidermis by packing it with ink".

 

Thanks for your experienced perspective.

It's easy for ppl in their enthusiasm, to forget to pay attention to how deep into the dermis to go, etc., and how it may vary from one tattooee to another to be able to do it really correctly. Your voice of experience appreciated.

 

[farouk]

13 hours ago, Dennis1209 said:

About tattoos, I can say another thing:

 

 

@Dennis1209 The new normal; I guess you could say so about how it seems, yes.

[deva1]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

Hi @deva1 FYI.........did you see the poll, above?

There have been quite a few ppl who have commented also.

I have seen it now. Will vote too. 

[farouk]

3 hours ago, deva1 said:

I have seen it now. Will vote too. 

Thanks, @deva1 , for your poll participation!

You're not in North America right? maybe among Christians faith-theme tattoos are not as widespread where you are.

[farouk]

On 4/26/2024 at 5:04 PM, RdJ said:

Maybe I have met dozens of people with a huge face tattoo, but I didn't pay attention.

 

@RdJ Well......seeing as it would have been literally "in your face" you likely would have noticed.........

(In any case, tattooing does not need remotely to be "in your face"........right?)

[deva1]

5 hours ago, farouk said:

Thanks, @deva1 , for your poll participation!

You're not in North America right? maybe among Christians faith-theme tattoos are not as widespread where you are.

No I'm in the UK. They're not very popular here. Not to my knowledge anyway. I'm not a fan to be honest. 

[farouk]

19 minutes ago, deva1 said:

No I'm in the UK. They're not very popular here. Not to my knowledge anyway. I'm not a fan to be honest. 

@deva1 Okay. Over here in some areas it's very widespread.

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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

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FHII said:

I was told it was addictive, but for me it was not....Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos...  Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

christianityboard dot com

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(Does this surprise you a bit, Deva1?)

[deva1]

46 minutes ago, farouk said:

@deva1 Okay. Over here in some areas it's very widespread.

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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

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FHII said:

I was told it was addictive, but for me it was not....Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos...  Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

christianityboard dot com

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(Does this surprise you a bit, Deva1?)

Doesn't surprise me that tattoos are popular in general population. Seen loads when I worked in a dermatology clinic.

The biggest one I've seen covered this patients entire back. I was caring for him post suicide attempt. It was an image of the crucifixion and the words " only God can judge me" written there . Gave me an opportunity to have a profound conversation.

Didn't realise that faith ones were becoming more popular though. Not my thing but that's just my opinion. 

[Coruscating]

On 4/29/2024 at 9:22 PM, farouk said:

Hi @Coruscating You're not in North America, right?

In North America, anyway, getting tattooed is very widespread among professing Christians, especially in some areas. FYI:

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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

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FHII said:

I was told it was addictive, but for me it was not....Probably 75% of the congregation have tattoos...  Myself, the Pastor, his daughter and grand daughter included. Now, even my wife

christianityboard dot com

@farouk Thank you for the information, but the spreading of this art among Christians is meaningless to me, regardless of region and denomination.
Personally, I believe tattoos are just another human idea that God tolerates in this world. I see tattoos as a cult of self, therefore I won't do it.
As for my brothers in Christ who chose differently, it is none of my business. God knows the heart, I don't, so, I don't spend two seconds thinking about their tattoos.

[farouk]

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