Poll: Faith-based tattoo: Have you ever talked to someone with one?

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll.

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

[Daniel whalen]

8 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Daniel whalen Thanks indeed for your clarifying comments; and sorry for your difficulties.

Do you think that your interest in tattoos might in other circumstances have conceivably put you onto a career as a tattoo artist?

(Today a lot of women are tattoo artists although some decades back it was overwhelmingly a male profession.)

It's ok 

I looked into it but I can't draw well so it's out the window 

[farouk]

15 hours ago, Daniel whalen said:

It's ok 

I looked into it but I can't draw well so it's out the window 

@Daniel whalen Interesting anyway that you did once look into it. (I thought you indeed might have.)

Edited April 29 by farouk

[Daniel whalen]

5 minutes ago, farouk said:

@Daniel whalen Some ppl do it, but they are very cautious, aren't they?

debrakay said: 

"Sometimes I wonder why more is better when it comes to tattoos.  For some that is.  I know there are some who get one or a few .. one tattoo was enough for me..LOL! ..I have one granddaughter with a small angel tattoo and one grandson with several scripture tattoos.  Another granddaughter who just turned 18 decided to get 2 .. I have one small plumeria flower .. I only had one done"

Yes 

It comes down to personal choice 

When I was in the army and thought about getting sleeved out (about 20 or more) 

In away I still do but I control myself 

[farouk]

On 4/8/2025 at 12:08 PM, angels4u said:

So many people have tattoes  now, I'm not judging anybody ,they probably can be used for good,I'm just not a tattoo person :)

Thanks, @angels4u.

FYI: 

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FHII said:

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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[farouk]

On 4/24/2025 at 2:32 PM, bdavidc said:

If someone gets a tattoo as a genuine expression of faith, not to conform to worldly trends or to draw attention to themselves, that motive matters.

Hi @bdavidc

Seems anyway like a lot of ppl do give it definite thought.

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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.

heather christianityboard dot com

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[farouk]

On 4/29/2025 at 3:16 PM, Daniel whalen said:

I could I would get inked again  ... ... ...

When I was in the army and thought about getting sleeved out (about 20 or more) 

In away I still do but I control myself 

@Daniel whalen Did I tell you? my wife and I talked to a young lady with the whole of the wording of John 3.16 tattooed painstakingly.

I also talked to a young man with the same, on another occasion; he didn't talk about it.

But the young lady seemed to be pleased she had gone in and done it; it was her favorite Bible verse and mine also.

I guess the long wording of John 3.16 - word by word and letter by letter - still doesn't quite count as a 'sleeve'...

(But it's something rather close to a sleeve, right?)

I like these discussions, anyway.

[NConly]

@farouk I ran across this  recently and thought it was a good idea. family members getting the same tat at same time.

A good bonding

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[farouk]

8 hours ago, NConly said:

@farouk I ran across this  recently and thought it was a good idea. family members getting the same tat at same time.

A good bonding

@NConly

Yes; it's quite widespread.

At invernesscorp dot com, it's stated that father-son bonding is sometimes expressed through ear piercing:

When it comes to opportunities for father and son bonding, the idea of getting your ears pierced together might seem a little far-fetched, but this new tradition is becoming increasingly more popular as more men choose to have their ears pierced. In fact, our most recent research shows that 30 percent of all ear piercings performed in the past 12 months were for males of all ages

 

Likewise, as you said, with tattoos, it's likely regarded as a kind of family bonding; 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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Not quite 'compulsory', but kind of regarded as a good bonding among family members.

(I don't think it should be regarded as compulsory, mind. But families do seem to like the bonding aspect.)

cc @Daniel whalen

[farouk]

On 5/3/2025 at 10:41 AM, NConly said:

thought it was a good idea. family members getting the same tat

@NConly Seems that a lot of folk would say that it self-evidently feels a good idea, when family and friends emerge inked up from a parlor, to go in and have the same done.

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"...Most of my clients are in the older bracket," Gallo-Kohlas told The Huffington Post. "We see a lot of women in their sixties and seventies getting their first tattoos."
 huffington post

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Bonding, you said; expressing a bonding through an ink up.

Often it's faith based in design.

Like, when family and friends emerge freshly inked up with a Bible verse, saying, Oh I'm going in too, to have it done.