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More Christian tattoo artists a positive development?
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I put in there a not sure and possibly could even have voted no, because high chances are they will be put into a positions of doing tattoos that aren't Christian and possibly far from it, and they don't usually have the best influences around them to work with or learn from.
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I guess what you say could be interpreted also as begging the question, Wouldn't a lot of tattooees actually prefer a Christian atmosphere in the parlor that they use? (if this makes any sense?)
PS: @Sabertooth I can't speak for her, but she would probably say that your 'unflattering' comment is subjective! :)
Anyway, so many women now obtain nostril piercing or else the piercing of the septum — which I certainly don't have any Biblical objection to, either — often done at a tattoo parlor.
I think there is a few of them that might, but there are a lot that don't care, as no offense to anyone, but the majority are "worldly" Christian tattooees.
@FollowHim In some cases they might be; but we can remember that if a young man or woman's parents and siblings already have ink — which they well might, in some families — then at18 they would somewhat be going against the trend if they did not in turn get ink.
@Josho Thanks for your response. :)
So I guess you would disagree with @Sabertooth 's comment, above, where he says:
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Not necessarily as I come to think of it, I think what I was referring to is more of an issue with white Christians, that go on ye I'm gonna go do it to look tough or look like some famous rapper or do it because everyone else that they know is doing it, no offense there because I am part white too hahaha.
But I'm pretty sure a lot of Christian islanders such as Samoans, Tongans, etc. and there are a lot of devoted Christians from those races and parts of the world and a lot of them get tattoos, and I think if those people get Christian tattoos, they are the more likely the type of people that would take it pretty seriously.
PS: @Josho Some tattoo artists have two jobs and are in a position to take commissions from clients more or less of their choice; they can also supplement their income by piercing skills.
An APP qualification can be useful for tattoo artists to have.
@Josho Good post, if I may say so. Yes, it's part of the culture for Samoans and Tongans and others; they - especially men - are expected to get tattoos. (Whether to do something because others expect it, isn't necessarily an argument to do it, of course.) But one could say also, that in North America tattoos are also part of the culture, in practical terms, right?
I guess it could be put this way: Would you really want anyone to tell you not to pierce your ears, citing 'religious' reasons? it, too, is part of the culture for so many ppl.
(I'm not concerned whether you do or don't have pierced ears or do or don't wish to acquire them - or tattoos; but if some things are part of the culture and there is no strictly Scriptural reason not to do it, then people should be free from supposedly 'religious' moralizing.)
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@Josho I can't really say, but it's probable that non-White young men from certain cultures find it particularly natural to get inked/pierce their ears, etc. (I don't claim any expertise, though...)
Me neither, just giving an opinion, so where are the experts? Hahahah
:) What I mean is, I'm from a European background, and I can't speak for others about ink or pierced ears; although these do seem to be part of the culture now for young men, so often.
@Josho PS: At the very conservative, small local church where my wife and I go probably a majority of the young men / boys wear earrings; and one of them was telling us about the tattoo he is planning; it relates to his mother's tattoo design. Long gone are the days when conservative religious ppl could sweepingly "moralize" against them on the supposed grounds that tattoos (and pierced ears) are not part of the culture. (Which in a sense begs the question in the poll, above, if this makes sense?)
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@Man on Fire These are reasonable questions.
I guess one could approach the matter also from the angle that tattoos are part of the culture, and so as a talking point in witness the fact of having a tattoo would not be remotely unusual (if this makes any sense?)
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The Apostles and men like Saint Patrick were Counter Cultural. They went into a foreign land and worked to spread the Gospel. Over the process of that, they changed the culture of the nations.
In 1960, someone may say that there was Christian Culture in the US. Americans had prayer in school, and they were brought up singing Christmas songs and celebrating Easter. The Counter Culture of the 1960's was a rebellion. It was a rebellion of wives from husbands. Children from parents. Men from God to other spiritualism and gurus. The Counter Culture was influenced by Marx and Crowley. The Counter Culture was known for a sexual revolution and debauchery. In the 1970's, the Counter Culture running counter to God and Christianity, was mainstreamed. It became part of mainstream culture. Has that been what someone was participating in?
In the 1960's, only Sailors had tattoos? Sailors known for going shore to shore and joining themselves with prostitutes. Is there something spiritual to that in retrospect?
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