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Just wondering Tom - why?

No, I don't have any.

HankD

 

Most older men that I've come in contact with admit that the tattoos they got as a young man were a mistake.
The skulls and gory one bother me; the comic book characters IMO are just plain stupid.
But I'll admire a well done tattoo; I like the arty colorful ones despite the fact that I'd never get one myself.

Tattoos have become trendy.
In my medical office I've see some new, first tattoos on older women in their 70's
I find that weird.

Rob

 

I've got a few tattoos. They are all in places not easily seen by the public (but not so private that I can't show them if I wish). To me, my tattoos represent something I want to remember my whole life, and will not be ashamed of later.

They are there for me, and no one else. They aren't there to enhance my looks (most people will never even know I have them).

I agree that tattoos do not enhance someone's looks. I've never seen a tattoo on a woman (or man, for that matter) and said, "Wow. That makes them look so much better!"

I believe that if someone is considering a tattoo, that it is a personal matter between them, God, and their spouse. I would never encourage someone to get one, but neither would I tell them they are won't for getting one, unless it was somewhere they couldn't cover.

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I have on on my upper arm "USMC" it stands for something worth respecting and a remembrance of that time in my life. Getting tattoos is certainly a decision made in the youth of life. As we get older we become less likely to get them. My daughter who is 29 has one on her wrist. It is a Christian fish with scripture attached. She uses it as a tool to open up conversations about her faith.

Tattoos are a personal choice and can be done well or very poorly like anything else.

 

Thanks. No.

There are those in our local church who have a few from times gone by.

HankD

 

I never got any tattoos. I had quite a few piercings at one time. I got a few when I was working under cover. Then after I found out the women loved them, I got a lot more.

 

Why look like some primitive heathen tribesman? Why emulate like the world?

 

My personal preference? I don't like tattoos at all. I don't like them at all on men or women. I don't think I would ever consider getting one. But should I claim that my preferences are somehow more spiritual than the preferences of others? Nope.

While I hate tattoos, I have quite a few scars on my skin from various injuries over the years and a half dozen surgeries. While they are not attractive, they remind me of the very difficult times I have gone through and I wouldn't want them erased. Even the resurrected Jesus is known by His scars.

I can understand those who have served in the military (like RevMitchell and SapperWoody) might want to mark that difficult and noble service to our nation with a mark (a scar) to remind them of what they have achieved, the lessons learned, and perhaps some very difficult memories.

Sure. That's why - if you are going to get a tattoo - you should be mindful of what you are going to display on your body and where it will be located.

Your assumption is that tattoos are ungodly/unholy. They simply are not, even if you and I don't like them.

 

Used to be in Japan that only the yakuza gangsters had tattoos. These were intended to show identity, and the goal was a full body tattoo, usually of a traditional scene such as a dragon. The traditional tattooing method was quite painful, so for the yakuza a good tattoo was also a sign of toughness.

True story. Back in the day, a missionary I know was getting turned down by the owner of a meeting hall, which the missionary wanted to rent for evangelistic meetings. So he took with him a rookie missionary who was es-navy and had an anchor tattoo. "When I give the word, just rest your arm on the counter, okay?" was the instruction. When the ex-navy man did so, the owner immediately said, "Oh, sure, you can rent the hall!" even though he had just turned the missionary down again.

Unfortunately, nowadays young Japanese men and women are following the American young dummies and getting non-traditional tattoos.

 

Well, I can't tell you in the open forum. I was backslidden at the time. There is a good reason the women love some of the more strategically placed ones.

 

I'm not referring to what one has done in their past as a lost sinner: I'm asking; why would a Christian who has none, want to emulate the world by getting one?

 

Actually, the son of a former pastor of mine has a small fish tattooed on his ankle. The son is a missionary and uses this like carrying a Bible as a statement of faith. I don't have any and have never liked them especially on women.