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Religious tattoo art opinion?
- Thread starter DaGG
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The Emperor of Mankind
Currently the galaxy's spookiest paraplegic
Seems like an odd thing for a Christian to get but who am I to judge?
What's the problem?
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Did Jesus have tattoos? He was a sailor at times; maybe an anchor, or "MOM"?
I have no tattoos, but the best tattoos seem like ones that represent a group such a Marine tattoos or tattoos that represent something you learned or worked hard for. For example a Mathematician might get a Math tattoo, or a gunner might get a tattoo of a gun. Maybe you have had a dog for fifteen years and want to get a tattoo for your dogs. Lets say you have a divinity degree representing a lot of work. Then a Jesus tattoo might make sense to me, but if you are a convert then it makes less sense or if you want the tattoo to remind you to be a Christian then no. There ought to be something of you in a tattoo that is about you, not about what you intend to be.
If you already have had a life of serving Jesus and so forth then it makes more sense, but if you are intending to have such a life then I think do not get a tattoo. Get one that represents a skill or a group that you have been in for a while, something that reminds you of an accomplishment. Do you have big muscles and workout? Get one that is about that.
If you already have had a life of serving Jesus and so forth then it makes more sense, but if you are intending to have such a life then I think do not get a tattoo. Get one that represents a skill or a group that you have been in for a while, something that reminds you of an accomplishment. Do you have big muscles and workout? Get one that is about that.
It makes me question of the faith of person who has the tattoo.
Some people use body art to express themselves; if someone feels strongly enough to express their religion through a tattoo, fair enough.
... but I think there are also people who use religious tattoos as commitment devices: by displaying their religion permanently on their bodies, they know that this will make it harder for them to leave their religion. This can be useful to someone who wants to stay in their religion but doesn't think that their faith alone will be enough to do it.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
It's obvious....
It follows....
Few days ago I found these Great jesus pictures - Tattooimages.biz
I thin that in good mind nobody wold do that.
I thin that in good mind nobody wold do that.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I have a tattoo of Jesus on one arm and Shiva on the other.
Why should anyone care what you think about their tattoos? I love tattoos, personally. I plan to have a huge amount of them eventually. Some are in poor choice or just aesthetically ugly, but that's their business.
VioletVortex
Well-Known Member
Getting tattoos depicting religious figures directly is a little weird, but I think symbols, like the Mjölnir or Sunwheel in the case of Heathenry, make good tattoos as long as the person is bearing them honestly, rather than as an attention seeking mechanism.