Christians and tattoos

[temporal1]

2018: PastorRich

Arguing something is a great "witnessing tool" seems like a questionable path to go down - almost anything can be justified this way. When does it end?

It ends hopefully with them placing their faith in Christ. A great witnessing tool was not my aim but it soon became that.
I know what you are saying and your caution is not unfounded. We do need to be careful.

Conservative Mennonites typically eschew jewellery and makeup; piercing and tattoos are more extreme versions of these.

A quiet, peaceable, and modest spirit doesn’t desire to draw attention to one’s bare flesh, which is what a tattoo does.
Why else would someone get one?

From what i understand, many reasons. Often, alcohol or some substance is involved. Appealing to peers.

Grief. Memorials.
A relative’s oldest teen son was killed in a fiery car crash, his grandparent’s car, he was driving, 2 in front killed, 1 in rear critically injured and survived. She had a memorial tattoo emblazened across her chest in his honor. i empathize with her profound grief, i doubt her son would have wanted this or anything like it.

i do not want or recommend tattoos. my reasoning is it’s needlessly violating God’s creation.
i do not speak or lecture those with tattoos. at all. the time to choose is before.

tattoos do not age well. if it’s for vanity, keep that in mind.

[ohio jones]

tattoos do not age well. if it’s for vanity, keep that in mind.

[Theophilos]

Another note, there was a theory that in nazi concetration camps people with special tatoos were more likely executed to have their skin used for lamp shades, purses, etc.

[Josh]

Another note, there was a theory that in nazi concetration camps people with special tatoos were more likely executed to have their skin used for lamp shades, purses, etc.

... that’s a new one. (I sure learn a lot about Nazis from this forum. More than I hear anywhere else.)