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Tattoos - What's your "god" think about them?

Dragonfly

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Where does your "god" stand regarding tattoos?

What happens to those people who have them?

Punishment of some sort? Hell? No key to secret VIP room?

If your god has an issue with tattoos, why do you think he/she would care?

Most especially why would your "god" care if it's your soul that moves on to the "after-life" and not your physical body?

As a side question, if your "god" has a serious issue with tattoos, what about piercings, brands, and other body modifications?
What about breast enlargements/augmentations that are strictly for personal aesthetics? Tummy tucks? Nose jobs? Face lifts?
 
And yeah...Christianity is HUGELY different than Islam. :lamo

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Not a single problem drawing the prophet here. :mrgreen:

and shhh...we'll just forget that Jesus wasn't a white dude for now....
 
Dragonfly said:
Where does your "god" stand regarding tattoos?

What happens to those people who have them?

Punishment of some sort? Hell? No key to secret VIP room?

If your god has an issue with tattoos, why do you think he/she would care?

Most especially why would your "god" care if it's your soul that moves on to the "after-life" and not your physical body?

As a side question, if your "god" has a serious issue with tattoos, what about piercings, brands, and other body modifications?
What about breast enlargements/augmentations that are strictly for personal aesthetics? Tummy tucks? Nose jobs? Face lifts?
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Pope backs tattoos as they can help priests connect with the 'culture of the young'
 
Dragonfly said:
And yeah...Christianity is HUGELY different than Islam. :lamo

Divine-Jesus-Arm-Tattoo.jpg


Not a single problem drawing the prophet here. :mrgreen:

and shhh...we'll just forget that Jesus wasn't a white dude for now....
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There are plenty of Christian sects that do not allow for pictures of god (or jesus for that matter to be made) A Hutterite sect in Alberta does not allow for any realistic paintings, or photographs. They argued for drivers licenses without their picture on them. Early Christians used a Fish instead of Jesus on the cross because of the graven image issue
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
There are plenty of Christian sects that do not allow for pictures of god (or jesus for that matter to be made) A Hutterite sect in Alberta does not allow for any realistic paintings, or photographs. They argued for drivers licenses without their picture on them. Early Christians used a Fish instead of Jesus on the cross because of the graven image issue
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Islam forbids the depiction of Allah.

Those bloody ISIS chaps will hack your head off for doing that.
 
I wonder how God feels if your tattoo is a Christian cross.

Many convicts (M13 for example and Russian convicts) use tattoo depictions of religious icons to tell their crime story.
 
Not just ISIS, but others. Charlie Hebdo learned the hard way.
 
Dragonfly said:
Where does your "god" stand regarding tattoos?

What happens to those people who have them?

Punishment of some sort? Hell? No key to secret VIP room?

If your god has an issue with tattoos, why do you think he/she would care?

Most especially why would your "god" care if it's your soul that moves on to the "after-life" and not your physical body?

As a side question, if your "god" has a serious issue with tattoos, what about piercings, brands, and other body modifications?
What about breast enlargements/augmentations that are strictly for personal aesthetics? Tummy tucks? Nose jobs? Face lifts?
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Do you lay awake nights thinking this crap up?

Our souls are in good hands, we thank you for your concern.
 
The Bible doesn't say a lot about tattoos but the Israelite nation was forbidden to have them because they were popular among the pagan nations so it would go the same for Christians, if they want to serve Jehovah in a way He approves...

“‘You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah." Leviticus 19:28

Therefore, I appeal to you by the compassions of God, brothers, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power of reason." Romans 12:1
 
Elvira said:
The Bible doesn't say a lot about tattoos but the Israelite nation was forbidden to have them because they were popular among the pagan nations so it would go the same for Christians, if they want to serve Jehovah in a way He approves...

“‘You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah." Leviticus 19:28

Therefore, I appeal to you by the compassions of God, brothers, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power of reason." Romans 12:1
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You think blood transfusions are forbidden, so....
 
Marxistleninist said:
tattoos are a pagan thing fits right in with Christianity



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True, many so called Christian denominations have adopted pagan beliefs and rituals, but not all...some do try to serve Jehovah in spirit and in truth, staying far away from pagan influences...FWIW, Christ was not born on December 25th, that we do know, though the Bible doesn't tell us the exact date, it was probably in the autumn of the year because he was 33 1/2 years old when he died on Nisan 14, in the spring of the year...astrology is a pagan belief, so therefore true Christians should strive to avoid it in any form...the only day Christians are told to observe is Christ's death...not his birth, nor any other day...

"Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19
 
Rich2018 said:
Christianity also forbids "craven images" of god - which is a bit of a problem for Christian art.
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I believe that's "graven images", and I've never seen a picture of God.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Islam forbids the depiction of Allah.

Those bloody ISIS chaps will hack your head off for doing that.
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Actually, Islam forbids anything even remotely associated with "graven images". Just make a stick man and write the name Mohamed under it, and see how long you live. Of course the irony here is that most Islamic cities I've been to are full of pictures on billboards etc. It's tough to be strictly adherent is the modern era.
 
Elvira said:
True, many so called Christian denominations have adopted pagan beliefs and rituals, but not all...some do try to serve Jehovah in spirit and in truth, staying far away from pagan influences...FWIW, Christ was not born on December 25th, that we do know, though the Bible doesn't tell us the exact date, it was probably in the autumn of the year because he was 33 1/2 years old when he died on Nisan 14, in the spring of the year...astrology is a pagan belief, so therefore true Christians should strive to avoid it in any form...the only day Christians are told to observe is Christ's death...not his birth, nor any other day...

"Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19
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Actually, I have heard that Christ’s birth was thought to be around April sometime.
 
ataraxia said:
Actually, I have heard that Christ’s birth was thought to be around April sometime.
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I've heard that, too...but we know he was 33 1/2 years old when he died in the spring of the year...go back 33 1/2 years, you'll come up with sometime in the fall...
 
Elvira said:
I've heard that, too...but we know he was 33 1/2 years old when he died in the spring of the year...go back 33 1/2 years, you'll come up with sometime in the fall...
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Do you know that? I mean, when they said he started preaching, Luke said 'he was about 30' That makes saying he was 33 and a half years old a bit more precise than words in the gospels of Luke would entail. "About 30" could be 29. It could be 31. It could be just 30, or it could be almost 31.
 
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