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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:52 pm

Lazarus The Resurected

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I don't think tattoos are actually a sin. They are mentioned in relation to idol-worshipers though, so I guess it's best to look at what your reason for getting a tattoo is, where your heart is and all that.

As cuppin cakes mentioned, the Bible does say to NOT get a tattoo in memory of a dead relative. That makes me sad because I wanted an anchor on my arm for my grandpa who was in the navy, but that verse is pretty clear about the subject

I've always wanted one, but I haven't yet thought of something I'd really want on my skin for the rest of my life.

I think the thing with old testament and eating pork and all those old laws is, well, we're gentiles. In reality, they are finding more and more that pork is bad for you, no matter what part of the pig it is.
I think God knows which animals are better for you, since he created them.
But I can't give up bacon.

I still struggle with what part of the old testament is still meant for us.

there was a very specific practice of tattooing for the dead that was a pretty religious thing for some tribe or other. seeing as how that's gone i'd say go for the anchor. I've got a tatt for a dead friend. the thing about pork is mostly in there with the diseases you can get from not cooking it properly i mean it's hard for a religion to continue if they all die from fod poisoning.

lol, yup

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:22 pm

I personally don't believe they're a sin, but what can be a sin is what you're getting tattooed on your body. something harmless, like flowers, or something Christian, like a crucifix, is a good thing. and i can't wait to get one!

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WhiteyHimself

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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:13 am

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Actually in that verse it specifically says not to "mark your body in honor of the dead." Not to mention the general argument that it's in the old testament... I don't really know if that matters or not. stare

But yeah, I want little angel wings on my shoulder blades. xd And since my dad has 2 tattoos... it doesn't really matter to my parents. sweatdrop

Nowadays when people see that, they think "Oh, don't get a tattoo, gotcha."

When in reality, at that point in time they were settling into a new land, where pagans abounded. And what that was referring to is that when someone close to one of the pagans died, they would cut themselves with sharp rocks and things of that nature, and THAT is what that verse is referring to.

Much like how in the Bible it says not to cut your hair or beard. You could take that a face value, or you could look into it and see that it was once again, referring to the pagan tradition of shaping their hair and beards to look like the astral bodies.

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:41 pm

Yeah, I found that out later. (the whole pagan thing) But that's the bloody verse that all the uber-conservitives use against the teens at my school, so now at least we got 2 advantages, right? sweatdrop

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Lazarus The Resurected

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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:26 pm

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Yeah, I found that out later. (the whole pagan thing) But that's the bloody verse that all the uber-conservitives use against the teens at my school, so now at least we got 2 advantages, right? sweatdrop

Uber conservatives will always find a way to diss on goths no matter what, and they will NOT hear anything in argument, one of the reasons i hate them so much.

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