Local church hosting a tattoo party
By soooobored
@soooobored (1184)
United States
September 27, 2008 9:27pm CST
I read an article this morning that tomorrow a Christian church is hosting a tattoo party in Fairless Hills, PA. I don't know if this is interesting to anybody else, I think its really neat!
There are obviously people who oppose this, pointing to comments in the bible opposing body art. The young pastor counters by pointing out there are comments in the bible opposing hair cuts.
I rather enjoy this idea, I think any way to reach out to young adults should be explored.
What does everyone else think about it?
1 response
@headhunter525 (3548)
• India
6 Oct 08
I won't encourage tattoos, but I have not read anywhere in the Bible hair cut is opposed. My hesitation for tattoo is that it's to damage, so to speak, the body deliberately. Painting, I can agree... but tattooing is difficult to justify. There is a passage in Old Testament that forbids tattooing, but for Christians moral matters are interpreted in the light of the New Testament. So won't take OT's law at face value!
@soooobored (1184)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I agree with you about tattoos damaging the body... I am currently considering one, been considering the same tattoo for over a year now, and I'm still not committed enough to get it done!
I don't know a lot about the bible, but I am pretty sure I agree with you here... it seems that there are a lot of rules in the Bible that are pretty much considered outdated. And I would think that encouraging youth to spend more time in church is such a good thing, that it would outweigh any karmic debt accrued by facilitating these same young people in getting tattoos!
