Religion related tattoo question?

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So heres the deal:

I want to get tattoos at some point in my life. Not sure how many, but I am interested for sure.

On the other hand, I am a follower of god. Now, I don't follow the bible to the letter; there are too many contradictions and the fact that it was torn to pieces by the council of nicea and god knows how many translation issues make it rather stupid to take it all literally and lawfully to me. However, I do respect it in the sense that it is a good 'guide'.

Heres where my problem begins: There is a passage in the bible that states that one should not tattoo or mark their body in any way. I don't recall if it's the lord actually stating that or if it was someone else, but either way, it has held onto the back of my mind for some time.

So, I want tattoos, but I don't want to do serious disrespect to the wishes of my creator at the same time. What do? Or thoughts?
Having done a little quick research it rather intrigues me how many christians don't think much of it at all, so that is one thing to consider.

Now, another thought along with this is that I've considered Henna, which is temporary and good for ones skin. I could change the design any time and have designs I like redone regularly. My issue though is that it takes exposure to sun (when first applied) to make the image work. While if done properly I'd only do that for a period of maybe 30 minutes in direct sunlight every few weeks, I consider skin cancer and other conditions related to that...Any thoughts on that too?
 
You've got some good thoughts. Jews (religious ones) do not get tattooed since God instructed us through His prophet Moses: "Do not cut your bodies… or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:28., as you already pointed out. But you mentioned contradictions....yes there are those too. However, if you look at the Bible as an instruction manual on how to live a safe and happy life, so to speak, one thing will be clear pretty quickly. God wants to keep his people safe and free from harm. God forbade tattoos because they were not and are not safe. The whole concept of tattooing, the way these hideous cartoons are inked into the flesh of people through bloodletting and pain; to me they are a dark and evil art. Tattoos are closely linked to other forms of self harm, like cutting, piercing, drug use, etc.; they are hand-in-glove with these destructive behaviors. I don’t like the way evil people encourage our vulnerable children to get tattooed, so they can make money off of them. They do not care that they are causing harm. And yet, these evil ones, these tattoo predators, are even admired by their deceived victims. Young people are fooled into wanting tattoos by degenerate Hollywood and the media. Kids think tattoos are cool and cutting edge, but over time, they wind up hating their tattoos. Far worse, they wind up hating themselves. I don’t like that parents and older people are so afraid of being disliked that they say nothing against tattoos, even though they know better. Worse, some completely abandon their responsibility to provide sound guidance and even encourage the young ones to get tattooed. . As far as tattoos being “art”, that is garbage. A tattoo is NOT "a work of art". The human body is not a canvas and the abusers and mutilators who desecrate it are not artists. Most of their so called "art" is little better than comic book drawings. The majority of western people get tattooed when young and their decision making process is not yet matured. They need to be very careful in making important, permanent decisions. The reasons young people get tattooed are not mature (i.e. they want people to notice them, they want to pretentiously “honor” someone in a way that will attract notice, they want to pretentiously present some “deep” quotation on their skin in the hope that people will think they too are “deep”, they are rebelling against their parents or society, they are conforming to what they think are social norms, they are unable to see ahead and view the negative results of their actions, et . More and more young people are buying into this Hollywood lie that tattoos are a cutting edge way to “express” yourself. But that is so not true. You should express yourself with your words and actions, not by inking graffiti onto your living flesh. I oppose the many predators and enablers here, who encourage young people to abandon decency and live self indulgent and destructive lives. Know there is no such thing as a tattoo "artist"--there are only tattoo predators who seek to hurt you and take your money. The tattoo industry is full of abuse and negligence. Tattoo removal is a growth industry. Tattoo lawsuits are soaring due to the harm caused by the tattoo predators who abuse the young people who mistakenly trust them. If you were tattooed as a minor or while intoxicated, take the tattoo parlor and the tattoo predator who ruined your body to court. Make them pay for what they have done to you. God bless you. Young people-- stay in school, do your best there, avoid drinking, drugs, tattoos and piercings, and avoid those who have them. Go to college, study science, mathematics, or business, and avoid liberal arts, unless you are wealthy and do not have to support yourself and your family.
 
Well, my mom is a Christian and she has millions of tattoos, but you can if you want to, remember, we all make mistakes, and you can always pray for forgiveness :)

God Bless! :)
~Ivy
 
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