Posted on 11/01/2013 8:21:51 AM PDT by DouglasKC
Love that my Jewish children can’t go out and tattoo up, but why didn’t Gd put in something against piercings??
I think this is a weak excuse to act as the pagans act, or stems from the self conscious fear of being separate and different.
Went to a music fest over the summer and I could not believe the number of people young and middle-aged, men and women, with tattoos. I was stunned. How are we any different? Why do we yearn to resemble non-Christians.
I came away from that music fest sad for what might be emblematic of the church today.
I believe when preaching to the Gentiles, St. Paul said it was not mandatory for them to comply certain Jewish customs relating to dietary laws and circumcision. That said, however, I don’t think it means we should dismiss the Old Testament in its entirety. There is still good advice to be found there IMHO.
No... way. You have got to be kidding me. IMO, that is absolutely iconic of today’s culture.
There’s a tattoo parlor not from here. Though I can’t call business brisk when I drive by, there are certainly a number of people who work there. It’s not tucked away on some city street but is a fairly nice building by a lake. I’ve often wondered how they operate. To me, the tattoo fad has probably run its course though of course, the business will continue.
Before going to bed each night, the Boogie man asks his mom to check the closet for U.S. Marines.
“Why are people always judging me? Never giving me a chance? Never seeing the real person?”
We do not judge the Christianity of someone by their outsides. I thought a Christian might recognize that thought.
I guess I wasn’t entirely clear. You don’t know if that young man with the tattoo was saved last night by Christ or last year. You don’t know if that grandma with saggy boobs and the saggy heart tattooed on them is not a saved sinner just like me. Of course I am judged all the time by my appearance - but you can’t see my heart. I’m glad Jesus does.
Oh, and BTW I don’t have a tattoo, I just have long waist-length curly gray hair. It happens to be what God gave me and I wear it proudly, but some of the more ‘worldy’ among us just can’t help themselves. They think it is more “Christlike” that I cut, curl, and dye my hair - it is more culturally acceptable.
epidurals are given where?
Are you talking tramp stamps?
Uh, 'stigma' is Greek. Seems the author isn't all that bright.
When I see someone with tats all over them I read that as them saying “I am a real loser, look at me, look at me now!”
The generalization is correct, people’s respect for a person, especially a male, drops when they see him anchored by a old timey cigarette addiction.
It is especially noticeable if one lives in an upscale region like the Southern California coast where smoking is pretty rare, and then visits an area of low education.
Today, smoking is a habit that the poor and uneducated practice because they can’t help themselves, smoking is rare among the educated.
No, you were not clear. Your post was a blanket statement rejecting judging others by their appearance. That, of course, is foolhardy, and it piqued me to reply.
But now that you've elaborated, I find myself in complete agreement with you.
Thanks for your post (but I always knew what you meant). ;^}
That is one of the stupidest remarks I have ever seen.
BTW, the upscale region of SC is bankrupt.
” Plus I see these giant, young fat chicks covering themselves with them.
Have they just given up? Accepted that obesity is their destiny? Never plan to try to be healthier or more attractive?”
Read this post earlier, I can’t help but observe what would happen to the tattoos if say an obese female, let’s say 250, 300 pounds, with lots of tattoos lost pounds and came down to a more manageable weight, say in the neighborhood of 150 pounds. It’s probably happened.
Your outside is what you choose to broadcast about your inside.
If you have F### ME DOGGIE STYLE across your back (yes, I have seen that one), I suspect you do not share my values.
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