Posted on 12/01/2002 1:24:01 PM PST by vannrox
So, what is your take on circumcision? What about women cutting their hair or wearing make-up and jewelry? Do any women in your life have their ears pierced? How about you, do you have your ears pierced?
I'd like to know too. Perhaps our Holier-than-thou freepers can let us know.
Being a former Fundamentalist, I did some research on this before I got my tattoo about 5 years ago. The only thing I could find in the Bible is an Old Testament passage about God's people being prohibited from "making marks on one's body in rememberance of the dead" (not exact wording, but as close as I recall). A few months later, I read that early (1st/2nd century) Christians tattooed Crosses on the insides of their forearms as a sign of Faith. Days later, I was in the chair, getting inked. It's a tribal style eagle with a "USA" tribal band that wraps half-way around my upper right arm.
My family and I are currently converting to the Catholic Faith and we're attending Catechism classes. As far as I know, the traditional Church takes no stand on this issue, but I will find out the specifics before I get inked again.
CWRWinger - I hope you're joking!
What "ideals" are those?
Suppressing the individual to please the wannabe theocrats?
Look, I'm pro-South, pro-life and pro-religion all the way, but what these idiot SC legislators are doing is the exact reason that our Founders were against State-sponsored religion.
You've been around FR long enough to know it's rude to stray from the subject of a thread. Why don't you start a thread on each of the above idle musings.
You are not a sincere seeker of the truth.
From the article:
Knotts bases his opposition to tattooing on what he claims is a biblical mandate against marking the body. "It's spelled out very vividly in the Bible that tattooing is taboo" Knotts has said. "I am opposed to it and it ain't gonna pass. I'll do whatever I got to do to stop it. "
From the article:
It is ridiculous to think that you can pierce any imaginable body part and ride your motorcycle without a he lmet but you cannot adorn yourself with a tattoo in S. Carolina.
From your reply:
Tattooing is a pagan, heathen practice. I wish to preserve a Christian-as-possible culture.
I believe my question still applies - what is your stand on the items I mentioned?
Getting a tattoo is a persnonal matter that is no concern of government. For myself, I'd never do it.
"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord."
Leviticus 19:28
You're wrong...
I suggest you get with your local spiritual consultant and get your answers. Or why not email Jake Knotts at "JMK@scstatehouse.net" and ask him.
Thank you, again, Senator Knotts.
This gentleman has made positive contributions to SC in many ways.
Well that's not entirely true now is it? The introduction of a required religion was limited of course at the federal level, but as evidenced by several of the states establishing official churches (off the top of my head Massachusetts' Congregational church and South Carolina's proclamation that Christian Protestant was the official religion in that state) in the decades after 1789 and their separate state constitutions requiring belief in God (Almighty God in some cases insinuating a Judeo-Christian God) before holding office
No.
Why don't you have a cow over South Carolina's Blue Laws? You seem to be in the mood.
Put up your Christmas tree yet??
Thank you for your comments. With real men like Jake Knotts, Danny Verdin and others, we'll be able to hold the line.
I wish I could say, "Turn things around", also.
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