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Originally Posted by Margies3
RevRandy, I'm not in favor of tattoos and certainly would never have one myself. But I can't agree with you that they are more about sex than anything else. I've seen far more tattoos that have absolutely nothing to do with sex and are either not on parts of the body that would even be remotely considered "sexual" (ankles!!) or else they are on body parts that are completely hidden away. Ok, those might be sexual, but be real - if you've got a tattoo on your rump and someone is seeing it, it is probably because............. well, you know!
I think they are most often just a way of young people saying, "Look at me. I'm independent. I'm doing something that the older generation will not like". Good grief! We all did things like that when we were younger. In my days, getting your ears pierced (with ONE hole!) made that same kind of statement. So we all did it. It's part of the separation phase that all human beings go through.
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Yep. I think Margie nailed it. Furthermore;
tatoos are rapidly becoming the norm, not the exception.
If the church chooses to look upon it as evil personified; we are going to make it very hard for the next generation to feel comfortable coming to our churches with bodies that bear tatoos that cannot be easily or painlessly removed.
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