Too bad it also translates as "pig $h!t". ;)

If I ever get a tattoo, it will be a bar code with date of birth, name, social security number, blood type, etc.

Would be helpful in case of a medical emergency and/or Armageddon events.

Best,

Kurt :D

Not a day goes by that I don't dare my kids to get a tattoo

LOL! Good thing there's only about 2,000 people in the world that'd understand it.

If you aren't just yanking our chains, then the only obvious tatoo for you is "666" across your forehead.

Please send in pics if you're man enough. :D

Didn't you hear? The number 666 was probably a mistranslation from the original. I forgot what the right number is supposed to be, but the original text and language are so archaic that it's tough to translate into today's literal English. So the real mark of the beast is probably some three digit number like 615. Maybe it's an area code. What is Washington DC's code?. Maybe Langley Va's?

Nope, it's quite clear.

hmm.. most people I know with tats have crucifixes or representations of Jesus or God.

Seems that an omnipetent being would have an appreciation for cool ink.

Quote: "....here are basically two kinds of people who get tattoos..."
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Third type: drunken military types!

As a parent I have a responsibility to raise my children. That means guiding and protecting them and keeping them from doing things that will hurt them or things they will regret later in life before they are old enough to use rational and reasonable judgment and decide for themselves. I am responsible for them and their actions until they become adults. that's a responsibility I do not take lightly.

IMO a parent that allows his or her young children to get a tattoo is irresponsible and lacks good judgment. Why would I allow my children to mark themselves forever with something that more often than not carries a stigma of trouble-makers, rebellious anti-social misfits, or impulsive follow the crowd types?
Same as if I don't want my son wearing his shorts down around his knees or his ball cap sideways. I've raised him to not be a street hood or a gangster, why would I allow him to dress like one?

I know you used the winky emoticon suggesting you were joking, but I also think there was something behind the statement. If that is the case you have no room to judge my parenting.

You sure it's not "915" for the transmission of the same designation? Straight from the lowest pit of hell, I swear they are.

For someone who believes the bible is God's word, I have to disagree with you on that one.
I also don't share your opinion that a tattoo is cool.

No tats for me. I've seen some neat ones, I've just never had the desire. Just like when I was a teen and ear rings were the latest hot fad. I considered getting an ear ring several times, but always decided I just wasn't that interested.

And you think that is something to be proud of?

I suppose you don't agree with these folks, then...

http://www.religioustattoos.net/

Do a search on "Christian tattoo" and see what comes up...

I get your point, although I find it funny that in the same sentence you single out "rebellious anti-social misfits" and "impulsive follow the crowd types". Aren't those polar opposites? It seems by your own statement you're saying that a tattoo can represent pretty much anything to any particular person, which invalidates your reasons for opposing them. It's like any other piece of art.

Of course you can simply say, "they're my kids and they do what I say until they're 18", which is perfectly acceptable too. I just find the contradictory message in your statement a little odd.

Sammy, which of these in Leviticus do you follow/not follow?

9:1 God spoke to Moses, telling him to

19:2 speak to the entire Israelite community and say to them: You must be holy, since I am God your Lord [and] I am holy.

19:3 Every person must respect his mother and father, and keep My Sabbaths. I am God your Lord.

19:4 Do not turn aside to false gods, and do not make yourselves gods out of cast metal. I am God your Lord.

19:5 When you offer a peace sacrifice to God, you shall do so of your own free will.

19:6 You can eat it on the day you sacrifice it and on the next day, but anything left over until the third day must be burned in fire.

19:7 If one [even plans to] eat it on the third day, it is considered putrid and it is not acceptable.

19:8 If one [then] eats it, he has desecrated that which is holy to God, and he shall bear his guilt. Such a person shall be cut off [spiritually] from his people.

19:9 When you reap your land's harvest, do not completely harvest the ends of your fields. [Also] do not pick up individual stalks [that have fallen].

19:10 [Furthermore,] do not pick the incompletely formed grape clusters in your vineyards. [Also] do not pick up individual [fallen grapes] in your vineyards. [All the above] must be left for the poor and the stranger. I am God your Lord.

19:11 Do not steal.

Do not deny [a rightful claim].

Do not lie to one another.

19:12 Do not swear falsely by My name; [if you do so], you will be desecrating your God's name. I am God.

19:13 Do not [unjustly] withhold that which is due your neighbor.

Do not let a worker's wages remain with you overnight until morning.

19:14 Do not curse [even] the deaf.

Do not place a stumbling block before the [morally] blind. You must fear your God. I am God.

19:15 Do not pervert justice. Do not give special consideration to the poor nor show respect to the great. Judge your people fairly.

19:16 Do not go around as a gossiper among your people.

Do not stand still when your neighbor's life is in danger. I am God.

19:17 Do not hate your brother in your heart.

You must admonish your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
19:18 Do not take revenge nor bear a grudge against the children of your people.

You must love your neighbor as [you love] yourself. I am God.

19:19 Keep My decrees:
Do not crossbreed your livestock with other species.
Do not plant your field with different species of seeds.
Do not wear a garment that contains a forbidden mixture of fabrics.

19:20 If a man lies carnally with a slave woman who is half married to [another] man, and she has not been redeemed or given her freedom, she must be physically punished. However, since she has not been freed, [the two] shall not be put to death.

19:21 [The man] must bring his guilt offering to God, to the Communion Tent entrance. It shall be a ram for a guilt offering.

19:22 The priest shall make atonement for him before God with the guilt offering ram, for the sin that he committed. He will thus gain forgiveness for his sin.

Forbidden Practices
19:23 When you come to the [promised] land and plant any tree bearing edible [fruit], you must avoid its fruit as a forbidden growth. For three years [the fruit] shall be a forbidden growth, and it may not be eaten.
19:24 Then, in the fourth year, all [the tree's] fruit shall be holy, and it shall be something for which God is praised.
19:25 In the fifth year, you may eat its fruit and thus increase your crops. I am God your Lord.
19:26 Do not eat on blood.
Do not act on the basis of omens.
Do not act on the basis of auspicious times.

19:27 Do not cut off the hair on the sides of your head.
Do not shave off the edges of your beard.

19:28 Do not make gashes in your skin for the dead.
Do not make any tattoo marks on your skin. I am God.

19:29 Do not defile your daughter with premarital sex. You will then not make the land sexually immoral, and the land [will not] be filled with perversion.

19:30 Keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary. I am God.

19:31 Do not turn to mediums, nor seek out oracles, so as to defile yourselves through them. I am God your Lord.

19:32 Stand up before a white head, and give respect to the old. You shall thus fear your God. I am God.

19:33 When a proselyte comes to live in your land, do not hurt his feelings.

19:34 The foreigner who becomes a proselyte must be exactly like one who is native born among you. You shall love him as [you love] yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am God your Lord.

19:35 Do not falsify measurements, whether in length, weight or volume.

19:36 You must have an honest balance, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.

I am God your Lord who took you out of Egypt.

19:37 Safeguard My decrees and all My laws, and keep them. I am God.

You Are correct. If they want to get tattoos it's their business, but they can't say that it's OK with their Christian beliefs. it is not.

I suppose you'll just have to "agree to disagree" with them then as they obviously do not see things your way. You must be correct, after all. :rolleyes:

Yes, the Lord looks at the outside, not what is in the heart.

Look at this video. I see tattoos, funny haircuts, earrings, bad taste in clothing etc. What a bunch of lost souls.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kw2OrnluhVI