Posted by kat on July 16, 2002 at 23:53:07:
In Reply to: Re: kat encourages bill to get tats.... posted by clover on July 13, 2002 at 23:41:28:
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: : : But, Bill-I think the most difficult thing with getting a tattoo is actually deciding what you want and where. If for no other reason you should get them because you already are past that hurdle.
: : .....I see that as a story telling vehicle they can be a really great communicator. Just imagine the conversations Tim has about the 'original art' art he has on his leg! ......Some are very beautiful and have deep meaning for the owner, and I think it is a valid form of self-expression.
: : : I am still not convinced that God completely approves of them, however, and that's the main reason I wouldn't get one.
: : : Shalom
: : : -kat
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: : Kat, I think it's real cool that you can still not be entirely SURE that G-d "approves" as you say, but you still are encouraging me to go for it. This shows some kind of engagement w this life. I don't know all the answers, but dern it-- I'm going to try some things and find out what works. We'll see. Since I don't know everything about what God thinks or desires, I'm not going to be brazen, but I'm allowing myself 'leash room' for checking out some things. That's all. This also doesn't give license for me to do things that I know without a doubt to be sin. And, if I think it's likely to be sinful, then out of an educated guess I might refrain--and the key to everything is that I'm really looking for things that are good, true and beautiful! Yeah!
You know I considered getting one, I was being encouraged of course, but I just couldn't decide what or where. For me it's not something important. Now, if you have a specific idea and know exactly where it is going, then maybe it is a good thing, I don't know. It's an individual choice. I still don't think it should be done impulsively. Plus there is the pain issue, and the fact that skin is just beautiful when it's... uh, unblemished. Which brings me to Corey who happens to have great skin!
I do have peirced ears and I have also asked myself if god approves. I dont' know, I think maybe he would rather I didn't, but it's done and I hate clip-ons anyway.
I may not have any stories behind my eyeliner, but I can tell you one thing, it always wipes off!
: you all know by now that i approve of tattoos. seeing as how i started my ink before i became a christian, i never really thought about whether or not God would approve. i don't see that he would necessarily approve or disapprove tho', unless of course there was some obviously horrible message or context to it. i guess if he would disapprove the tattoos, he would also disapprove the piercings. i guess that would leave me out of luck. i think tattoos and piercings are just another form of individual expression, much like others use make-up and jewelry to accessorize. only i have stories behind my tattoos (who can say that about their eyeliner???). i wouldn't have any of them removed, tho i am having one redone. i have a moon on my hip that i got when i was too young to know better. and, its not that i don't like it, it just needs to be, well, fixed. and now i'll have more of a story for it, since jesse designed the cover up for me. as soon as i get back to work (which can't happen soon enough), i'll have money to get it done. this will make 6, and i'm already searching for a new design as well (some sort of cross is what i'm leaning towards)