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Poll re. good tattoo artist career for a Christian woman

Tattoo artist: good career for a Christian woman

  • Yes, I agree, it can often/sometimes be good

    Votes: 11 57.9%

  • No, I disagree; always, nearly always a bad idea

    Votes: 5 26.3%

  • Not sure

    Votes: 3 15.8%

  • Prefer not to say

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Gender aside should Christians work in casinos? or bars, clubs, or strip clubs? Should Christians be drug dealers?

I personally don't ever think God would want me to get a tattoo for any reason. He created me the way I am and HE deemed I am Good enough. Why go spending a lot of money to change how God made me?

as far as the "I got a tattoo so that I can witness" argument I believe that is falling on the ends justify the means argument which I don't believe is right either. If you want to stand out then wear Christian t shirts

As far as the thread goes, I dont believe a Christian should encourage others or work to apply tattoes.

If said Christian has such artistic talent God could certainly use those gifts elsewhere






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Titusdrake said:
Gender aside should Christians work in casinos? or bars, clubs, or strip clubs? Should Christians be drug dealers?

I personally don't ever think God would want me to get a tattoo for any reason. He created me the way I am and HE deemed I am Good enough. Why go spending a lot of money to change how God made me?

as far as the "I got a tattoo so that I can witness" argument I believe that is falling on the ends justify the means argument which I don't believe is right either. If you want to stand out then wear Christian t shirts

As far as the thread goes, I dont believe a Christian should encourage others or work to apply tattoes.

If said Christian has such artistic talent God could certainly use those gifts elsewhere






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Titusdrake:

Well you are entitled to your impressions.

But I don't personally think that, for example, a pastor's daughter with a Bible reference design on her wrist can be equated with topless bars or gambling. Some Godly Christian women who post here have or are considering faith based designs. Maybe you didn't realize this. I really would not link them with strip clubs and the like. It's inaccurate, to say the least and it would frankly be bordering on the rude, but maybe you didn't realize.

If you think so, well, this is for you.

But a lot of Christians simply don't think that way, and indeed have proved that a faith related design is a very effective way of talking with people.
 
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farouk said:
Titusdrake:

Well you are entitled to your impressions.

But I don't personally think that, for example, a pastor's daughter with a Bible reference design on her wrist can be equated with topless bars or gambling. Some Godly Christian women who post here have or are considering faith based designs. Maybe you didn't realize this. I really would not link them with strip clubs and the like. It's inaccurate, to say the least and it would frankly be bordering on the rude, but maybe you didn't realize.

If you think so, well, this is for you.

But a lot of Christians simply don't think that way, and indeed have proved that a faith related design is a very effective way of talking with people.
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I view tattoo parlors the same as a casino or bar. Im sorry. I dont believe "faith based tatooes" is a good idea, or a way in which God would have us witness. Thats how I was raised and thats what I believe.

Rude or not thats how I feel..i apologize if I hurt feelings.

I am tolerant of others beliefs and feelings, but that doesnt mean I accept them. Im not going to treat a Christian woman any differently wether she has a tattoo or not. For sake of "should they or should they not" as far as tattooes, I believe they should not



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Titusdrake said:
I view tattoo parlors the same as a casino or bar. Im sorry. I dont believe "faith based tatooes" is a good idea, or a way in which God would have us witness. Thats how I was raised and thats what I believe.

Rude or not thats how I feel..i apologize if I hurt feelings.

I am tolerant of others beliefs and feelings, but that doesnt mean I accept them. Im not going to treat a Christian woman any differently wether she has a tattoo or not. For sake of "should they or should they not" as far as tattooes, I believe they should not



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Titusdrake:

Well, I see. Your are entitled to your impressions, of course, and I see that this time you didn't actually mention strip clubs as equating a Godly woman with a faith based design; this time you merely said bars.

But please understand that Godly women (among whom many have or are considering a faith based design for themselves) may feel diminished if you equate them with exposure activity at bars frequented by lewd men.
 
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Farouk, this seems to be something personal for you or people close to you. I will cease posting in this thread because I am certainly not building anyone up with my words here.

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Titusdrake said:
Farouk, this seems to be something personal for you or people close to you. I will cease posting in this thread because I am certainly not building anyone up with my words here.

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Titusdrake:

Personal, no; but the point doesn't seem to have got across fully to you yet about not demeaning Godly women with equating references to lewd activity, because to make it merely personal to me is to trivialize it; so the failure to get the point across is mine.

Blessings.
 
one truth said:
Yes, he has a cross on his arm (in a spot easy to cover) and the design was taken from a necklace of his mother's who passed about 8 years ago. I find that for him not only is it about his faith, but it's also a tribute to his mother.
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Hannah:

Yes, the arm is a good placement for a first tatt that is intended for witness stimulating conversation purposes, isn't it?

Like, it can be easily covered if necessary, but also it can be easily displayed. Once people have decided to have it done, it's an almost ideal placement to do it, really.

Blessings.
 
farouk said:
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Hannah:

Yes, the arm is a good placement for a first tatt that is intended for witness stimulating conversation purposes, isn't it?

Like, it can be easily covered if necessary, but also it can be easily displayed. Once people have decided to have it done, it's an almost ideal placement to do it, really.

Blessings.
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I think it is a good place for a tatt. Part of the reason I got mine there is because I can cover it pretty easily. I was working at restaurant and they didn't mind me having it as long as my sleeve was over it.
 
one truth said:
I think it is a good place for a tatt. Part of the reason I got mine there is because I can cover it pretty easily. I was working at restaurant and they didn't mind me having it as long as my sleeve was over it.
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Hannah:

Yes, I think you're absolutely right (especially for a faith based one). It's very good there. If it's a smaller design, it shouldn't be at all problematic on the arm. If it's a bit larger, then sometimes work/covering constraints also more or less make a half-sleeve more preferable than a full-sleeve, but employers are rapidly getting more tolerant, I think, in some types of employment.

(Some restaurant owners don't seem to mind arm tatts at all.)

Blessings.
 
PS: Oh Hannah I can see that you've just now this moment changed your avatar to show your arm tattoo.

Now it's clear why you said you don't regret it at all: it's an excellent piece of work. And clearly you've been a confident woman who went big and bold for the first tatt: it's almost a half-sleeve, isn't it.

Many, many congratulations, anyway. (And I reckon it's easy for you to talk to people about the Lord, now, even more than before.)

How encouraging and uplifting for you!

Blessings.
 
farouk said:
PS: Oh Hannah I can see that you've just now this moment changed your avatar to show your arm tattoo.

Now it's clear why you said you don't regret it at all: it's an excellent piece of work. And clearly you've been a confident woman who went big and bold for the first tatt: it's almost a half-sleeve, isn't it.

Many, many congratulations, anyway. (And I reckon it's easy for you to talk to people about the Lord, now, even more than before.)

How encouraging and uplifting for you!

Blessings.
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I figured I might as well make that my avatar picture. ;)
Thank you. I quite like it. :) Yes it is pretty big, but a normal sleeve covers it nicely. I guess I don't really see the point in a small tattoo. Gotta make sure people can read it!
 
one truth said:
I figured I might as well make that my avatar picture. ;)
Thank you. I quite like it. :) Yes it is pretty big, but a normal sleeve covers it nicely. I guess I don't really see the point in a small tattoo. Gotta make sure people can read it!
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Hannah:

Yes, well if you have the confidence and possibility of going big, then go for it, yes; and from a witness point of view it's eminently readable in its Gothic, or more technically, Old English, script.

From this picture it's already clear why you feel motivated to be planning more tattoos, and you probably won't be satisfied with just a teeny design, either.

(From the angle of the photo it's either left inner arm or right outer; I wasn't sure, but probably left inner?)

Blessings.
 
farouk said:
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"The area in which I live, >16000 people, has five tattoo shops. Of the five, three are owned by women, of those three, two are owned and operated by Christians. So the thought of Christian women with tattoos is just how it is. My wife is no longer intimidated by the whole dark alley tat shop scene. When the artist is a Christian woman, it makes it more accessible for other Christian women. ..
My wife had tatts before Christ.. She states that she prefers the idea of an artist with a set of morals similar to our own. We are friends with two female tattoo artists .. For my wife it seems to come down to the money, she may get more later, as the finances become available."


Personally it seems that mygraine's comments make a lot of sense.

It seems to me that it can be a suitable rôle for Christian woman, particularly an older Christian woman, because older Christian women can often both put people at ease with a gentle selflessness acquired over decades and can also speak effectively with a quiet and authoritative frankness about designs, things to look for and things to avoid. Including about faith related designs, of course.

Any thoughts?
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Have you ever considered that this practice has pagan and satanic roots.
The bible talks about Christian women teaching the younger women to love their husbands. Is the life of older Christian women so dull that they cannot find any other meaningful employment. I believe that a tatoo shop is something that Christians should not be involved in. When people want tatoos on their private parts, what should the Christian woman do then. I think the whole idea is obnoxious. I personally do not even like the idea of a massage parlour. I guess it is a personal thing, I am not that touchy type. Hugging is something that I personally do not like doing to people unless they are my children.
 
abide said:
Have you ever considered that this practice has pagan and satanic roots.
The bible talks about Christian women teaching the younger women to love their husbands. Is the life of older Christian women so dull that they cannot find any other meaningful employment. I believe that a tatoo shop is something that Christians should not be involved in. When people want tatoos on their private parts, what should the Christian woman do then. I think the whole idea is obnoxious. I personally do not even like the idea of a massage parlour. I guess it is a personal thing, I am not that touchy type. Hugging is something that I personally do not like doing to people unless they are my children.
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abide:

Thank-you for your post.

Some of your post deals with wider issues of personal preference. But on the tattoos, maybe you are thinking of Leviticus 19? where it talks of cutting 'for the dead' (pagan funeral rites) and where it also says about men not trimming their beards. Some people would say that when the many Christians who get, e.g., a Bible ref. done, it has nothing to do with pagan funeral rites, and it's also very effective in starting witness conversations.

Blessings.
 
handy said:
If she has "Jesus is Love" tatted on her wrist, it will call attention to her wrist. It's much more akin to having a WWJD bracelet. I don't see anything wrong with a woman wearing a bracelet, either a removable one or an inked one.
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handy:

Well, this makes sense, yes (as do so many of your posts).

And I guess it could be said too that the person doing the inking is providing a worthwhile service, too.

Blessings.
 
for_his_glory said:
The gender aspect should be the same for a women or a man, but since you did say a women then I would have no problem with that of a women owning her own parlor, but needs to be discreet.
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for his glory:

Yes, well it is reckoned that 60% of parlor clients in North America are women. It's something that many Christians, men AND women, have done. And so there's definitely a lot of scope for Christians, men and women, who are seeking to establish a practice as an artist (like you say, on an equal gender basis).
 
"The reasons why puncturing the skin should be regarded with some degree of awe are not far to seek, for in the first place, there is the drawing of blood, which to the savage world over is full of significance as a rejuvenating and immortalizing factor. There is in addition to the opening of numerous inlets for evil to enter. . ."
(Hambly Wilfrid D. 1925. The History of Tattooing and its Significance, p. 233, cited in Gilbert, Steve, Tattoo History: A Source Book, p. 162)

And the bible reeference would be Lev 19;28 and

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
1 Corinthians 10:21
 
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joethemechanic said:
"The reasons why puncturing the skin should be regarded with some degree of awe are not far to seek, for in the first place, there is the drawing of blood, which to the savage world over is full of significance as a rejuvenating and immortalizing factor. There is in addition to the opening of numerous inlets for evil to enter. . ."
(Hambly Wilfrid D. 1925. The History of Tattooing and its Significance, p. 233, cited in Gilbert, Steve, Tattoo History: A Source Book, p. 162)

And the bible reeference would be Lev 19;28 and

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
1 Corinthians 10:21
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Joe:

Okay, ty for your input and response.

Certainly I agree that some people might engage in vampire /werewolf -type ceremonies which sound ghastly.

But the mere fact of a needle being used doesn't turn everyone into vampire / werewolf. I go to a medical lab very often and they take out a lot of blood. (JWs might even want me to stop doing this, I know.) But it's done with a positive and wholesome purpose.

Some people might also say of a faith related tattoo design that its intent is a positive and wholesome purpose.

Re. the Leviticus 19 passage, the context is cutting 'for the dead', (i.e., pagan funeral rites).

Are you seriously suggesting that 1 Corinthians 10.21 refers directly to tattoos, or that someone with a tattoo cannot be in communion with the Lord?

(Thanks for your response, anyway; I asked for it, and you have kindly given it.)

Blessings.
 
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