[lil fu fu girl]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

I always felt that way too until I saw a church with a youth room in it that was spray painted in beatiful graffit style walls all about Christ of course...so maybe you can graffit in God's house

my biggest God thing about tattoos is where it says to not mark your body with the dead. that's a direct way to say do not remember the dead in tattoos. hence my reasons for not having them right now.

Passage Leviticus 19:28:

28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

I have heard many people quote this passage in reference to tatoos. However, from my studies I believe that another interpretation for this passage is also appropriate.
In biblical times when people died, the family that remained would slice their arms and forearms, and then rub the ash from their recently cremated loved one into these cuts; the permanent marks remaining were then referred to as "death marks". This was not only permanent, but this "death mark" was a reminder of the current religious- non-belief in any form of afterlife; which happens to be the cornerstone of Catholicism and Christianity. So by eliminating the death mark, it was a sign that you were a true believer in Christianity and the afterlife with God; as no one truly dies because their soul is eternal.
Just thought that it was another interesting interpretation.