Tattoo Disclaimer Forms
Tattoo Disclaimer Forms
Disclaimer: Non-malicious question ahead?
I just read an article on tattoos posted on the Jehovah's Witness website watchtower.org. I have tattoos, my arms being the most visible of all of my work. As I read the article, I was surprised to see that the tone of th article isn't so much that tattoos are bad, they are just bad to Jehovah's Witnesses. A few claims are validated with some form of citation (i.e., it's common reference to Teen Magazine), but most, like the last comment, are not cited with any verifiable source: "In time, many regret getting a tattoo."
Now the questions:
1. Is there any shred of truth to this OUTSIDE of the apparently judgmental sect of Jehovah's Witnesses?
2. Other than controlling people, what good does demonizing tattoos or other forms of body modification lead to?
(Here is the URL of the article, for your review: http://watchtower.org/e/20030922a/article_01.htm)
As a Jehovah's Witnesses, I would not get a tattoo. Mostly because they are usually associated with a rebellious attitude.
Honestly, when you see someone with a tattoo, is your first thought that they are a devout Christian? I don't mean any disrespect to you, since you have tattoos. I have brothers, nieces (not Jehovah's Witnesses) that have tattoos.
That is not to say that there are some Jehovah's Witnesses that have tattoos, many had them before they became Witnesses.
They usually have them covered up if possible.
Tattoos have become popular with the young and that is why there was the article about. What would be the reason someone would want to get a tattoo?
Leviticus 19: 28 "And you must not make cuts in your flesh for a deceased soul, and you must not put tattoo marking upon yourselves. I am Jehovah."
Although, this was given to the Israelites, the principle would still apply to Christians today. We also want to be modest at all times not drawing attention to ourselves. Another way to be "no part of the world".
Yes, this article was for Jehovah's Witnesses as a whole, but if someone else is thinking of getting a tattoo, there are things that they may want to consider.
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