I am a
Christian with a tatoo (A climbing rose that is there to remind me
to
always reach higher). I
personally do not feel that my body art is an act of
disrespect for my
temple.
I found this little bit of info (and opinion) interesting.
I
have copied the link at the bottom.
Michele
C.
(Leviticus)
Verse 19: "Do not plant your field with two
kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material."
Verse
26: "Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it."
Verse 27: "Do not cut
the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard."
Verse 28: "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on
yourselves. I am the Lord."
"...we need to carefully analyze what
the theme of the Bible is, and realize what it means for us today. Tattoos and
piercings in those days were extremely dangerous and could result in injury,
disease, or death. Even today, people who are not careful are damaged when
these procedures are not performed carefully. The verse also is referring
to a pagan ritual of putting tattoo marks on oneself for the dead, in order to
protect oneself from the spirit world."