Recently, I went to the Baltimore Tattoo Museum and I got to talking to a few different people about the meaning and symbolisms behind their tattoos. One of the guys I spoke to had all kinds of tattoos, but the only catch was, each of his tattoos had to do with his religious faith and beliefs.
After hearing the guy talk about how he expresses his faith got me to thinking of just how many people get tattoos to profess their religious faiths and denominations. It reminded me of how in high school one of my Jewish friends got a tattoo of a Jewish Star to symbolize how important his religion was to him, yet by Jewish standards the tattoo contradicts his religion. In the Jewish religion and like maybe some others it is against the religion to have” lasting ink or paint marks” on your body and you cannot legally be buried if you do.
Overall, whether it’s acceptable or not many believe tattoos with religious symbolisms are very meaningful and telling. Before getting one though many have to understand what that means. It is not something to be taken as lightly as just getting a flower or star tattoo. Religious symbols categorize a person to that religion and in some cases they can be offensive to others. Religious tattoos should be very thought out. These tattoos can stir up controversy because all over the world religion is a subject that not everyone agrees on and making a permanent statement on one’s body can subject people to criticism. Getting a religious tattoo is not a light decision and the people that get them are making a statement to stand by their beliefs.
