God, the exterior decorator.

[InsanityInc]

I'm pagan, and an extremly "ex" boyfriend of mine was a lip-service Christian. He would be pious only when he wanted to put me down. We really got into it when he told me that according to the bible that the man was supposed to make the decisions in a relationship.
To the best of my knowledge the only commandment he hasn't broken is the one about murder, and if the knife had been a quarter inch closer in, that one would've been busted as well.

[uknz76]

I have sadly seen these same people face down others on things such as gaming, tattoos, atheism, agnosticism, etc

I am in so much trouble then. I am a tattood atheist who worked in casinos for 8 years.

[Zell]

OWNED

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[rerant]

My response would have been, "I don't believe in your god, and mine seems to think tattoos are rad."

[GayleShy]

God said that my body is a temple. It's my job to make it pretty and well decorated.


(That being said, I'm scared of needles, so I don't have any tatoos, but I think they look cool.)

[AnqeiicDemise]

God said that my body is a temple. It's my job to make it pretty and well decorated.


(That being said, I'm scared of needles, so I don't have any tatoos, but I think they look cool.)

Whenever I get cut and I realize the wound won't stop bleeding, I start to pass out at the mere IDEA that I'll have to get stitches...

And that didn't stop me from getting my first tattoo, or get more in the future.

I guess its because you can't really see the needles and it doesn't feel like you're being punctured, but gently clawed at.

[katie kaboom]

I guess its because you can't really see the needles and it doesn't feel like you're being punctured, but gently clawed at.

gently clawed at?? i've heard it burns like a mother

[Bright_Star]

LMFAO!!.....That was GOOD!!

[TNT]

Let's see... no tattoos, but...

Who's going to smoke a turd in hell... me for showing up at the party without tonsils, or the doctor who took them?

The doctor who did my carpal tunnel/ulnar nerve surgery didn't have aesthetics in mind... and it wasn't like I needed it done.

I have a pierced nipple... I didn't think there'd be a problem with that because, being a guy, there's not much else to use it for.

And I might... just might... have spilled my seed. I'm not saying I did or I didn't...

[AnqeiicDemise]

gently clawed at?? i've heard it burns like a mother

Actually, it burns when you put lotion on it a few days later.

I made the mistake of using scented lotion the first day and that burned.


Talking about SCs, I had a run in into several in April. Okay, they technically weren't SCs, but they made the whole movie-going experience a pain.

It was the weekend before Easter and a religious movie had come out (I can't remember which one; that ought to tell you how religious I am.) so there was a bunch of college kids handing out stuff. I got one shoved into my hand and I just kind of stared at it for a moment-- it ended up being a little pamphlet about the importance of science in school (the whole evolution thing is a huuuge debate in Washington.) Another kid shoved another pamphlet into my roomate's hand, talking about the OPPOSITE argument.

The four of us, my roomate, her husband, my fiance and I, just laughed about how the kids seemed more like car sales men looking for that commission than anything else.

All's good so far-- we get our tickets (Meet the Robinsons, fyi) and we're all debating what to do when we hear it.

"ALL YE WHO GO AGAINST UNTO THY LORD WILL GO TO HELL!"

We all turned around to see that one of the kids had lugged a CROSS, a large, wooden cross taller than six feet, across the whole complex and stationed himself in front of the movie theatre. He had it set up behind him as he stood on a little step latter and began to read about Sodom ad Gamura. Then he went on to talk about false gods. ... there really was no particular subject to his preaching.

-- on a side note, my fiance's agnostic and the rest of us are Pagan. My roomate's husband grew up in a strictly Catholic home (as have I).

Well, lets just say that my friend's husband couldn't help but start a debate with the preaching kid when he started the whole shpiel that Christianity is the True religion because it was the FIRST monotheistic religion.

"Um, no. I do believe the Egyptians had the gist of it first back during the cult of Tut."

I wanted to just hide for a moment. IF the kid wants to preach to the world, that's fine.. its another when he zeroes in on ME and starts trying to prove me stupid.

At one point, Tom let out this little gem:

"Oh, but didn't you know? Jesus is a zombie vampire, dude...."

The kid hesitated (I seriously thought he'd go Kim* on me and start trying to exorcise me from my demons), stared at us for a moment and just walked away.

*Kim, FYI, is my best friend's mother-- and she has been KNOWN to pray over our heads and try to exorcise us whenever she catches us drawing anything 'unchristian', like a cat.

'Cause, y'know, cats are Satan's minions.

[cinema guy]

" The body is a temple unto the Lord, "

Well my temple is more of a roadside shrine - with bad plumbing, lousy acoustics poor ventilation and cracked windows. If the Lord is listening, I want it refurbished.

Translation - I'm short, with high blodd pressure, partially deaf, asthmatic and short-sighted.

[Primer]

I also believe that if you disagree with a part of a deity's faith you disagree with the gestalt of it, which means you shouldn't be worshiping them any more than you should patronize a business that doesn't meet your needs when there are others that can do a better job. Go and find a god whose faith you completely agree with and follow them. You'll get a whole lot more bang for your buck when you actually need to pray for something.

JustADude, I like your style!

[Ree]

Does it make any sense that I, blas87 (formerly known as blasphemy87) have 4 tattoos?

Am I a walking contradiction?

Only if you're actually a deeply religious person who just happens to have tattoos. Otherwise, I don't really understand what point you're trying to make with that post.

ok this time i read all the posts before i responded and i'm almost certian there was no mod. teaming to shut this one down......yet

Thank you for providing some insight and facts to the discussion, and for your offer to answer any requests from people who may be interested in learning more.
It's nice to actually see more than just kneejerk reactions and bible bashing to have it explained that, yes, a certain book of the bible was written to teach a lesson at certain times in history, and so, was relevant at that time, but that certain things fall within both the New and Old Testament.

Lewis Black did a great piece in his "Red, White & Screwed" special.

I realize you were quoting a comedian, but, honestly, if you were quoting someone who was so vulgar about my religion as this man is about the Jewish faith, I would be really quite insulted and extremely offended.
Sometimes, it's better to stay away from the laugh out of respect for fellow members who could be hurt by something we may find personally funny.

Religion and faith are very personal things, and are pretty controversial topics, and that's why we like to stay away from that topic at CS.

I think this thread needs to stay on the track about the customer calling tattoos an abomination and steer clear of the usual "jump on the Christian bashing bandwagon" that normally accompanies threads like this.

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[Spiffy McMoron]

Tattoos are "blasphemy" against God!

Does it make any sense that I, blas87 (formerly known as blasphemy87) have 4 tattoos?

Am I a walking contradiction?

Actually, in this context, you wouldn't be a walking contradiction. You're just announcing that you are a blasphemer.

And correct me if I'm wrong, but a blasphemer speaks out against God. Heretics act out against God.

[JustADude]

JustADude, I like your style!

I just do my thing, but thanks!

Tattoos are "blasphemy" against God!...

I ... have 4 tattoos?

Am I a walking contradiction?

Actually, I'd say that would make you a walking cliché, but I'm wierd just me.