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Excellent article. Pro-life is more than just anti-abortion. It encompasses life in its entirety.
The integral nature of God’s ownership of each of our bodies, is why—though admittedly NOT a life-&-death issue—tattoos should be considered wrong.
The definition of graffiti is writing or art done on SOMEONE ELSE’S property. Usually, but not always, graffiti is scribed on public property—but essential to its definition—is that the “tagger” didn’t have permission to do it. This is why it is primarily the habit of adolescents—as it is a form of rebellion—even theft, easily gotten away with.
When graffiti is allowed in designated areas (say, on a construction fence, or by a (real) artist on the wall of a city building—or as the case here in Charlotte recently, on a public overpass/bridge—really, it ceases to be graffiti, and becomes legitimate public art. When done that way, with approval (since it pleases certain authorities) it loses a lot of its edge...and, in actuality ceases to BE graffiti.
Typically too, graffiti is of passing artistic style...in the same way that album-cover art is (or used to be, yes I am dating myself). Also, graffiti (like much of contemporary art) is highly subjective and personal—with passing emotional significance.
In all these ways, tattoos are as well:
1) On someone else’s property (since our body is God’s)
2) Without the permission of the owner
3) Of passing artistic style...
4) Highly subjective and personal, with passing emotional significance.
The first two points alone, for a Christian, should be enough to dissuade him or her from tattoos.
“...do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” (St. Paul in I Corinthians 6:19, 20)