Tattoos have always had a stigma attached to them. In Christian circles, tattooing is seen as mutilation. While it’s become socially acceptable to have tattoos and much more visible ones at that, it is NOT acceptable in most social nor in any Christian or professional circles to have visible tattoos from the neck up.
I know some guys who have tattoos on their neck and some on his head that are covered by hair, but ANY tattoos on the face will never be acceptable in the western world.
People are marrying goats, you can't say that anymore with a straight face.
Evidently you have not visit a “feel good” non-denominational church lately. Almost everyone between the ages of 18-40 have multiple tats and proudly display them with their f’ed haircuts, sideways worn ball caps (that some even wear in church, WTF?), and occasional piercings (outside of regular girls ear piercings).
It seems that no “yute” minister can be deemed cool and outreach to the youngsters without marking themselves up.
There was a theological notion that asserted that Jesus had a tattoo: John the Baptist saw the Holy Spirit on him as a dove....
I know several wonderful Christian pastors who have tattoos.
Maybe you should be more specific, like "Christian Pharisee circles see tattoos as mutilation."
And, no, I have no tattoos.
Jewish tradition also doesn’t allow tattoos.