For Jews, tattoo yearning pits pride against faith

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[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Hey melas...I put you on the Tattooed Freeper Ping List...

[Alouette]

Are the wrinkled and elderly pretty sights without tattoos?

Can you visualize Mother Teresa covered in tattoos?

[Melas]

Would she have been any less of a woman had she been? Of course not.

[Melas]

Sounds good to me.

[TexasRepublic]

I thrive off the priggish reactions my tats elicit from the Hank Hills of the world.

I'm sure you do.

I never cared much for that ilk, so why be bothered by their opinions?

Likewise, I never cared about the opinions of ilk either. I guess we're all happy with our lifestyle. Good day.

[retrokitten]

Would it have made her work any less significant? I doubt the people she helped would have cared.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa

[retrokitten]

Sorry, my 186 was in reply to Alouette’s 182.

[Melas]

As the French say, viva la differance. Good day to you as well.

[rmlew]

If the nose job was purely aesthetic, then it would probably not be Kosher. However, if it was done to repair an injury or for a medical purpose, it would be fine.
For instance, I've broken my nose 3 times and it negative affects breathing. Getting my nose fixed would be fine. I just keep delaying the surgery.

[rmlew]

He should be tattooing the prescription for whatever medication he is not taking onto his head.

[rmlew]

No, stoning people would not be a good idea. However, adulterers have no place in a Jewish cemetery.

[rmlew]

My father had his removed by laser and then had the whole area lasered, because the scar still looked like numbers.

[retrokitten]

Do it! My cousin had his fixed for the same reason and it’s made a huge difference in mainly how he sleeps. It really doesn’t look that different, maybe a little straighter, but that’s it.

[Wilhelm Tell]

I can't understand why Christians think being tattooed is okay, and Jews think it is unacceptable.

A lot of Christians don't think it is okay, either. I think the idea is that it is sinful to disfigure one's body. I think a lot of people also see it as a modesty issue, if modesty is defined in broad terms - one should not call attention to oneself in a vulgar or tasteless way.

[JillValentine]

Another one!

[JillValentine]

I think the divorce threads could give the tattoo threads a run for their money.

[Enosh]

“Yep. Eating some ham is certainly analogous to renouncing Christ by anyone’s standards.”

Indeed it is. It would be turning their back on God’s Law as stated in the Torah, which is a perfect parallel to our unthinkable analogy.

[Marie]

Didn’t have time to play today. I’ll chime in tomorrow! :-)

(There’s still parking available in the South field. Who’s bringing the beer?)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"I think the divorce threads could give the tattoo threads a run for their money."

Never been on the divorce threads.....I'll bet they are fun.

Oh wait....are the divorce threads the "Wimmin Are EVIL" threads...been on plenty of them...ha ha ha

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Think of the fun....

I put you on the Tattooed FReeper ping list.