BINGO!!!
Since it is forbidden in law, it doesn't really matter what tat you get. It's kinda like having a fish on the trunk of your car while giving the "bird" to someone that pulls in front of you. The fish on the trunk actually HARMS your wittness, if you ever had one. You would spend the rest of your days explaining "it was when I was young and foolish".
There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that talks about wristbands, trunk fish, door mat's, refer magnets, etc, but where is the change? You could end up with just being another guy with a tattoo that is divorced and doesn't pay child support. If you want to symbolize your dedication to Christ, then witness to a stranger, give some food to the hungry, visit someone in jail. It makes a mark deeper than a needle and stays forever. If God has ever given you a divine appointment and they came to Christ over something you said or did, it is the most unforgettable occurrence you can have. God calls it "treasure" in Heaven. God would rather have your obedience than a sacrifice of blood.
Here I have been brought up in the church, baptized at 10, youth group leader, preached on a few occasions and now here you are telling me how I should be a Christian. Thanks, is it little wonder people get tired of people preaching to them?
I wanted to commemorate a great pilgrimage in my christian life and you are telling me how bad it was of me. I appreciate your telling me what God wants of me. Fortunately at the end God will be judging me and not you.
Very well stated and Amen.
Since when is getting a tat illegal?