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Many people consider tattoos to be an art, which is absolutely true. But others strongly object to tattoos and sometimes a certain tattoo design becomes unwelcome and unpopular because of the born-out-of-nothing prejudices.
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One of the most famous perverted tattoos is probably the runic charm ‘Fylfot’, which stands for good luck in some cultures, especially – in Slavic. It also symbolized the father of life – the sun. But not so long ago the Nazis made swastika (another name of Fylfot) symbolize fascism and it became an unforgettable mark and sign of war, death and pain. And though I know the original meaning of Fylfot, I still can’t force myself to change my negative attitude towards those who wear such tattoos. Sad, but it is truth.
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Another tattoo design that is very beautiful but can bring some troubles to the owner is a tattoo of a butterfly. Though in many countries butterflies symbolize happiness in marriage, or souls of the fallen soldiers, or a wonder of the transformation (from a caterpillar into a real beauty), there is also a perverted meaning of such tattoos: they are alleged to be symbolizing a woman of easy virtue. Seems like nonsense, but it can sometimes spoil the fun.
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A lot has been said about relationships between tattoos and Christianity. It’s probably difficult to find a tattooed person that hasn’t heard about Leviticus 19:27 “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the Lord.” This topic has already been touched in one of our previous posts. Many people oppose that this verse together with several precious mean doing things to honor the dead gods which has nothing to do with the real God. So if a tattoo’s goal is to glorify God – then there’s nothing wrong with it. Others make their point by saying that early Christians and apostole himself had tattoos. But still, this problem remains unsolved.
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