One issue on which the great religions agree biblically based is that a tattoo is wrong. Fundamentalist Christians, Catholics, and Jews all agree on this. They do, however, hold very different views on why it is wrong. It is interesting to look at the beliefs and views of religions - not just what everyone believes, but what each of the bases of that belief.
For fundamentalist Christians, the common opinion expressed is that people do not get tattoos because tattoos are "a pagan practice." Fundamentalist leaders state that this is sufficient reason for not getting tattoos, but also adds that there is nothing in the Bible that says a person should not. possible confusion on this point of view is explained in terms of the fundamentalist belief that the entire Bible is the complete New Testament and the New Testament contains references to the tattoos, either positive or negative. Description of the practice of tattooing as something that was, or is made by the pagans, which is his main objection to the practice.
As Catholics we believe that the Old Testament is as relevant as the New Testament, the Catholic general negativity towards the subject is covered by Scripture passages as Leviticus 19:28 says: "You will not make any cuts in your body for the dead, or make tattoo marks on themselves ... "For most Catholics, however, remains generally considered more a matter of personal interpretation and personal choice. The interpretation of Catholic custom of the issue today is that while the tattoo is really bad for biblical standards is not necessarily sinful.
The Jewish faith is the issue, and negativity about it even more. As the books of the Old Testament are brought to the word of God and the commandments that must be respected in the Jewish faith tattoos are something that just is not done. This commandment against any desecration of the body has been Proporta to be one of the main reasons tattoo was done in observant Jews in concentration camps during the Holocaust was nothing more than a means of identification as many people think. Was an attempt to observant Jews separated from God, though reluctantly.
In the Jewish faith, desecrating the body with tattoos is considered a violation of the commandments that a person who has tattoos is sometimes denied burial in Jewish cemeteries. Although this was the usual practice in modern times to reflect less has resulted in bans unless there is a concern that in the past. Although today few but the most orthodox consider it a serious problem indeed remains a problem.
The general consensus among these three major religions biblical basis is that tattoos are bad, although the reasons for each and points of view certainly different. Whatever one's personal faith may become the two main factors that involve both what the religion teaches about tattoos, and what their specific reason. These are important, regardless of how a person is aware of their particular religion, and makes clear that both factors should be considered in order to make an informed decision on whether or not a tattoo.
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