Are tattoos considered sins in the catholic religion?
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If your affraid of your religion, don't do it.
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If you entertain a sinful thought, it is considered a sin.
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Woo hoo!!  A Jesus and tattoo question, all in one! And it's not even my birthday!  I love this question, Yes in Leviticus it says what the make no marks of the dead or tattoo any marks on your body.  But that's not what it says, the original word in Hebrew that is commonly translated as tattoo is not exactly tattoo, the word is "to put", So in the original Hebrew it says you shall not make cuttings in your flesh or put on marks of the dead, what is a mark of the dead that He is speaking of here?  The demonic ritual cutting and marking of the gods of all the other nations that the Israelites were living around.  \n\nIsaiah 49:16 the Lord says behold I have inscribed your name upon the palms of my hand, and the meaning in Hebrew for the word translated as inscribed is "to cut out or engrave", God was speaking of a common practice to engrave or make marks on hands of things to remember.  \nGod also speaks of earings and nose piercing as ornaments of beauty in Song of Solomon and Ezekiel 16.\nIn Revelation 19 it says that on Jesus' thigh is written a name that no one knows, cool huh!?\nBut, tattoos done out of anger or rebellion, as well as done in demonic or obscene matters(666, pentagrams, pornography)that is sacrilegious.\nAllelujah and Amen.
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In the Catholic Church we are taught about the relevance of 'Baptism and the Cardinal Sins.'\nAs for a social value to morals in my opinion are great buoyance for the development of any society.\nIn answer to the question, I believe that cardinal sins are in the realm of religion and spiritual beliefs, and morals are our acquired social traits by accepting and living by good social values. Jose
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I disagree with tagi.  The Catholics bow down to a cement Christ on a cross.  if that isn't idolatry, I don't know what is.  If your friend was killed by a gun, would you wears one around your neck.  It is a good thing he wasn't trampled by an elephant.   We don't need physical symbols are signs to have us remember the sacrifice of Jesus.  if we do, then the level of our worship is on the surface and not the heart.  I have seen a lot of drug dealers and gang members wearing crosses.  What does that symbol remind them of?  The bible strictly forbids us to make any object in the likeness of Him or anything symbols at all.  the early Christians forbid their usage and the only reason they are used now is because of Constantine trying to unite he pagans and the Christians.  the cross was used by the pagans long before Christ.
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i have a celtic cross tattoo with a vampire hidden in the lines.  to add to the above response.  Do you really know how many of those people are tattooed and you just don't see.  I have six tattoos, all pretty large and NO ONE knows if I chose to dress appropriately.  I was even a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding!!!  Personal expression is changing. tattooing is no different than hair dye, earrings or clothing choices.  I bet if jobs were given on looks alone, i (with my six tattos) would get a job before a slovenly dressed man or women with too much lip[stick.  Judging  a book by it's cover over.  Expression says alot to people about your person.
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The immigrants just don’t know that what they are doing could be a sin.  If you are ignorant of what you are doing is sinful, then you are not guilty of serious sin.  Thus most illegal immigrants cannot be held to be guilty of serious sin according to the understanding of the Catholic Church.  Even within the Catholic Church the boundaries are not black and white as to what constitutes sin.\n\n"During the 1984 Synod of Bishops, the Bishops suggested that sins should now be divided into venial, grave and mortal sins to indicate that there is a "sliding scale" of seriousness among sins. The Holy Father addressed this suggestion in his Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et Paenetentia where he said (at no.17):\n\n'But here we come to a further dimension of the mystery of sin, one on which the human mind has never ceased to ponder: the question of its gravity. It is a question which cannot be overlooked and one which the Christian conscience has never refused to answer. Why and to what degree is sin a serious matter in the offense it commits against God and in its effects on man? The church has a teaching on this matter which she reaffirms in its essential elements, while recognizing that (it) is not always easy in concrete situations to define clear and exact limits.' "\n\nIn determining whether illegal immigrants in the USA are sinning by being here is very hard to say.  I think that it is a personal decision that each immigrant has to determine for themselves, yet they should be presented with the question, in order to examine it.  One of the acts of mercy is to counsel one’s brother in the truth, and we should all be doing that for one another in love.
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I only know of OT ones:\n\nLeviticus 19:28 - Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. \n\nDeuteronomy 14:1 - You are the children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead.
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In the catholic religion it is considered sinful to display sexual feelings of any sort in public and anywhere other than the privacy of your bedroom. It's very funny because Catholics try so hard to put on a front like they aren't sexual freaks like the rest of us...but recently it has been discovered that the biggest cheaters on this earth is that of married catholic men and freakiest young chicks are those that belong to a catholic family. the most rebelious young man belongs to a catholic family and the most immoral "church figure" belongs to the catholic religion. Catholics seem like they have it all together on the outside but they are so meesed up on the inside....which is why they are so judgemental to anything that is different such as ..playing with yourself. According to Catholic methodology...playing with yourself is, in fact, a sin.
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ask the Lord. but if it is considered a sin as most really religious people do. Just remember Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins... because he knows everyone makes mistakes. you will be forgiven. no doubt.
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Its not a sin, sin, but it is self destructive and here's why.\nMy brother started out just buying strach and win tickets.  Then he started going to the casino, and now he's a gambling addict.  He's a Christian and its ruined our family.\nI hate all lotteries because of it, all childrens lotteries, etc.  I think its disgusting that charities have to resort to lotteries to collect money.  And its money that comes from mostly seniors.\nThere have been a few people in our church that have won millions in the state lottery.  The church refuses to accept donations from this money.\nDon't forget that the Roman soldiers gambled for Jesus's clothes before he died by rolling dice.\nHaving said all that, my grandpa lived to 100 and would always play the lotto and I would always have to buy tickets for him, because he couldn't get out.  It was one of his few enjoyments.  I hated doing it, but I never told him, because he was so happy.  Again seniors though paying.
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Well if youre doing it to make fun of the fact that a human being can forgive your sins for God...then its okay I guess..\n\nbut its wrong to lie at any case! so bad devil!!
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The seven deadly sins were made up by St Gregory in the 6th century and are not in the Bible. They are a tradition of men and are not to be trusted. To God sin is sin and a small sin is just as bad as a large sin. All sin seperates you from God. If you have faith and are baptized for the remission of sin then you are forgiven of all sin. Here are two links below to look at that might help. \n\nHope this helps & God Bless,\n\nChris
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If your friend is a Christian you can direct heem to the book of Leviticus 19 vs 28:Do not cut your bodies or put tatoo marks on yourselves.
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Basically it says do not be like the heathen that engage in such things. You need to set yourself apart from the world. If you already have tats, no problem. If you are thinking about getting a tat, my question to you is, why? What is your motivation? And don't say to witness to people with tats, because it is the Holy  Spirit that witnesses, not your skin art. Use your freedom in Christ to live a holy life, not one that pushes boundaries to see how far you can be in the world and still be a Christian.
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its said doing so is a sin 4 catholics.. sooo i guess sooo
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No, the only sin that is related to drinking alcohol is getting to the point of drunkenness.\n\nThere is no commandment in the old or new testament that claims drinking as a sin.