The 2 sides of Filipinos

Actually, it’s really more 1 sided. Here’s a good looking Filipino “tribal” shoulder piece with Baybayin and Christ. Another mashup of pre & post Filipino history controversy. I’m not really sure what the Baybayin says but it looks like the free fonts you see online. I would’ve had the tattoo artist write it himself.

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Philippine prison tattoos

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Cross and Philippine Sun

Uploaded by Jon
Meaning & message:
Know Yourself in baybayin. Filipino sun algamated with the traditional Christian icon. Let’s bring it back, family. Know where you come from. Know your history. Quit conforming to the Western way of thought.

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Christian Tattoos

After doing a little research for the “God doesn’t like tattoos?” post, I came across ReligiousTattoos.net. It’s a website a website devoted to Judeo-Christian body art. The interesting section is bible support.

Leviticus 19:26-31 deals with pagan practices and God’s prohibitions against adopting those practices. In verse 28, God is warning the Jewish people about a pagan practice at funerals, where pagans would mutilate/mark themselves to appease their false gods. The pagans hoped that by cutting themselves and marking images/symbols of idols on their bodies, that they would obtain favour in the afterlife from their false gods, both for themselves and for those who just died.

See the Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, the New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible, the Adam Clarke Commentary, and the Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible for more detailed analysis.

As no one with a Christian tattoo is trying to pacify a pagan deity, it is safe to say this verse is not relevant to us.

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