The attitudes expressed in opposition to Baha'is getting tatooed are outdated. In the current culture, tatoos are a form of social communication. I would think it would be inappropriate for a Baha'i to get a KKK tat or something that was clearly in direct opposition to Baha'i principles. On the other hand, it might be quite appropriate for someone to get a tat of the greatest name or "One Planet - One People" tatooed on their arm or leg where the social communication would be clear and in accordance with Baha'i principles. I think that it is also a matter of being generationally appropriate. In the youth, this has become an acceptable form of social communication crossing lines of class, social position and ethnic heritage. For earlier generations, it would probably be less acceptable as it is not their social norm. Sheila
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 8/25/03 9:02:50 PM Central > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > . I also think > > that some people would be less receptive to the > Faith if the person telling > > them about it was tattooed. If I were a > non-Baha'i I probably wouldn't take > > the Faith as seriously if the person telling me > about it was tattooed. > > I think it depends upon the person's perspective. I > know an eighty year old > ex-biker Baha`i who is a fearless teacher. "Tats" > and all, and he has quite a > collection. He still rides a bike, too. THough its a > Gold Wing rather than a > Harley these days - the Harleys just ride too hard. > One of my favorite stories > of the late Dr. Ammadiyih (the creator of the 1970`s > "Teaching Book" was that > he fearlessly went up to a group of radical bikers > in California and was kindly > received, spending hours introducing some of the > group to the Faith. Oddly > enough one or two of the bikers was quite familiar > with Baha`i's. > > Even in the west charismatic people may or may not > be tatooed and may or may > not be effective teachers. People come in all > shapes, sizes, backgrounds, etc. > here like everywhere else. An open heart and a > courageous character make > anyone an effective teacher. > > Regareds, > > Scott > > > ---------- > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st > news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st > http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (public) > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
