Nope obviously. This woman is a Lutheran pastor:
Oh and note the guys in this band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XUeiYieYK4
I can't understand people who think tattoos are a sin with all the Christians that have them. Because people who call themselves Christians NEVER do anything that could be considered sinful, obviously.
If you are going to argue about what is or is not considered a sin in regards to the Christian faith then shouldn't you use the Bible, and not people, as your source? Looking up a few things in regards to this on Google, here's the passages that seem most relevant.
Leviticus 19:28 NIV: "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD."
Of course this is OT law, and it may be one of those one Christians don't feel they have to follow, and this may also be because at the time the practice was associated with witchcraft. But this NT passage may be interpreted to be against the practice:
1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV: "Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple."
Tattoos weren't the context of this, but nevertheless it could be interpreted to apply. Take it for what you will.
As to my personal stance on the question the question, I don't believe in the concept of sin. I personally don't have find there to be any ethical problems with people getting tattoos, though honestly I tend to find them unattractive on women.
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