Originally Posted by Redrob

Most of the prohibitions in religions are the result of mortality and sanitation problems that mankind faced hundreds of years ago such as don't eat pork, etc.

Many of these prohibitions are being revisited as the religions are now bordering on irrelevant to modern day lifestyles. Moreover, it is a prohibition like no tattoos that is alienating today's youth from the Church.

Be patient and check back in another few hundred years and tattoos will be recognized as ok as long as not satanic......