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  2. Religious perspectives on tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Latter-day Saint leaders, most notably church president Gordon B. Hinckley in 2000 [7] and 2007, [8] have discouraged church members from getting tattoos. Latter-day Saints view bodies as a sacred gift from God, [ 9 ] a metaphorical and literal temple to house the Spirit, as written in 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 and 1 Corinthians 6:19–20.

  3. History of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    The tattoo designs were based on the belief that people were part of the larger cycle of life and integrated elements of the land, sky, water, and the space in between to symbolize these beliefs. [ 39 ] : 222–228 In addition, the Osage People believed in the smaller cycle of life, recognizing the importance of women giving life through ...

  4. List of religious movements that began in the United States

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    Original Church of God or Sanctified Church, 1890s; Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., 1896; Church of God in Christ, 1897; African Orthodox Church, 1921; Mount Sinai Holy Church of America, 1924; Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, 1944; Black theology, 1966; Native American Church, 1800 (19th century) [5] Reformed Mennonites, 1812

  5. History of religion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Patriotic American members of the Church of England, loathing to discard so fundamental a component of their faith as the Book of Common Prayer, revised it to conform to the political realities. After the Treaty of Paris in which Great Britain formally recognized American independence, Anglicans were left without leadership or a formal ...

  6. Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world ...

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    The Picts, the indigenous people of what is today northern Scotland, were documented by Roman historians as having complex tattoos. Theodor de Bry, via Wikimedia CommonsWhile most of us would ...

  7. History of Christianity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolution inflicted deeper wounds on the Church of England in America than on any other denomination because the King of England was the head of the church. The Book of Common Prayer offered prayers for the monarch, beseeching God "to be his defender and keeper, giving him victory over all his enemies", who in 1776 were American ...

  8. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    The American Academy of Dermatology distinguishes five types of tattoos: traumatic tattoos that result from injuries, such as asphalt from road injuries or pencil lead; amateur tattoos; professional tattoos, both via traditional methods and modern tattoo machines; cosmetic tattoos, also known as "permanent makeup"; and medical tattoos.

  9. Tattoos: The science behind getting inked - AOL

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    Everyone knows that getting a tattoo is supposed to hurt, but not many know the science behind the process. In order for a tattoo to be permanent, ink has to get into the dermis.