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| Allen West gets 'Come and take it' gun rights tattoo |
| 2014-09-07 |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] Conservative political commentator and former Florida Congressman Allen West has made his gun rights stance permanent with a new tattoo. Aces High Tattoo shop posted the evidence on Instagram, with Mr. West showing off a "Molon Lab" tattoo on his right forearm, the Daily Caller reported Friday. The Greek phrase is popular among second amendment supporters for its expression of defiance. It is believed that when the Persian King Xerxes demanded Sparta's King Leonidas and his army to lay down their weapons at the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas replied, "Molon Labe," which translates "Come and take [them]." The phrase was also popular motto during the Texas revolution and is now touted on t-shirts for gun rights activists. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Genesis 1:31 "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27 For believers who choose to be an extension of Gods kingdom, it has to do with setting themselves apart from the world, live a pure and clean life, a.k.a. Holy life. Not permanently change appearance His creation of you. Some of the cuttings of the body at that time were a bit extreme, also, when it came to using the body as a bill board of emotions. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-09-07 21:22 |
| #13 OK, not a ten page post like I could: I think humans have been piercing and coloring themselves or otherwise since time. What I don't personally understand is why in Judgement a person with a tattoo of a lost comrade or family member is on the same scale plate at the tramp stamp and gang tat? And I understand getting a tat of a lost child is a totally different approach to a tat of a lost boyfriend. And given modern technology perhaps back when a person didn't just get a tattoo/piercing, but survived a tattoo/piercing. Is it a decadence of culture deal? Is it what Magritte would call This is Not a Pipe unreality as reality; idol worshiping? If I put myself as, at worst, an interested non-believer, I find the Bible as not only a social contract but also as a set of lessons on how societies fail. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-09-07 20:57 |
| #12 some of the odder current piercings clearly never occurred to the ancient priests who wrote Leviticus. And if it did, they should be ashamed of themselves. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-09-07 18:59 |
| #11 From what I understand, this is not about memorializing the dead, but against advertising for the dead; not getting a tattoo but why one would get a tattoo. swksvolFF, the law means do not cut yourself as a way of mourning those who died, nor ever get a tattoo. The ide being not to permanently mar the body God gave you... though piercing for jewelry was never forbidden. In the other hand, some of the odder current piercings clearly never occurred ti the ancient priests who wrote Leviticus. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-09-07 18:30 |
| #10 Thank you #6. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2014-09-07 17:35 |
| #9 One here says: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. I do see the interpretation. It could be argued that he is not imprinting for the dead as in self-flaggellation during procession or even a looser interpretaion, wake. I am not a tattoo person. Somewhere around 50/50 I get the tattoo. From what I understand, this is not about memorializing the dead, but against advertising for the dead; not getting a tattoo but why one would get a tattoo. Perhaps those who know would know how it all translates out. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-09-07 17:35 |
| #8 At a family reunion I attended a few years ago, one of the in-laws had the entire 2nd amendment tattooed on his left arm. It was kind of impressive. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-09-07 17:28 |
| #7 He's putting his money (and body) where his mouth is. I don't do tattoos, but if he wants to do that, I won't respect him less for it. I kinda doubt he's a candidate for "Miami Ink." Remember, in most of his public appearances, he's wearing a suit and tie. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-09-07 12:52 |
| #6 At one time when this nation was becoming a great nation who worshiped a Divine Leader, this verse was common knowledge: "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:28 |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-09-07 11:44 |
| #5 Had a brother-in-law (Korean War Marine vet who has passed on) who thought about getting a tattoo late in life. Asked why he wanted to get a tattoo so late in life, he said: "If I don't like it, I don't have to live with it that long." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-07 10:45 |
| #4 Simple rule of thumb. Will you still be proud to display it ten years from now. My father had a small, crudely done USMC 'tat' done in 1946. After Guadalcanal, Guam and Iwo he was always proud to have it. Of course, it also wasn't on his forehead or the back of his knuckles. O mores, O tempore. |
| Posted by: Total War 2014-09-07 10:37 |
| #3 If only one of those "talented" starlets would use that as a tramp stamp, I'd look. ;-) |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonuymous5839 2014-09-07 10:36 |
| #2 Hear, hear. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-09-07 08:51 |
| #1 He's a patriot and great American, but this in my opinion is a bit unhinged. Today's human bumper stickers trouble me. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-07 06:54 |