Terry S
New Member
Forgive the title, i just couldnt come up with anything better.
*I am intentionally trying to be very vague about the location and details so as not to talk about a brother behind his back. This subject was just weighing on my heart an i hoped someone could put it in perspective for me.*
Recently at a Masonic function i saw a bro. who had facial tattoos that looked like prison tattoos and a Nazi symbol tattooed very visibly on his neck. He seemed like a nice enough guy in passing conversation, but i couldn't help but think... what if this guy some how appeared in a newspaper under a Masonic headline? Or even represented himself publicly as a Mason? I cant judge a mans character by the decorations he puts on his body, but i doubt the general public would be so kind.
Let it be known, I have nothing against tattoos. I want one of my own but cant decide what to get. But i would never get something visible that would shame the craft, my lodge, my family, or myself.
*I am intentionally trying to be very vague about the location and details so as not to talk about a brother behind his back. This subject was just weighing on my heart an i hoped someone could put it in perspective for me.*
Recently at a Masonic function i saw a bro. who had facial tattoos that looked like prison tattoos and a Nazi symbol tattooed very visibly on his neck. He seemed like a nice enough guy in passing conversation, but i couldn't help but think... what if this guy some how appeared in a newspaper under a Masonic headline? Or even represented himself publicly as a Mason? I cant judge a mans character by the decorations he puts on his body, but i doubt the general public would be so kind.
Let it be known, I have nothing against tattoos. I want one of my own but cant decide what to get. But i would never get something visible that would shame the craft, my lodge, my family, or myself.