What, if anything, does the Bible say about tattoos and body piercings? It seems that you cannot go anywhere without seeing people who have one or the other. I know that the Old Testament forbids tattoos, but many had body piercings. Could there be a connection between the acceptance of tattoos and the end time—“taking […]

Prof. Hanko is professor emeritus of Church History and New Testament in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. This article was originally published in the Covenant Reformed News (October 2002, vol. 9, issue 6). Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord (Leviticus […]

Excuse me, sir, may I ask you a rather personal question? I couldn’t help but notice the rings in your ears, nose, and…eyebrow. Why do people do that? Well, for me it began when I started high school. Having an earring was daring and radical. An earring was the rite of passage into the group […]