2009-10-06T11:39:43-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/cut/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019:28&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:39:43-05:00 It was important for God's people in the Old Testament to separate themselves physically and spiritually from the practices of their evil, idol-worshiping neighbors. Christians debate today whether this prohibition on tattoos applies to the modern church, but the ancient Israelites at least were forbidden to have them.