{"id":1842,"date":"2012-12-01T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T18:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T22:52:59","slug":"the-national-geographic-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/01\/the-national-geographic-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Front Cover of the National Geographic Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Remember when body piercings, nose rings,<\/strong> ear discs and other forms of bodily mutilations including mass tattooing were something you saw only on half-naked indigenous peoples sporting on the front cover of the <em>National Geographic<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>How is it that these practices, once considered ridiculous, or even barbaric, savage and heathen, are now considered fashionable by many in our society?<\/p>\n<p>Is this yet another bellwether of our society&#8217;s turning away from biblical values and a continued spiritual declension into godless heathenism and demonism?<\/p>\n<p>Why would someone so mutilate their body and call it fashionable? What is mental-emotional status of a person given to expressing themselves in this manner?<\/p>\n<p>Are those who engage in such practices simply evidencing their spiritual confusion about who they are? Is it an expression of self-dissatisfaction, self-rejection? Is it a cry-out for spiritual help, guidance\u2014an expression of a need for love and acceptance? Or is it simply a &#8220;fashion statement&#8221; and an effort to be different from the societal norm only for difference&#8217;s sake?<\/p>\n<p>Do you know any individuals who are &#8220;well-adjusted,&#8221; \u00a0have a healthy self-esteem, or are even biblically-grounded who mutilate their bodies for fashions&#8217; sake?<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on this matter? Is this growing trend in our society a cause for alarm, or simply a current fad that has no further ramifications than that?<\/p>\n<p>By the way, you might want to take a look at the following blog post I wrote a few months ago\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genesis 35:4,<\/strong> <strong><em>Strange gods \u2026earrings.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><\/em>For a discussion on the biblical view of men wearing earrings, see an earlier post I wrote on the subject at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?s=earrings&amp;submit=Search\">http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?s=earrings&amp;submit=Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/01\/on-men-wearing-earrings\/attachment\/21816125\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1844\" title=\"21816125\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21816125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21816125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21816125-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/21816125-306x300.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?s=earrings&amp;submit=Search\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'The Front Cover of the National Geographic Is Here!',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/01\/the-national-geographic-is-here\/',contentID: 'post-1842',suggestTags: 'Body Piercings,Earrings,Genesis,Jacob',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when body piercings, nose rings, ear discs and other forms of bodily mutilations including mass tattooing were something you saw only on half-naked indigenous peoples sporting on the front cover of the National Geographic? 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