BIG Q: What’s the Story of Your Tattoo?

While body art has been around for millennia, it wasn’t too long ago that in our culture tattoos [...]

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CHICAGO, IL (March 3, 2016) — While body art has been around for millennia, it wasn’t too long ago that in our culture tattoos were primarily the domain of sailors, bikers, or those with an adventurous or rebellious streak. But now tats are now a popular form of personal expression for people of all ages and experiences—even Barbie has one.

We recognize that this kind of personal statement isn’t for everyone, but we would like to hear from our readers. If you have a tattoo, what did you get and what is the story behind it? And if you don’t have one but you’ve thought about it, what would you get?

Send us your responses and photos of your ink. (Bonus points for stories and pictures of specficially Covenant ink!)

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