The Cattle of Men: Branded by the World, But Who Owns Your Soul?
The Cattle of Men: Branded by the World, But Who Owns Your Soul? An opinion on tattoos, self-branding, the modern church, and the difference between the marks of men and the mark of God. Branded by Choice I have watched people willingly mark their bodies, turning themselves into walking billboards for decisions they may one day regret. They call it art, self-expression, individuality, or a way to tell their story. But I look at it differently. I see people branding themselves, sometimes without stopping to ask why they feel the need to do it in the first place. I call this The Cattle of Men. Cattle are branded so their owners can identify them. The mark tells you who they belong to. Yet today, people are voluntarily placing permanent marks on their bodies, often without considering what those marks will mean twenty, thirty, or forty years from now. I have never had a tattoo, nor have I ever had the desire to get one. In my opinion, tattoos are bad decisio...
