where's the beauty in body piercing?

Belly buttons and nostrils. Everybody has them. Nobody talks about them. And they should not be pierced.

Really, who’s idea was it to poke a hole in someone’s nose and insert an earing or dangle a charm mid-way down the abdomen? Who in their right mind thought this was a good idea? Along with the trend of exposed midriffs, belly button piercing has become quite popular. People say that belly rings are hot. But people should not even see this piercing if the girl is dressed modestly (not to mention how uncomfortable it must be to have a semipermanent ring attached to your navel). Contrarily, nostril piercing is easy to see and not immodest, and yet equally as disagreeable. Imagine a metal post sticking into your nose and then sneezing. That’s not a pretty picture. Not only are body piercings objectionable, but it is also hygienically foolish.

Piercing cartilage tissue is not painful—until the hole gets dirty and full of germs, mucus, or belly button fuzz. Right after the hole has been punched, bacteria begin to grow and the battle against sickness, sores, and serious infection is waged.1 Once the scar finally heals over the pierced flesh, the hole will never close up—it will last forever.

Additionally, when a person pierces these parts of the body, he is associating himself with a cultural attitude of a rebellion—one that a Christian should not desire to adopt.