What is the biblical basis to either consider tattoos acceptable or not? I do not remember exactly where but I think the OT says somewhere that doing things like tattoos to your body is not good and, to God, is morally objectionable. Is this true? I do know that some denominations strictly forbid it, however, I have never heard much reasoning other than tattoos are commonly associated with criminals and the like. I have often heard the old phrase 'The body is the temple of the Lord' but I am not sure if that is even in the Bible and do not know its context.

If this argument cannot be made Biblically then why the objection among some Christians?
The prohibition against tattoos comes from Leviticus 19:28 (ESV):


  You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo
  yourselves: I am the Lord.