@ 9: Circumcision is usually (and *should* be) done by a licensed doctor/surgeon in a hospital, at least in the United States (but it should be everywhere, imo).

If the parents were not licensed tattoo artists or whatever they call them--and I don't know what the laws are in GA and their local jurisdiction--then that's a big no-no and they may have exposed their kids to diseases and/or injured them in a way not yet apparent. (Remember, that used to be a prime way to get exposed to Hepatitis before many places enacted regulations.)

Also, as a practical matter of speaking, what if the kids don't want these tattoos ten or twenty years down the road? What if they don't want to espouse a religious belief system? :O

Tattoos are the kind of thing one needs a serious maturity for due to their permanence, placement, pain, and price (possibly including removal)--and that's for both the receiver AND the giver (and maybe the payer)?