Don't worry. Not offended here. :-) (Since I am guessing you meant to write "no disrespect" and not "to disrespect"...)

I find it interesting that if your not Christian, catholic or Protestant, your a heathen... Well. Heathens have a religion or another to, you know. ;-) And to them, you are praising your God (or Gods) by making yourself as beautiful as you can. With tattoos. Or, scarifications. Or painting your body. I mean, most body-modifications have there roots in a religion or another. Read up on it. ;-)