Teen's big-game hunting photos spark outrage [Romans 1]

One Texas teen's hobby is stirring up controversy among animal rights activists by posing with big game she killed in Africa. Here's how KHOU introduced to her: "So 19-year-old Kendall Jones is a cheerleader at Texas Tech and an avid hunter. She's posted a lot of pictures on her Facebook page of the big game she has killed in Africa - everything from lions to elephants."

But it doesn't look like Jones has earned herself many fans on Facebook. The first two comments featured when we went to take a look read, "You are contributing to the extinction of beautiful animals," and from another user, "I think we should dress you and your crew up like the animals you've killed and will use are (sic) guns to hunt ya'll."

She says her interest in hunting began when she watched her father shoot his so-called "Big 5." The "Big 5" are five African animals, according to SouthAfrica.net: the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard were all commonly hunted by professionals in the 19th and 20th centuries. They quickly became known as "the most dangerous animals to hunt on foot."

To her critics, Jones says hunters are conservationists in that they put value on the animals, which gives local populations an incentive to work with and maintain the animals...

Safari hunting is one of the main cash crops of many African Nations. Safari hunting as an industry brings in monies, provides jobs, and encourages farmers to raise/grow these animals as a renewable crop. Why does this cause so much outrage in America? Because a nation that rejects the true and living God, must worship something. We were made to worship! In this case, we have traded Jesus Christ for cute furry animals. Why not? Lions, spotted owls, trees, plants, streams, and all the rest of creation are easy to love! Creation is convenient, makes no moral demands, and we do not have to live with creation each morning or change its diapers.

As a nation, we have gone the way of Cain. Cain could not accept that an innocent animal would have to suffer for him? He could not see the extent of his rebellion and sin against God. When his sacrifice of hard work and vegetables was found unacceptable unacceptable by God, Cain's disagreement turned to depression, then to hatred, then to murder. The man who would not shed the blood of an animal for the forgiveness of his sins, went off and shed the blood of his brother.

American has gone the "way of Cain". Outraged, wrathful, Americans will go through hell and high water to stop lawful safari hunts of lions (food) in Africa, but will not lift a finger to stop the harvesting, butchering, dismemberment, and sale of baby body parts. Judgment is coming on our nation. What will happen to Cain, and those who follow his way?

Romans 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

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