Thesis: Hunting for the purpose of decorating your wall rather than putting me on the table has become a favorite pastime of many hunters today.

I. ” According to Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology at Duke University, in the last five decades alone, lions alone have declined rapidly. A. In the 1960 's there are were 100,000 across the continent to as few as 25,000 today. ” B. Still, trophy hunters kill roughly 600 of these animals every year, compounding lions ' to other threats, like habitat loss and retaliatory killing as an endangered species. ( Pimm. Pg 2 ) II. Hunting is clearly not the same as is was in the good old days.

A. Sports hunting has clearly developed over the years because man has always hunted.

B. Scripture does not state whether it is ok or not ok to hunt animals for fun or sport, nor does it mention a theory that would suggest that it is a sin or ungodly practice.

C. “In Genesis, we read that animals were created for the benefit of man. Adam was given the pleasure of naming, and they were for is enjoyment, help, and later as a source of food.“ (Genesis 1:26)

III. Quick kills are rare, and many animals endure injuries, and pain.

A. Most of the time they die slowly and suffer for long periods of time.

B. These animals are not born to defend