I respect your post. I am not one to judge, I haven't been to church in a few years, but that doesn't mean that I am a heathen. I choose not to go to church because the past few churches that I have attended have been nothing short of a judge and jury. Does that mean that I don't believe in God? No. I have accepted Jesus Christ as my lord and savior. For me, hunting brings me closer to Jesus. Everytime I'm in the stand I send up a prayer or two, and as soon as I shoot an animal, I pray that it was a good shot and that it didn't suffer, and thank Him for giving me a chance to harvest that animal.