Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Governor, is going nuts on gun control. She is passionately pushing gun control as a response to our big crime problem in Albuquerque, NM. A major part of her re-election campaign was abortion or women's reproductive rights. But Genesis 9:6 says, "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man." This was probably given more as a law, but it is interesting for today. Is it a coincidence that in a place where we have celebrated women's reproductive rights, we also have a high rate of homicide? Abortion certainly devalues life. Abortion implies that life is so cheap, that we can throw it away if it is not convenient. When a murderer is pointing his gun at the innocent, life has already been cheapened in his mind. Evolution further devalues life. It claims that we are unplanned accidents of time and chance. We are descendants of the animal kingdom. This does not make the gunman feel like he is aiming at anything valuable. The victim is perceived as an evolved animal, but who is to say that he should be allowed to keep evolving? Creationism, on the other hand, gives great value to people. We are designed by the greatest designer in the universe. This gives us great value! We are also made in the image of the most valuable being in the universe. This adds even more value to our life. The problem for Governor Grisham in New Mexico may not be guns. The problem may be that New Mexico does not value life.
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