Kill the Infants, Save the Whales

That is precisely the position advocated by bioethicist Peter Singer of Princeton University. As Dinesh D'Souza points out in a recent Christianity Today article, "He cheerfully advocates infanticide and euthanasia, and, in almost the same breath, favors animal rights. Even most liberals would have qualms about third-trimester abortions; Singer does not hesitate to advocate what may be termed fourth-trimester abortions, i.e. the killing of infants after they are born."

Yes, Peter Singer argues that through the first month of a child's life, a parent should have the right to terminate the life, since the child is not "sentient." Pigs and rats, on the other hand, possess an intrinsic value that forces us to realize their sentient life from day one. 

I'm not kidding. Here is D'Souza's article at Christianity Today, which is a brief synopsis of his recent public debates with Singer. That debate is on Youtube in its entirety, and you can watch the first video here. Youtube only allows 10 minute videos, so the debate is split up into at least 12 segments (I haven't finished watching- this is a multi-sitting project haha). 

Peter Singer is very sincere in his beliefs, which as D'Souza notes is both terrifying and refreshing. An honest atheist, recognizing the logical outcome of his positions, is comfortable explaining the outcome of his views. We should be thankful that men like Singer are honest in expressing their beliefs, but we should be terrified that sin has wreaked so much havoc on humanity's morality that men can honestly believe that a day old rat has a more valid claim to life than a week old infant. Let's pray for these men, and pray most of all that God would be glorified through our public interactions with people who disagree with us and/or God. 

I want to highly encourage you to watch these debates. If you find them dry and boring at first, stick with it, because after each man presents his paper, they cross-examine each other, then respond to audience questions. D'Souza does a fantastic job defending the Christian faith and along with it an objective basis for morality.