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Worthy Christian News cybertimes DRUDGE REPORT Christian NewsToday Respectable Barbarism: We Condemn Terrorism Outside the Womb, Ignore Violence Inside by Eric Metaxas | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 8/28/14 12:38 PM We’ve all been shocked by the barbarism we’ve seen committed in the name of Islam. But what about the respectable barbarism we see around us every day? It’s pretty clear when a worldview is barbaric, because worldviews have feet. They reveal themselves in the real world. We saw it the other day when the Islamic State, or ISIS, terrorist group beheaded American journalist James Foley. But what about the respectable barbarism—you know, the kind that wears a suit, gives snappy interviews, and carries an advanced degree? I’m speaking of the famous British atheist Richard Dawkins, who caused quite a stir the other day when he said that it would be immoral not to abort a fetus with Down Syndrome. Fully consistent in his atheistic, utilitarian worldview, Dawkins added, “Suffering should be avoided. And it goes to show what we say often on BreakPoint–worldview matters.

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