Further commentary on the morality of celebrating Bin Laden’s death
Michael De Dora
Posted on May 3, 2011
After yesterday’s post on the appropriateness of celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden, I found several articles questioning, if not condemning, celebrations that took place across the U.S. Here are three that might help clarify your views. On CNN.com, John Blake courted religious opinion on the matter (I should note that I find it bothersome that Blake didn’t interview a person of secular orientation): Jubilance, exaltation, revulsion – all those emotions mingled as people of faith struggled to find an appropriate response to bin Laden’s death. No one we interviewed for this story denied the importance of bin Laden’s death; the heroism of the American soldiers; the importance of serving justice. But religious leaders of different faiths say no one should rejoice in…
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