Christians & Osama: Irrational Exuberance & Morose Mourning
Sunday night I learned of the news of the death of Osama bin Laden and said “thank you Jesus.” Judging from a lot of the stuff floating around in the blogosphere, I should repent. But ever the contrarian, I must respectfully disagree. A great deal has been said about what a Christian reaction to this event ought to be. These reactions range from dancing in the streets to crying on our knees. There seems to be a couple of common questions that surface through all of this that I want to briefly address.