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For those of you who want to examine in more detail the theological and ethical considerations related to Osama bin Laden's death, I recommend to you Mindy Belz's article on the WORLD Magazine web-site.

She quotes John Piper, Mark Driscoll, D.A. Carson, and many others -- not to mention a fair amount of scripture -- to have us develop a solidly biblical understanding of what happened and how we should respond.

Here's an excerpt:

"Labib Madanat, director of the Palestinian and Israeli Bible Society, told me he hopes that Christians will do more than debate. Bin Laden’s death brings earthly justice not only for Christians and Westerners but for Muslims also: 'He has so much blood on his hands all around the world. Jordanian Muslims killed while celebrating a wedding. Iraqi Catholics killed in their church. This guy is soaked with the blood of innocent people. Our world is better off with him gone. I pray God will use us and this moment after his death as we minister together so more and more come to know Jesus.'"