Usama bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida, is dead, killed in a American commando raid and his body is in the hands of American forces. This can only be seen as a good thing. At the same time, I am troubled.
Some of the network news people seemed almost giddy, giggling, exulting. The death of a person, even Usama bin Laden, should not be a cause for celebration. It was necessary.
Romans 13: 1-7 tells us that government's function is to protect the people and punish the wrongdoer and this situation certainly fits that description. The commandos who carried out this action, as agents of the state, bear no personal responsibility for bin Laden's death.
The soldiers mentioned in the Bible, when carrying out the legitimate functions of the state, are spoken of favorably. They are respected persons.
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