by Ronald Osborn
Commonweal, Vol.138, No.11, June 3, 2011 (cover story)
Was the killing of bin Laden a legitimate action? Most Americans have already concluded that it was. For those... more
Was the killing of bin Laden a legitimate action? Most Americans have already concluded that it was. For those Christians who subscribe to just-war precepts, however, perhaps the most difficult requirement of the tradition is the demand that we mourn rather than celebrate the deaths of our foes, and that the occasion of killing be one of moral introspection rather than of unbridled enthusiasm or unexamined joy among those who claim justice for their side.
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