Jay Evensen: Is it OK to celebrate Osama bin Laden's death?

By Jay Evensen, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, May 5 2011 11:02 a.m. MDT

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Summary

With impeccable timing, my daughter and her husband found themselves on a pleasure-trip in the Washington, D.C. area last week when news leaked that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden.

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Henry Drummond

San Jose, CA

I was doing consulting work in New York the week before the attacks. I stayed at the Marriott Hotel at the World Trade Center. Some of the people I worked with were killed in the attacks a few days later. When I saw the destruction on TV I took it More..

11:22 a.m. May 5, 2011
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fresnogirl

Fresno, CA

Admittedly this is a Mormon point of view, but I look at the examples from the Book of Mormon. The Nephites (when righteous) never celebrated killing the Lamanites. They did it because they had to in order to protect themselves, but they never More..

11:54 a.m. May 5, 2011
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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

Is it "OK"....Yes.

Is it the right thing to do...No.

CTR

11:15 a.m. May 5, 2011
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Jay Evensen

Jay Evensen is an editorial writer and columnist for the Deseret News. He has been a member of the editorial board for 17 years. Prior to that, he was reporter for the Deseret News, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and United more ..

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