Seriously America? Seriously?!

Can you spot the similarities?

In case you live under a rock, Osama Bin Laden was killed in a military operation recently and his body was dumped in the ocean.
(Well, according to Obama and the American news media anyway, but my distrust for them is 2 entirely separate blogs.)
Since then the internet has been filled with nothing but "news" of this event, facebook statuses thanking the US military for ending terror and/or serving justice, and pictures of Americans celebrating in the streets....literally. No doubt these are some of the same Americans who cried foul when pictures of Middle Eastern people celebrating 9/11 hit the news waves almost 10 years ago.
Nevermind the overall juvenile-ity (ness?) of celebrating by singing Miley Cyrus songs in front of the White House, climbing street signs waving a flag, or jumping in a lake at midnight. Nevermind that this is only going to reinforce terrorist's urge to kill us all (thank you news media for broadcasting it to the world). Nevermind the fact that just because one old man is finally out of the game does in no way mean America is off the terror hook.

Nevermind all that. What actually concerns me is Christians who are getting some sort of vicarious vengeance from all this:

"I don't think he is going to heaven, but why should the US be trying to help this man? In the Muslim faith if you are eaten by pigs you go to hell."
Soooooo...we should have fed him to pigs? Like that's going to make a difference? Oh wait, no, because that's WJWD....ah, yes."
"Welcome to hell, bin Laden."
My revulsion here is self explanatory.

And there are many more just like them.

Sure Bin Laden needed to be stopped. Yes, he deserved death according to all of society's rules and ancient traditions and Old Testament law. No, I'm not actually upset that he is (supposedly) dead. I just don't think that God would run around rejoicing over someone going to hell. I mean, He died for Bin Laden just as much as He died for Mother Theresa or James Dobson or you or me. Just because Bin Laden didn't take Him up on the offer of eternal life doesn't make God okay with it.

So yes, be grateful that our military puts their lives on the line to protect us. Be comforted that justice, though delayed, has been served at least in part. But don't rejoice in the eternal misfortunes of others.