Rowan Williams and N.T. Wright have some strong words criticizing the recent execution of Osama Bin Laden. I do not agree with either of them, but here they are nonetheless. First, Rowan Williams:
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OwenStrachan.com
One of my favorite bloggers has ended his year-long hiatus from the blogosphere. Owen Strachan has just turned the lights back on at OwenStrachan.com. Be sure to add this one to your reader if it’s not already there. Owen is a great writer and thinker, and you won’t want to miss his posts. Owen, if you’re reading this, here’s your theme song for the day: (In other Owen news, check out Dustin Neely’s interview with Owen about Jonathan Edwards on the doctrine of hell.)
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Intel Used To Find Bin Laden Came from Waterboarding
It looks like the debate over so-called “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” will be reinvigorated by the death of Osama Bin Laden. Brian Williams of NBC News interviewed the Director of the CIA yesterday, and “Leon Panetta confirms that the intelligence needed to find Osama bin Laden was gained, in part, by interrogation techniques that included water-boarding.” Here’s a transcript of the relevant portion of the interview.
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The Kids with George W. Bush on 9/11
TIME magazine has a fascinating story on the children who were with President Bush on 9-11 when he received the news that America was under attack. They are all very appreciative of his calm response and that he didn’t immediately storm out of the room. One student described it this way: “I’ll always remember watching his face turn red. He got really serious all of a sudden. But I was clueless. I was just seven. I’m just glad he didn’t get up and leave because then I would have been more scared and confused.
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Moral Equivalence and Bin Laden
Doug Wilson and Kevin DeYoung both have helpful warnings against making a moral equivalence between the crimes of Osama bin Laden and the lesser shortcomings of the average Christian. First, Doug Wilson:
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Some Thoughts on the Death of Bin Laden
On Sunday, we all learned that U.S. special forces killed Osama Bin Laden as he was hiding out in a mansion in Pakistan. The reaction to the news across the U.S. has been remarkable. I cannot remember another instance in my lifetime when throngs of people gathered spontaneously in the streets of our major cities to celebrate, but that is indeed what happened. How should we as Christians react to the news? Here are a few thoughts:
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Details of the Attack
NBC News produced a video giving details about the attack that killed Bin Laden. See above.
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President’s live address announcing the death of Osama Bin Laden
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Reformed Freebirds and Larry Birds
Here are two videos of Young, Restless, and Reformed leaders showing us what they like to do with their free time. The T4G guys try to get their Larry Bird on, and Doug Wilson and crew their Freebird. I’m impressed by both of these but also encouraged that there are no plans for anyone to quit their day jobs.
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The First Female President
The following story comes from my Dad, and it is too good not to share—especially with all of you LSU fans out there. Enjoy! ———- The year is 2016 and the United States has just elected the first woman, a Louisiana State University graduate, as President of the United States, Susan Boudreaux. A few days after the election the president-elect calls her father and says, ‘So, Dad, I assume you will be coming to my inauguration?’