A Christian shopowner in Pakistan has died in an apparent reprisal for the death of Osama bin Laden, according to Asia News. Christian institutions, schools and organizations throughout Pakistan have closed down Wednesday for fear of attacks. The retired Archbishop of Lahore, Lawrence John Saldanha, called for greater protection for Christians, calling them an “easy target.”  Many Pakistani Christians are worried that the operation by…

By CATHLEEN FALSANI (c) 2011 Religion News Service Late Sunday night, while perusing Facebook, a friend on Facebook updated her status to announce that Osama bin Laden was dead. It took a few seconds to confirm the news on CNN, and by the time I refreshed the screen, her status had changed once again.    …

“I have gone through a scope of emotions this evening as I learned that Osama had been killed,” writes Debbie Lee, mother of Marc Lee, the first U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Iraq.    “I received a text from a friend, ‘we have Osama.’ I told my son Kristofer to turn on the news. I listened…

Americans received the news of the death of Osama bin Laden with rejoicing Sunday night. Here is a group of New Yorkers celebrating: To watch the video of the President’s statement, CLICK HERE READ HERE as Beliefnet’s Jim Fletcher asks if all Muslims are evil  To read consider the heart-felt thoughts of Debbie Lee, mom of the first Navy…

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