The significance of death

Osama Bin Laden is dead and many people are rejoicing.
I am disturbed that so many find pleasure in the death of any person. Don't get me wrong. I understand that Bin Laden claimed he helped plan the deaths of thousands of people and the events of 9/11 have changed the world for the worse. Many people who lost relatives or were maimed by his actions would feel some satisfaction in Bin Laden suffering a violent death. Their prolonged pain has caused an injury to the normal feelings they would have about death.

But why do so many people cheer Bun Laden death as they would the victory of their football team. Surely only a small percentage have suffered directly by his actions. As a group Americians are "united" by Bin Laden's death, according to Barrack Obama. That is at the heart of why there is so much rejoicing. The group reinforces itself and self-identifies by such action.
Strange then that the same celebration is conjoined with the phrase "God bless America".
There are no prayers for the soul of Bin Laden offered by professed Christians who follow the Messiah who said "I give you one commandment love one another".
Religion truly sits lightly on the military loving culture of America. The glory of battle, the clash of weapons and the defeat of enemies is the true religion of America.Christ did say you will know them by what they do when he was asked how you could identify his true followers.
I do not mourn Bin Laden. He was the product of his culture. An iron age culture brought him into being and he and people like him resist modern life.Rational and compassionate living are the only answer to violent madness.
Humanity still has a lot of social and personal evolution to go through before we can live in peace.