David Sirota, who in 2001 was a congressional staffer and had to flee the U.S. Capitol on 9/11, laments the public jubilation of some Americans at bin Laden’s death.

The Wall Street Journal describes mixed reactions to Osama bin Laden’s death in the Mideast, particularly among Arabs on the street. One said the death was “good for everyone — for Muslims and Christians.” He added, though, that some view bin Laden sympathetically. “Some people loved him.”

Read an April 5, 2007 CNN article about the study of the human brain and its relationship and interaction with faith and religion.

A May 4, 2011, Catholic News Service story, “Bin Laden killing poses questions for moral debate,” includes comments from a range of experts and sources.

Read an Nov. 4, 2011 Huffington Post article drawing a comparison between the smartphone app Angry Birds and religious lessons.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, in defining “religion,” says that, “In every form of religion is implied the conviction that the mysterious, supernatural Being (or beings) has control over the lives and destinies of men.”

The Jewish news service JTA considers initial reactions of Jewish faith leaders to the death of Osama bin Laden.

An editorial in The Jewish Daily Forward welcomed the news and praised the Obama administration’s handling of the raid.

The National Study of Youth and Religion, in a nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 American teenagers, found teens to be open to the idea of the paranormal while remaining somewhat skeptical. Relatively few were certain they believed in things such as psychics, astrology or communicating with the dead. But 40 percent of the teens surveyed said […]