4 Christian leaders react to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Mark Tooley

Mark Tooley, president of the theologically conservative Institute on Religion & Democracy, had a column published by Providence Magazine on Monday arguing that celebrations over the ISIS leader’s death were justifiable.

“… should we celebrate their deaths? To the extent their deaths were righteously executed, satisfy justice, and provide for public order, preventing their further crimes, and perhaps deterring imitators, yes,” wrote Tooley.

“In the case of Baghdadi and bin Laden, the government of the United States, with its unique powers, achieved precisely that for which God chiefly ordains government. Christians rightly celebrate when God’s will prevails on earth.”