Osama bin Laden was killed and buried at sea, according to US authorities. Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands. Most notably, he was the mastermind behind the twin towers attack that killed thousands of innocent civilians. He is a mass murderer and should go down in history as one of the most evil men that ever lived.

Yet, I hear cries of anger from some Muslims about the manner in which he was buried. They claim that out of respect for the man's religion we should have offered him a more proper Muslim burial, presumably one that has his shattered skull pointing towards Mecca. They claim that the manner in which he was disposed of is shameful and meant to humiliate Muslims.

Where is their shame in what this man did? Why are they not disavowing him as a disgrace to the Muslim religion? Can a man who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent people be looked upon as a shining example to other Muslims? Apparently so, because they are silent about his atrocities and instead focus on the fact that he was a Muslim, which appears to trump all other attributes a person may have. If you are a Muslim, it seems, you have a license to kill - in the name of Allah, of course.

The Muslim world should disavow people like bin Laden if they truly believe theirs is a "religion of peace". The fact that they are more worried about his method of burial shows that they look upon him as a Muslim first, and as a murderer second.

This is what religious fundamentalism breeds - a willful blindness to barbarity and wickedness.