This man should not be celebrated in the least. He dedicated his life to destroying the faith and souls of good people for simply believing something he didn’t.
I don’t respect him at all and I’m glad he can no longer corrupt people. People believe in varying degrees of faith and they are very much entitled to believe what they want. These so-called militant atheists are simply thought police of the worst kind, attempting to force others to believe their ideas or face ridicule and disgrace. Christians on the other hand in this day never force their beliefs on others.
I never feel glad that a misguided soul has died without the comfort of Our Lord. Unless he had a deathbed conversion, which I pray he did. If he didn’t, I don’t feel one bit of satisfaction that he has to live eternity in hell.
I am not celebrating the man in the least. In fact, I have pointed out that he now cannot believe that there is no God.