Funny thing....the kid is with Christ IF he had a personal born again relationship with the the God of the Universe. If not, he is SOL. OTOH, if the killer was a believer, his sins (even murder) have been paid in full by Christ act on the cross. From a Biblical viewpoint it makes perfect sense to me. But never when viewed by worldly standards.
Folks who love to pound on Christians for their supposed "hypocrisy" in saying one thing and doing another fail to grasp the reality of the Christian life: We're not any differnt or any better than anybody else. I'm a sinner saved by grace and deserving of nothing. Christ says I'm justified by faith but sometimes I don't feel too faithful. Nonbelievers love to harp the Flesh is Weak and it is, but they say this gives Christians license to sin. Christians who use it that way, probably don't have the deepest walk but may still be "saved" although as if passing thru fire to get into the Heavenly realm. I guess my convoluted point is that Christian believers don't get to "judge" the conduct of others...that's God's job. We point out such conduct and nonbelievers think we are "judging" them and proclaim us hypocritical when we go and do the same durn thing. But that is the nature of grace.
Agree on this part, unless he was not at the age of accountability (different ages for different people). 14 is sorta the median age where a person begins to understand if they are a sinner or not in terms they can digest.