[Teacher317]

Replace that with "US links to radical Christianity" and you could talk about McVey. He was a Christian you know.

One could argue that point... however, the critical factors are
1) that those who murdered 3000 in the WTC did it following the tenets of Islam.
2) The perpetrators expected rewards in the afterlife.
3) Muslims around the world danced in the streets at the news of the death and destruction.

Even if McVeigh had literally said, "I do this in Christ's Holy name",
1) he still would not have been following basic Christian tenets.
2) He could not possibly have used the Bible to argue that the Almighty would reward him specifically for that act. Likewise,
3) his actions were condemned by Christians everywhere, as they wept and expressed shock and regret.

Your sophmoric attempt at moral equivalence won't fool anyone around here.

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"Even if McVeigh had literally said, "I do this in Christ's Holy name",
1) he still would not have been following basic Christian tenets.
2) He could not possibly have used the Bible to argue that the Almighty would reward him specifically for that act. Likewise,
3) his actions were condemned by Christians everywhere, as they wept and expressed shock and regret.

Your sophmoric attempt at moral equivalence won't fool anyone around here."

He was given absolution for his acts - that is the tenet of the Catholic church - no moral equivalence here - just the simple proof that the man - regardless of his life and deeds - if sincere ( and I can't imagine anyone in his predicament not being) died a Christian and was forgiven for his crimes by his God -

Thank goodness he didn't ask you for absolution - for you obviously are not one who can find it in your heart to forgive - what a strange Christian doctrine you say - how could I forgive a Tim McVeigh or a Bill Clinton -

Hey - they are hard rules but fair rules - if you practice what you preach find forgiveness in your heart for the follies of man - who ever "man" is.