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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.

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 -

Once again, you try the moral equivalence. If McVeigh needs absolution to get into Heaven, that means he did something WRONG according to the Chrisitian faith. Mohammed Atta is assured by his faith that he committed a RIGHTEOUS act in killing "infidels", and is guaranteed 72 virgins to defile at his whim in the hereafter as a reward. (And isn't it interesting that they consider this a Divine perk? Does that encourage or discourage defiling virgins down here on earth?)

There are HUGE differences in the civility, righteousness, tolerance, and global compatibility of these two religions.