Good question. Whether or not Tim Mc Veigh calls himself a Christian or not is irrelevent. It's whether he follows the teachings of Christ is what makes a person a believer. The bombing resembles more of the terrorist's religion than Christianity.
2006-08-21 20:43:28
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answered by p_boxter03 4
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I do not know who is behind the Oklahoma City Bombing but I do have a statement.
You say Christian as if it is a disease. A Christian can be anyone from a Protestant to a Catholic., a Jew , a Muslim, Islamic or any other religion. They all have a belief system with a greater power than any have ever seen in their own lives! A majestic place to end up when you have served your time on this or any other planet, solar system, whatever. Some may even be sick enough to praise the true bomber of the Oklahoma City Bombing!!!
All men are not created equal, and all religions should not be lumped under the name of Christians. Many different religions are made up of Christians, maybe you should do some research on that topic.
Thank you for your time. I do not attend any perticular church, but I consider myself a Christian, a believer, that there has to be something or someplace better than how it is here.
2006-08-21 21:05:08
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answered by babeee 2
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McVeigh claimed that the bombing was revenge for "what the U.S. government did at Waco and Ruby Ridge." He visited Waco during the standoff, where he spoke to a news reporter about his anger over what was happening there.
McVeigh was considered by many an anti-government extremist, with a long background in the survivalist movement. He frequently quoted and alluded approvingly to the controversial novel The Turner Diaries, which describes acts of terrorism similar to the crimes that he was convicted of perpetrating (Michel and Herbeck). Photocopies of pages sixty-one and sixty-two of The Turner Diaries were found in an envelope inside McVeigh's car. These pages depicted a fictitious mortar attack upon the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
In a book based on interviews before his execution, American Terrorist, McVeigh stated he decapitated an Iraqi soldier with cannon fire on his first day in the war, and celebrated. But he said he later was shocked to be ordered to execute surrendering prisoners, and to see carnage on the road leaving Kuwait City after U.S. troops routed the Iraqi army. In interviews following the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh said he began harboring anti-government feelings during the Gulf War. Some question the veracity of this claim in light of McVeigh's attempts to become a Green Beret after returning from Iraq.
"The Turner Diaries" is a 1978 novel by Dr. William Luther Pierce (under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald), the late leader of the National Alliance, a white Christian separatist organization. The novel depicts a violent racist revolutionary struggle in the United States that escalates into global genocide, leading to the extermination of all people who are not white. For novelist Pierce, this was not a dystopian outcome, but rather the fulfillment of his "dream of a White world".
2006-08-21 20:45:51
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answered by Scott M 7
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Thank you for pointing out Dunrobin's answer. It is very insightful.
Anyone can confess Christianity but murders are not true Christians (Matthew 5:21-26, Luke 11:23).
Muslims, on the other hand, don't have a teaching against individuals murdering others, do they?!
2006-08-22 05:30:09
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answered by Joshua 2
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Tim McVeigh was a white supremacist who was a follower of the Christian Identity movement.
2006-08-21 21:26:10
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answered by michinoku2001 7
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Timothy McVeigh is dead. He was executed in Terre Haute, Indiana just months prior to the 9/11 attacks.
2006-08-21 20:44:19
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answered by Chuck Dhue 4
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They HAPPEN to have been Christians, but are more accurately described as enemies of the federal government. Their Christian faith played no part in their actions, unlike the lunatic terrorists in Bali, London, Madrid and New York who claimed to be acting on behalf of Islam.
This is not such a clever question as the asker thinks.
2006-08-21 20:46:30
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answered by Dunrobin 6
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A real Born again Christian would never do that. Did he claim to be a born again blood bought saved Christian? His fruit didn't show it. I think that was a concocted story by someone. Maybe even by Timothy himself.
2006-08-21 20:56:31
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answered by Eugene 2
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It was two Men--Timothy McVeigh, and another Man--sorry can't recall his name. McVeigh was a disgruntled former Soldier in the US Army.
By the way--Nice Picture on your avatar.
2006-08-21 20:47:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Timothy McVeigh was one of the suspects
2006-08-21 20:42:27
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answered by Steph 5
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