It was reported that her killer asked her twice if she believed in god or not. A question that would sadden others above all she said yes. Warrior is a foundation started on behalf of columbine victim cassie bernall who was a warrior for jesus. Cassie rene bernall columbine high school massacre.
Zusammen mit ihrem bruder chris, war sie in einem christlichen elternhaus. She said she would make it into a wig and give it to some little kid who lost their hair from chemotherapy, friend sara. Confronting 17yearold cassie bernall, they put a gun to her head and asked. She said yes english vietnamese do you believe in god. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall new edition by misty bernall isbn. It is the controversy, frankly, which makes her notable.
Some consider her a saint, others consider her the role model to shape themselves to be like. We welcome you to remember and pay tribute to the victims of the columbine high school shootings of april 20, 1999 by signing the columbine memorial guest book in honor of the following individuals. Cassie bernalls parents recount efforts to achieve accuracy. Cassie bernall biograohy facts, childhood, family, death. Either eric harris or dylan klebold, asked bernall if cassie bernall believed in god moments before fatally shooting. Click at the thumbnails to view the original sized pictures. In the end, cassie bernall s mythologized sainthood was an act of unintentional, warranted desperation. The last words cassie spoke to her mother were, love you, too, mom. Along with her brother chris, she was brought up in a christian home. This of course occurred during the april 1999 tragedy at columbine high.
High school prepared to immortalize themselves in the history books. Columbine memorial obituary columbine memorial funeral. Cassie rene bernall, november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 p. Once a ragefilled young woman who walked a path similar to that of her killers, cassie found a way out of her personal snares and, through her faith and a familys love, chose to embrace life with courage and conviction. She said yes is an intense and fascinating memoir publishers weekly of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban colorado, and faced as all teenagers are with difficult choices and pressures. It was reported that one of the killers asked her if she believed in god. Cassie bernall was supposedly killed for refusing to renounce god, but she. The poem above is actually a quotation from the living bible phil. Local reporters have known for months that eyewitnesses disputed the account of cassie bernalls martyrdom. The columbine high school massacre occurred on tuesday, april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in columbine, colorado, usa. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine high students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the choices she made offer a profound relevance for us all.
But in cassies case the good won out, she died in a fashion remarkably similar to jesus. This of course occurred during the april 1999 tragedy at columbine high school in littleton, colorado. The first shot did not kill her so she was asked again. That was the last thing this 17yearold christian would ever say. When asked if she believed in god, cassie bernall said yes and died. Cassies mother, father, and brother still live in littleton, colorado, but homeschool chris. Dec 18, 2011 cassie rene bernall age 17 cassie, 17, was a victim of the columbine high school shooting in littleton, colorado. In the wake of the recent columbine high school shootings cassie bernall s story has been an encouragement to many. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall 9780743400527. Cassie bernall celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. She said yes was one of those books that i had a hard time putting down. After that, her mother, misty bernall the author goes on to talk about cassies life and the familys struggles trying to get her back, starting with her birth and the time she fell off her dads bike.
Cassie bernalls parents recount efforts to achieve accuracy in book. Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by eric harris and dylan klebold, who then committed suicide. This song is about cassie bernall, a student at columbine high school who was killed in the massacre that occurred there. Put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. In the library, where 12 died, he found the body of cassie bernall, facedown on the floor. She may or may not be a martyr in the technical sense.
She founded roundabout books in 2016 simply because she loves books and bookstores, and wanted one in her community. Widely circulated reports and emails tell the story of high school student cassie bernall being a christian martyr in the columbine high school shootings of 1999 in colorado. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall, observed, one thing brad her husband and i were totally unprepared for after cassies death was the extent of its impact beyond littleton. After the traumatic events in littleton, colorado, in the spring of 1999, the impact of the single word yes reverberated around the globe sending shockwaves throughout the christian and secular communities. She said yes is the story of cassie bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the columbine high school shooting. The family of cassie bernall by susan besze wallace denver post staff writer april 16 the simplicity of las lajas, honduras, one of the poorest areas in the western hemisphere, has been a tonic to brad and misty bernall. Cassie bernall was a famous american student, victim of the columbine high school massacre, who was born on november 6, 1981. In the following years numerous bookstermed hagiographies by sociologist. Cassie bernall celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. According to misty bernall, letters and gifts flooded into her home from around the world.
In the wake of the recent columbine high school shootings cassie bernalls story has been an encouragement to many. It was widely believed that cassie was the girl in the library who was asked whether she believed in god, to which she had answered yes, before being killed by eric harris, one of the perpetrators. She said yes by misty bernall childhood she learned algebra before starting kindergarten page 28he explained to her what a set was and she amazed us by understanding it all. Another good thing to come out of april 20 was cassie bernalls story. Hyoung changthe denver post via getty imagescassies brother, chris. This is the story of the 17year old high school student who was killed when she answered yes when asked if she believed in god. Myths from columbine, part two what did she really say. The person asking the question was one of the two troubled classmates who entered columbine with. She had recently visited great britain and her favorite movie was braveheart. Heres proof the senator did not spread a myth about cassie bernall. I was in the columbine high school library, april 20, 1999, when two of my classmates held me and my friends hostage with their bullets, bombs, and. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine. Cassie was born to misty and brad bernall on november 6, 1981. She said yes is an intense and fascinating memoir publishers weekly of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban colorado, and faced as all teenagers are with difficult choices and.
Apr 17, 2012 cassies mother, misty bernall, published a book in september 1999 describing her daughters life and this version of her tragic death titled. For more than a decade, we have received letters from young people whove read and been deeply impacted by cassies story, she said yes. After her death, cassies parents have written a book about her life she said yes and in the spring 2000, they will travel to honduras and open an orphanage, the cassie bernall home for children. Cassie bernall s christian faith saved her once when her life was in turmoil, and her unwavering trust made her a martyr the instant after she was taunted by the gunmen in columbine high schools library on tuesday. Cassie bernall this is dedicated to cassie bernall who died in the columbine high school shootings. Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the. After her death, cassie s parents have written a book about her life she said yes and in the spring 2000, they will travel to honduras and open an orphanage, the cassie bernall home for children. Cassie bernall overcame a difficult and dark time and was just beginning to blossom in her new surroundings at columbine high school. Cassie rene bernall was an american student who was shot to death during the columbine high school massacre. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine high students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the. Cassie bernall, a true heroe to the world, and a name that peaks out to christians.
Cassie bernall, the 17yearold who died for her christian faith at columbine high school, was once a deeply troubled girl involved in the occult, and such young people are everywhere today, her former youth pastor says. I know that this is what actually happened because i read some of the police reports and interviews with the students that were in the library. The parents of columbine students had just experienced one of the worst disasters in american history and tried strenuously to make sense of it. Actually, rick santorum was absolutely right about that. I keep thinking about the things i need to do for cassie, cassie s mom told the oprah show in 1999. A bornagain christian as of 1997, cassie bernall was active in church youth programs and bible study groups. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall from the worlds largest community of readers. As a person born on this date, cassie bernall is listed in our database as the 47th most popular celebrity for the day november 6 and the 319th most popular for the year 1981. Yes, cassie is the one who answered, yes when asked if she believed in god, hence the title of the book she said yes. They also injured 21 other students directly, and three people were injured while attempting to escape. Sep 09, 1999 she said yes is the story of cassie bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the columbine high school shooting.
Cassie was helpless with a gun to her head, with a question that would determine her living or dieing. A matter of belief the last words of littleton victim cassie bernall test a survivors faithand charity. She was in a really bad place and had a horrible relationship with her family. When the shooting started, cassie was in the library, studying shakespeare.
Misty bernall before i left for school i told you i loved you i didnt know that later on thered be a lot of heartache for you to go through. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines biggest. According to her parents, she rebelled as a young teenager and began using drugs and alcohol. The author of this article was mistaken in thinking that cassie had been the author. Cassies friends the killer pointed his gun at cassie bernall and asked her the lifeordeath question. Cassie bernall said yes when asked about her faith by a. Rick santorum revived the myth of columbine martyr cassie bernall while defending kim davis, a reminder that evangelicals thought things would be. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of cassies life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude. The book was an instant bestseller and misty and cassies father appeared on today, 2020 and larry king live. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines. From a note written by cassie the night before she was killed and handed to her friend amanda the next morning at school.
Join facebook to connect with cassie bernall and others you may know. She moved from phoenix to bend in 2011 with her husband and three children. Books were published after her death the book she said yes. Cassie bernall is the 17yearold student who died at columbine high school last april 20 when two young men ignited a wave of shootings and bombings. Her parents state that at one point cassie became suicidal. Were excited to introduce the books for classroomsproject, the cassie bernall foundations latest venture. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of cassie s life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude.
Both cassie bernall and her killers knew the taste of being unanimity minusone and the temptation to bitterness that this brings. Cassies mother, misty bernall, in her book she said yes. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall was authored by her mother misty bernall. But people still continue to look at cassie as a martyr. Then, numb with grief, he returned to columbine to get his first look inside the school. Feel free to email it or print it in its entirety or in part, but please do not alter it in any way. Cassies mother, misty bernall, published a book in september 1999 describing her daughters life and this version of her tragic death titled. However, it is fairly certain that cassie looked to these verses soon before her death. Mar 16, 2015 columbine student cassie bernall said yes when asked by one of the shooters if she believed in goddisputed.