Cassies mother, misty bernall, published a book in september 1999 describing her daughters life and this version of her tragic death titled. 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. 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. 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. Click at the thumbnails to view the original sized pictures. Join facebook to connect with cassie bernall and others you may know.
I keep thinking about the things i need to do for cassie, cassie s mom told the oprah show in 1999. In the wake of the recent columbine high school shootings cassie bernalls story has been an encouragement to many. She said she would make it into a wig and give it to some little kid who lost their hair from chemotherapy, friend sara. 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. The poem above is actually a quotation from the living bible phil.
She founded roundabout books in 2016 simply because she loves books and bookstores, and wanted one in her community. Mar 16, 2015 columbine student cassie bernall said yes when asked by one of the shooters if she believed in goddisputed. 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. Warrior is a foundation started on behalf of columbine victim cassie bernall who was a warrior for jesus. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall new edition by misty bernall isbn. Then, numb with grief, he returned to columbine to get his first look inside the school. According to misty bernall, letters and gifts flooded into her home from around the world. The book was an instant bestseller and misty and cassies father appeared on today, 2020 and larry king live. 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. 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. The person asking the question was one of the two troubled classmates who entered columbine with. Hold your mouse cursor over the picture in a couple of seconds to view the description of what you see. The first shot did not kill her so she was asked again.
Books were published after her death the book she said yes. 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. Along with her brother chris, she was brought up in a christian home. Myths from columbine, part two what did she really say. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines biggest. Feel free to email it or print it in its entirety or in part, but please do not alter it in any way. 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. The parents of columbine students had just experienced one of the worst disasters in american history and tried strenuously to make sense of it. According to her parents, she rebelled as a young teenager and began using drugs and alcohol. Some consider her a saint, others consider her the role model to shape themselves to be like. 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. Two students, eric harris and dylan klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and one teacher. Cassie was born to misty and brad bernall on november 6, 1981. Zusammen mit ihrem bruder chris, war sie in einem christlichen elternhaus.
Heres proof the senator did not spread a myth about cassie bernall. Cassie bernall said yes when asked about her faith by a. Cassie bernall was supposedly killed for refusing to renounce god, but she. Cassie bernall celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. A matter of belief the last words of littleton victim cassie bernall test a survivors faithand charity. From a note written by cassie the night before she was killed and handed to her friend amanda the next morning at school.
A bornagain christian as of 1997, cassie bernall was active in church youth programs and bible study groups. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine high students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the. A question that would sadden others above all she said yes. 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. Rick santorum revived the myth of columbine martyr cassie bernall while defending kim davis, a reminder that evangelicals thought things would be. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines. Cassies mother, misty bernall, in her book she said yes. Either eric harris or dylan klebold, asked bernall if cassie bernall believed in god moments before fatally shooting.
Cassie bernall this is dedicated to cassie bernall who died in the columbine high school shootings. Cassie bernalls parents recount efforts to achieve accuracy in book. Put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. 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. The author of this article was mistaken in thinking that cassie had been the author. Both cassie bernall and her killers knew the taste of being unanimity minusone and the temptation to bitterness that this brings.
But in cassies case the good won out, she died in a fashion remarkably similar to jesus. 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. In the end, cassie bernall s mythologized sainthood was an act of unintentional, warranted desperation. 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.
Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the. Cassie bernall, a true heroe to the world, and a name that peaks out to christians. Local reporters have known for months that eyewitnesses disputed the account of cassie bernalls martyrdom. Confronting 17yearold cassie bernall, they put a gun to her head and asked. The last words cassie spoke to her mother were, love you, too, mom. Initially, the students reported that one of the killers had asked cassie if she believed in god, cassie answered yes and he asked her why. High school prepared to immortalize themselves in the history books. It was reported that one of the killers asked her if she believed in god. She may or may not be a martyr in the technical sense. This of course occurred during the april 1999 tragedy at columbine high. In the following years numerous bookstermed hagiographies by sociologist.
She said yes was one of those books that i had a hard time putting down. Cassies friends the killer pointed his gun at cassie bernall and asked her the lifeordeath question. That was the last thing this 17yearold christian would ever say. Actually, rick santorum was absolutely right about that. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine. However, it is fairly certain that cassie looked to these verses soon before her death. Cassie bernall celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
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. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall was authored by her mother misty bernall. 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 had recently visited great britain and her favorite movie was braveheart. Yes, cassie is the one who answered, yes when asked if she believed in god, hence the title of the book she said yes. Rick santorum was absolutely right about that columbine myth. The columbine high school massacre occurred on tuesday, april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in columbine, colorado, usa. 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. When asked if she believed in god, cassie bernall said yes and died. In the library, where 12 died, he found the body of cassie bernall, facedown on the floor. Cassies mother, father, and brother still live in littleton, colorado, but homeschool chris. Her parents called her bunny rabbit and said she loved to go rock climbing in breckinridge.
Cassie bernall overcame a difficult and dark time and was just beginning to blossom in her new surroundings at columbine high school. They also injured 21 other students directly, and three people were injured while attempting to escape. She said yes english vietnamese do you believe in god. This of course occurred during the april 1999 tragedy at columbine high school in littleton, colorado. 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. 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. It was reported that her killer asked her twice if she believed in god or not. 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. 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. She was in a really bad place and had a horrible relationship with her family. 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. Cassie rene bernall was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre at age 17. Cassie bernalls parents recount efforts to achieve accuracy. She moved from phoenix to bend in 2011 with her husband and three children.
But people still continue to look at cassie as a martyr. 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. Cassie rene bernall columbine high school massacre. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall 9780743400527. For more than a decade, we have received letters from young people whove read and been deeply impacted by cassies story, she said yes. Were excited to introduce the books for classroomsproject, the cassie bernall foundations latest venture. She said yes is the story of cassie bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the columbine high school shooting. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall from the worlds largest community of readers.
Hyoung changthe denver post via getty imagescassies brother, chris. 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 bernall biograohy facts, childhood, family, death. Another good thing to come out of april 20 was cassie bernalls story. Cassie rene bernall, november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 p. Cassie was helpless with a gun to her head, with a question that would determine her living or dieing. 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.
In the wake of the recent columbine high school shootings cassie bernall s story has been an encouragement to many. It is the controversy, frankly, which makes her notable. Dec 18, 2011 cassie rene bernall age 17 cassie, 17, was a victim of the columbine high school shooting in littleton, colorado. Cassie bernall was a famous american student, victim of the columbine high school massacre, who was born on november 6, 1981.
In addition, this page seems to focus on the cassie bernall controversy, rather than the victim herself, perhaps it should be renamed. 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. 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. When the shooting started, cassie was in the library, studying shakespeare. Cassie rene bernall was an american student who was shot to death during the columbine high school massacre. The following is written as cassie might have told it. This song is about cassie bernall, a student at columbine high school who was killed in the massacre that occurred there. 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. Her parents state that at one point cassie became suicidal.
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