COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL MARTYRS
Two teen-aged gunmen at Columbine High School shot students they knew were Christians. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold also went after athletes and minority students, and some of their victims appeared to be chosen randomly, news reports said. Cassie Bernall, known for carrying her Bible to school every day and wearing a “What Would Jesus Do?” bracelet, was in the library at the Littleton, Colorado school April 20 when a gunman burst in. He went up to Bernall and stood face-to-face with her, witnesses said. “Do you believe in God?” the gunman asked. Bernall said she believed in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, and was shot in the temple, witnesses said. Bernall, who became a Christian two years ago, was studious and a member of her youth group at West Bowles Community Church in Littleton. Rachael Scott, 17, who also was killed in the library, was known as a strong Christian. She attended Orchard Road Christian Church, pastored…
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