Editing Columbine High School massacre (section)

=== Christian martyrdom ===
In the wake of the shooting, victims Rachel Scott and Cassie Bernall came to be regarded as [[Christian martyr]]s by [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christians]].<ref name=yes/><ref name=vox>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/20/15369442/columbine-anniversary-cassie-bernall-rachel-scott-martyrdom |title=After Columbine, martyrdom became a powerful fantasy for Christian teenagers |last=Willkinson |first=Alissa |date=April 17, 2019 |website=Vox |access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Pike|2009|p=662}}{{sfn|Senie|2016|p=112}}

The closest living witness to Scott's death, Richard Castaldo, has stated Harris asked Scott if she believed in God, and murdered her after she answered "You know I do", but this has been questioned, and Castaldo later stated he was not sure.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://extras.denverpost.com/news/shot1216b.htm |title=Who said 'yes' blurs with time |access-date=August 10, 2020 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]] |date=December 16, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607001104/https://extras.denverpost.com/news/shot1216b.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Considerable media attention focused upon Bernall, who had been killed by Harris in the library and who Harris was reported to have asked, "Do you believe in God?" immediately prior to her murder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/17/columbine-massacre-gun-crime-us |title=The truth about Columbine |access-date=October 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011012515/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/17/columbine-massacre-gun-crime-us |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bernall was reported to have responded "Yes" to this question before her murder. Emily Wyant, the closest living witness to Bernall's death, denied that Bernall and Harris had such an exchange.<ref name="belief">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-10/14/026r-101499-idx.html |title=Columbine Miracle: a Matter of Belief |access-date=September 12, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 14, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909020229/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-10/14/026r-101499-idx.html |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Joshua Lapp thought Bernall had been queried about her belief, but he was unable to correctly point out where Bernall was located, and was closer to survivor Valeen Schnurr during the shootings. Likewise, another witness, Craig Scott, claimed the discussion was with Bernall. However, when asked to indicate where the conversation had been coming from, he pointed to where Schnurr was shot.<ref name="tof">{{cite web |title=Columbine Student Cassie Bernall Said "Yes" When Asked By One of the Shooters if She Believed in God-Disputed! |url=http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cassie.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010013639/http://truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cassie.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2011 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=TruthOrFiction.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Schnurr herself claims that she was the one questioned as to her belief in God.<ref name="belief" />