1999 – Commending the Faith of Those Slain in Littleton, Colorado

Whereas, the nation’s attention has been sadly drawn to the tragedy of the slayings of twelve students and one teacher and subsequent suicides of their two killers, and

Whereas, we live in a day when those having Christian morals and godly convictions are be-coming increasingly rare, and

Whereas, our media so infrequently calls our attention to individuals who are willing to live and even to die for those convictions, and

Whereas, 17-year-old Cassie Bernall with an open Bible before her courageously answered the question, “Do you believe in God?” from the gun-wielding assailant with a strong voice, able to be heard by the others in the library with a “Yes, I believe in God,” and

Whereas, on the basis of that answer, she was brutally gunned down, and

Whereas, Rachel Scott, 17, and John Tomlin, 16, were also actively professing Christians and were slain the same day,

Therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America, meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 22-24, 1999, commend the testimonies of those slain students.

Be it further resolved that we urge all Bible believers to stand up vocally for their faith in these troublesome times, to pray for our nation, and to live lives that are unmistakably Christian.