``Columbine Redemption'' Keynote Prescribes Strong Parent-Child Bond.Entertainment Editors LITTLETON, Colo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Popular Lecturer Josh McDowell, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Anchor Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has and Vocalist Michael W. Smith to Attend Official "Columbine columbine, in botany columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Redemption Service" Youth culture lecturer and bestselling author Josh McDowell will issue a national wake-up call during a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the Columbine Redemption Service -- an official anniversary gathering for families and friends of victims of the shooting rampage at Columbine High School Columbine High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. The school is located at 6201 South Pierce Street, one mile west of the Littleton city limits and half a mile south of the Denver city/county line. one year ago. Hosted by Darrell Scott For Darrell Scott, the "Rachel's Challenge" founder of this name, see . Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session of Columbine Redemption Foundation, father of slain student Rachel Joy Scott, the event will be held April 20 at 1 p.m. Mountain Time at Trinity Christian Center, the site of several victims' funerals. Trinity Christian Center is located at 6500 W. Coal Mine Ave. More than 2,300 family members, dignitaries, celebrities, students, and friends are expected to pay tribute during the 90-minute event, including special guests NBC anchor Jane Pauley, vocalist Michael W. Smith, and Colorado Governor Bill Owens
"If our country doesn't correctly interpret what happened at Columbine, we will continue to pay an awesome price with young lives," said McDowell, who earlier this year was invited to attend as keynote speaker. In the past year, McDowell has counseled countless students and parents, and has held discussions about root causes of "kid violence." "If we want 'Columbines' to stop, we, parents, must learn how to enter each young person's sometimes complex and confusing world and make a relational connection at a deep emotional level that no cultural influence will destroy. In reality, the young person closest to you probably has a deep inner longing to be more closely connected to you," McDowell said. In his latest book "The Disconnected Generation: Saving Our Youth from Self-Destruction," scheduled for release in June (Word Publishing), McDowell provides exhaustive research to support findings that the fatal trend in youth violence is positively related to a widening cultural gap between parents and their children. Current studies reveal: -- The last 17 school shooters, between 11 and 18 years old, came from families who appeared normal, but where dysfunctional relationships existed with their fathers who were "absent or minimally involved in parenting." (Classroom Avenger Profile, 2000) -- Christian kids spend an average 4 1/2 minutes a day with their fathers and 8 1/2 minutes a day with their mothers ("Third Millennium Teen," Barna Study, 1999) -- More than three out of four teenagers (78 percent) acknowledged that their parents have a lot of impact on their thoughts and deeds. ("Third Millennium Teen," Barna Study, 1999) -- Over half of American teens believe a murderous mur·der·ous adj. 1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder: a group of murderous thugs. 2. rampage could erupt at their school. (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times/CBS News Poll, Oct. 1999) McDowell is based in Dallas, and is well-known for pioneering controversial stances on youth culture, tolerance and morality. Since 1964, he has spoken to more than seven million young people in at least 84 countries, including those on 700 university and college campuses. He has authored or co-authored 59 books, and has sold more than 10 million copies domestically. PROJECT 911, his new national campaign, will launch this month to explore the beliefs and lifestyles of today's youth in order to reconnect them and their parents. Viewers can watch the broadcast live on the Internet event site, www.ColumbineToday.com, through Lightsource.com, a Gaylord Digital company and Yahoo! Broadcast The former Webcasting division of Yahoo! that broadcast live and archived TV and radio shows as well as on-demand movies, sports and other audio and video material. It also offered organizations Webcasting for private meetings such as conferences and distance learning. provider. Guardians International of Ohio Inc. and WSFJ Productions will also broadcast the event and other special Columbine programming live with syndication to Family Net, Sky Angel and Odyssey cable networks. |
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