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Prior days' news: By date | Search This week's print issue Back issues: By date | Search April 19, 2007Lauren McCainIn a world where people often idolize the rich and famous, Lauren McCain’s hero was her older brother, Joel. And on the same MySpace page where she linked viewers to her brother’s “Most Awesome Website,” the 20-year-old freshman boldly declared Jesus Christ to be “the love of my life.” “I don’t have to argue religion, philosophy or physical evidence because I KNOW him,” Ms. McCain, an international-studies major, wrote in her online profile. “He is just as real, if not more so, as my ‘earthly’ father.”  MySpace.com Ms. McCain’s deep religious convictions played out in every area of her life, including her extracurricular activities. At Virginia Tech, she was a member of Campus Crusade for Christ, an international ministry group with more than 550 members on campus. Ms. McCain was an active participant in a Bible study group where she was known for being “the kind of person who always had a smile and a happy spirit,” says Tony Arnold, a spokesman for Campus Crusade for Christ. “It was hard for her friends to keep a sad face if they were with her.” She loved music, as long as it wasn’t country, according to her online profile, and enjoyed science-fiction movies. She was born in Oklahoma and still has family in Shawnee, which she listed online as her hometown. Her immediate family, however, moved to Hampton, Va., about a decade ago. A message posted on Ms. McCain’s MySpace page showed that her friends and family are now relying on the same faith that was so much a part of Ms. McCain’s life: “You really loved God and now you can finally dance before him.” —Audrey Williams June Posted on Thursday April 19, 2007 | Permalink | |