Melissa Barnhart
Managing Editor
Melissa Barnhart has served as managing editor for The Christian Post since February 2021. She graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor's degree in government, religion and communications, and a master's degree in communications.
She joined CP in 2013, reporting on a variety of national political issues, including immigration, and has covered numerous church and ministry events.
Along with her colleagues, she has won several Evangelical Press Association awards.
Ms. Barnhart began her reporting career in college by working for a city newspaper where she interviewed pastors, politicians, Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch, and former President of Mexico Vicente Fox.
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Man Who Delivered Will Smith Kept Babies' Hands, Feet as Trophies Like Serial Killer
Late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell who's serving life in prison for the death of a patient and three babies born alive at his "house of horrors" abortion clinic in West Philadelphia has asked actor Will Smith to take up his case.
Katy Perry Promotes Planned Parenthood Abortion Business at Grammy Awards
Pop singer Katy Perry promoted the nation's largest abortion business at the Grammy Awards Sunday night by wearing a pink "PP" lapel pin on an outfit she selected by anti-Trump designer Tom Ford.
Hillary Clinton's 4 Lies About Abortion and Planned Parenthood
During the third presidential debate between political rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump last Wednesday, the former secretary of state failed the women she purports to represent by perpetuating several myths about abortion and Planned Parenthood that have been proven untrue.
Have Christians Lost the Culture War in America?
As American secular society becomes increasingly hostile toward Christians, many are asking if the culture war has already been lost or if they should keep fighting, refusing to yield to the siren song of premature withdrawl in a war that is not yet lost.
Together 2016 Hashtag #JesusChangesEverything No.3 Most Popular Trend on Twitter
Together 2016 organizers will not know if they reached their 1 million attendee goal until a few days more, but one thing they know for sure is they have got the nation talking – the hashtag #JesusChangesEverything was at one point the No.3 most popular trend on Twitter in the United States.
Dallas Sniper Shootings: 5 Officers Dead, 6 Wounded in Targeted Killings at Black Lives Matter Protest
Five police officers are dead and six wounded after at least two snipers shot at police Thursday night just before 9 p.m. CT during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas in which one civilian was also injured and transported to an area hospital.
Carly Fiorina Tells Hillary Clinton: 'I'm a Feminist and I'm Not Voting for You'
Carly Fiorina dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton on Friday, telling the first female presidential nominee that she tops the list of feminists who won't be supporting her bid for the White House.
Planned Parenthood Pushes California to Convict Reporters as Felons for Investigating Abortion Practices
Planned Parenthood is pushing California lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize reporters who publish undercover video and audio of abortion clinic practices by convicting them as felons.
GOP Presidential Candidates Seek Evangelical Votes at Southern Baptist Megachurch
ix Republican presidential candidates vying for the Evangelical vote to become the party's nominee for the 2016 general election spoke about the challenges facing the nation and why they're the most qualified person to lead the country during the four-hour North Texas Presidential Forum on Sunday.
Duck Dynasty's Alan Robertson: God Has Designed the Best Way to Have a Sexual Relationship — It Doesn't Include Gay Marriage (Interview)
God, by His design, has laid out the best way — mentally, physically and emotionally — to have a sexual relationship, and that doesn't include homosexuality and gay marriage, according to Alan Robertson, a former pastor and eldest son of reality TV star Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" fame.
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