Melissa Barnhart

Melissa Barnhart

Managing Editor

Melissa Barnhart serves as Managing Editor for The Christian Post. She graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor of science degrees in government, religion and communications. Ms. Barnhart began her reporting career while still in college by working for a local newspaper outside Dallas, Texas, where she interviewed pastors, politicians, Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch, a U.S. women's softball player in the 2004 Olympic Games, and former President of Mexico Vicente Fox. She joined The Christian Post in 2013.

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  • Hundreds of People Interested in Adopting Unborn Baby With Down Syndrome Days Before Abortion Deadline

    The pro-life community is lauding the Rev. Thomas Vander Woude, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, Va., for his parish's efforts to save the life of an unborn baby who has Down syndrome from being aborted by finding parents who might qualify to adopt the infant when he's born.

  • Pro-Abortion Advocates Shout 'Shame on You' After Texas House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban

    Pro-Abortion Advocates Shout 'Shame on You' After Texas House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban

    The Texas House of Representatives reconvened Wednesday morning for a final reading of House Bill 2 that passed in the chamber 98-49 late Tuesday, following 10 hours of debate and consideration of 26 amendments, none of which passed.

  • Mike Huckabee, Pastor Robert Jeffress Rally Pro-Life Support for Texas' 20-Week Abortion Ban

    Mike Huckabee, Pastor Robert Jeffress Rally Pro-Life Support for Texas' 20-Week Abortion Ban

    To show their support for Texas lawmakers who will be voting in favor of House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 1 which would ban abortion in the Lone Star state after 20 weeks' gestation, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of the TLC reality television show "19 Kids and Counting" and the Rev. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, were joined by an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pro-life advocates on the south steps of the state capitol in Austin Monday n

  • Street Preachers Protesting Homosexuality Assaulted at Seattle's Pridefest

    Street Preachers Protesting Homosexuality Assaulted at Seattle's Pridefest

    Two street preachers carrying signs that read "repent or else" and "Jesus saves from sin" were protesting against homosexuality at a gay pride event in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday, and were physically attacked, punched and kicked by attendees who warned them that they "better leave or else."

  • Ky. Pastor Takes Heat After Wife's Column Criticizes So. Baptist Convention's Stance on Boy Scouts

    Ky. Pastor Takes Heat After Wife's Column Criticizes So. Baptist Convention's Stance on Boy Scouts

    Bill Thomas, the minister of music and associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Madisonville, Ky., might be resigning from his position following a recent uproar over his wife's commentary about the Southern Baptist Convention's approval of a resolution that expresses the denomination's "opposition to and disappointment in the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to change its membership policy" to allow openly-homosexual members.

  • American Evangelist Arrested in London for Preaching Homosexuality Is a Sin

    American Evangelist Arrested in London for Preaching Homosexuality Is a Sin

    Tony Miano, a retired deputy sheriff from Los Angeles County, Calif., was arrested in London, England, earlier this week for preaching on abstaining from sexual immorality, both heterosexual and homosexual, in downtown Wimbledon. He was found to be in violation of Public Order Act Section 5, for "using homophobic speech that could cause people anxiety, distress, alarm or insult," Miano said in a YouTube video posted on Wednesday.

  • Christian University Under Fire for Banning Pro-Life Student's Anti-Abortion Signs

    Christian University Under Fire for Banning Pro-Life Student's Anti-Abortion Signs

    Biola University, a private Christian university located in La Mirada, Calif., is standing by its decision to bar Diana Jimenez, a recent nursing graduate, from displaying a graphic anti-abortion sign in a prominent location on campus where it would be visible to students, faculty and visitors during finals week, despite the institution's pro-life stance.

  • First-Ever Ex-Gay Pride Month to Be Held in DC This Month

    First-Ever Ex-Gay Pride Month to Be Held in DC This Month

    Members of the ex-gay community are celebrating the first-ever "Ex-Gay Pride Month" and have asked President Barack Obama to issue a proclamation to recognize the rights of the ex-gay community and to commemorate their month, just as he's done for the LGBT community with "Gay Pride Month" in June.

  • Interview: David Barton on God, Abortion and Why Christians Must Vote

    Interview: David Barton on God, Abortion and Why Christians Must Vote

    David Barton, the founder and president of WallBuilders and author of the book, "The Founder's Bible," was a featured guest speaker at Friday's National Right to Life prayer breakfast, where he praised American exceptionalism and spoke about the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, the role of government, and how a politician's stance on abortion shapes their voting record on all other issues.

  • Sen. Ted Cruz Blasts Pro-Abortion Protesters and Gang of Eight's Immigration Reform Bill

    Sen. Ted Cruz Blasts Pro-Abortion Protesters and Gang of Eight's Immigration Reform Bill

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) held a brief press conference following his speech Friday at the 43rd annual National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, Texas, and spoke about late-term abortion and the Senate's gang of eight immigration reform bill that passed earlier this week.

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