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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    Democratic Strategist Accuses Pastor Jeffress of Using Religion to Promote Bigotry

    In a debate between Democratic strategist Bernard Whitman and Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, about Wednesday's Supreme Court decision to overturn a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, Whitman accused the megachurch pastor of "using religion to promote bigotry."

  • Pro-Life Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to Speak at National Right to Life Convention in Dallas

    Pro-Life Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to Speak at National Right to Life Convention in Dallas

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), will be speaking at the National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Friday and is the recipient of a 100 percent rating from the pro-life organization based in Washington, D.C., for being a "strong advocate for unborn children."

  • Christians Outreach Into Strip Clubs, Porn Conventions to Share Love of Jesus

    Christians Outreach Into Strip Clubs, Porn Conventions to Share Love of Jesus

    Instead of ostracizing and condemning men and women who work in the porn industry, two Christian ministries from Southern California are among several in the nation that are reaching out to workers in strip clubs and porn conventions in an attempt to share God's love for them.

  • NY Assembly Kills Gov. Cuomo's 'Women's Equality Act' Over Abortion Plank

    NY Assembly Kills Gov. Cuomo's 'Women's Equality Act' Over Abortion Plank

    Pro-life advocates in New York who support nine of the 10 proposals in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Women's Equality Act" are alarmed by the Democrat-led Assembly's decision to not vote on the nine bills that passed in the Senate late Friday that would have required equal pay for women, strengthened human trafficking laws, ended pregnancy discrimination and strengthened protections for domestic violence victims, simply because they disagree with the Senate's decision to not vote on the abortion expansio

  • June Hunt Offers Biblical Hope, Practical Help in New Book 'The Answer To Anger'

    June Hunt Offers Biblical Hope, Practical Help in New Book 'The Answer To Anger'

    June Hunt, founder and CEO of Hope For The Heart, an international biblical counseling ministry and award-winning Christian radio broadcaster, shares her expert advice about understanding and dealing with anger in her newly released book, "The Answer To Anger: Practical Steps to Temper Fiery Emotions."

  • Did President Obama Offend Catholics in Northern Ireland Speech?

    Did President Obama Offend Catholics in Northern Ireland Speech?

    Bill Donohue, president and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, issued a statement Friday condemning President Obama's critics who are lashing out against comments he made earlier this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which they believe are an attack against the Catholic faith and doctrine taught at religious schools.

  • Robertsons Invite 'Duck Dynasty' Fans to Join Duck Commander Caribbean Cruise Vacation

    Robertsons Invite 'Duck Dynasty' Fans to Join Duck Commander Caribbean Cruise Vacation

    Fans of "Duck Dynasty," A&E's most-watched reality television series and winner of the Critics' Choice Award, can join the Robertson family on a Caribbean cruise vacation to Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico, July 17-21, 2014, and experience a cooking class with Miss Kay and interactive events with the men of Duck Commander.

  • White People Who Oppose Late-Term Abortion 'Fear End of Whiteness,' Claims Ivy League Professor

    White People Who Oppose Late-Term Abortion 'Fear End of Whiteness,' Claims Ivy League Professor

    Salamishah Tillet, an associate professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, boasted that members of Congress and state legislators who are passing bills to place restrictions on abortion are acting out of racial fears that they're becoming a minority demographic group in the United States.

  • NY Gov. Cuomo's Abortion Plank Back in Play in New York Senate

    NY Gov. Cuomo's Abortion Plank Back in Play in New York Senate

    New York lawmakers have extended their legislative session through Friday and will be voting on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Women's Equality Act," which the governor has now divided into 10 separate bills and includes a provision to expand late-term abortions that would allow "any health care provider" to perform abortions, despite Republican and Independent Democrat Coalition members' previous attempt to block the abortion proposal.

  • House Passes Federal Ban on Abortion at 20 Weeks; Bill Moves to Senate

    House Passes Federal Ban on Abortion at 20 Weeks; Bill Moves to Senate

    Members of the House voted 228 to 196 Tuesday evening to pass Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" that would place a federal limit on late-term abortions after 20 weeks, six to nine months of pregnancy, except in circumstances of rape, incest or if the mother faces a medical emergency that would require the termination of her pregnancy.

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