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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Bahamas: Christian groups bring relief as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises
Over 70,000 people are now homeless and 44 have been found dead on the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands, the parts of the Bahamas hardest hit by Hurricane Dorian.
Texas mass shooting: 21 shot, 6 killed in Midland, Odessa
Six people have been killed and 21 others injured following a gunman's shooting rampage in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa after a traffic stop on Saturday afternoon.
Facebook admits mistake in rejecting pro-life ad; labeling baby photo ‘shocking, violent’
Facebook says its photo sharing site Instagram made a mistake when it blocked a pro-life group from boosting a post featuring a newborn baby and labeled it as "violent" content.
Pro-life healthcare center ‘fighting for women and babies’ attacked by abortion activists
A pro-life women's healthcare center in Texas was attacked by vandals for the second time last weekend, just months after a rock was thrown through its windows.
Google has history of anti-pregnancy bias, pro-life group says
A former Google employee’s accusation that the tech giant discriminates against its pregnant workers comes after it has long been accused of efforts to silence pro-life voices.
El Paso Walmart shooting: 26 wounded, 20 killed
Police said a white man in his 20s is in custody in connection with a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. Multiple people were wounded and 20 people were killed.
Joshua Harris falling away from faith: 'I am not a Christian'
Joshua Harris, the author of the best-selling book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye," announced in an Instagram post Friday that he is no longer a Christian.
SBC messengers vote to expel churches over racial discrimination, mishandling sexual abuse
Messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to expel churches accused of racial discrimination and mishandling cases of sexual abuse.
Students for Life slam Sugar Daddy founder over paying for abortions but not child support
A leading anti-abortion group is blasting Sugar Daddy founder Brandon Wade’s offer to pay for women’s abortions as being nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Pro-life groups praise Trump for ending ‘inhumane’ practice of using aborted babies for research
Pro-life groups are hailing the Trump administration’s decision Wednesday to end the federal government’s practice of using tissue from aborted babies for medical research.
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