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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5th Circuit temporarily blocks Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses
A federal appeals court ruled on Saturday to temporarily halt the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that would have required businesses with 100 employees or more to order workers to get vaccinated or be tested weekly for the virus and wear a mask.
Boris Johnson vows to 'shift Heaven and Earth' to get everyone out of Afghanistan in '2nd phase'
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed that the U.K. government will “shift Heaven and Earth” to get everyone out of Afghanistan in a “second phase” after acknowledging that many U.K. citizens and Afghan allies would be left behind in the final hours of evacuation.
Massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; over 200 killed, thousands feared dead
Over 200 people have been found dead and that number is expected to rise after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck western Haiti on Saturday reduced buildings to rubble. Many fear thousands might have been killed.
Joe Biden declares victory, 'honored' to lead country as media projects him winner of 2020 election
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is projected to be the 46th president of the United States, as media outlets called the 2020 elections for the former vice president on Saturday morning.
Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to take 'indefinite leave of absence' from Liberty U after posting unzipped pants photo
Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed Friday to take an “indefinite leave of absence” from his roles as president and chancellor of Liberty University at the request of the board of trustees.
Father of 19-y-o killed in CHOP says Trump is the only public leader who’s called him
Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr., whose son was fatally shot inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest occupation zone, said the only public figure who’s reached out to him since his son’s death is President Donald Trump.
CHOP gets chopped: Seattle police, FBI dismantle ‘protest zone’ after 2 teens killed
Seattle police and the FBI began the work of dismantling the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone early Wednesday morning after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order calling for the immediate clearing of the occupied area after two teenagers were killed.
Shaun King says he's received death threats after calling 'white Jesus' 'tool of oppression'
Controversial activist Shaun King on Tuesday said that he’s received death threats after calling for churches to remove all depictions of Jesus, the Holy Family and the apostles as “white European” because he sees such depictions as a form of “white supremacy.”
Seattle business owner says CHOP protesters threatened to kill him for detaining thief, arsonist
A Seattle business owner, whose auto shop was broken into by a Capitol Hill Organized Protest protester who stole money and started a fire in the building, says he repeatedly called 911 but police never arrived even though the business is located outside the “autonomous zone.”
Pakistani Christian couple's death row appeal delayed after 6 years in prison for blasphemy
A Pakistani Christian couple who've been imprisoned for six years and sentenced to death on false blasphemy charges of sending a text message insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad continue to have their conviction appeal delayed.
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