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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  • 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.

  • Democratic Strategist Accuses Pastor Jeffress of Using Religion to Promote Bigotry

    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.

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