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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  • Minn. Gov. Signs Gay Marriage Bill; Some Brace for God's Wrath

    Minn. Gov. Signs Gay Marriage Bill; Some Brace for God's Wrath

    Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton signed the Freedom to Marry bill during a ceremony held on the state capitol steps on Tuesday, making Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, following Delaware and Rhode Island that also legalized homosexual marriage during the last two weeks.

  • Abortion Clinic Employees Reveal Alleged Texas 'House of Horrors' in Douglas Karpen's Clinic

    Abortion Clinic Employees Reveal Alleged Texas 'House of Horrors' in Douglas Karpen's Clinic

    Spurred by pro-life groups and Texas Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the Harris County District Attorney's Office is proceeding with an investigation into allegations that Houston-based abortionist Douglas Karpen, who operates three abortion clinics in the state – two in Houston and one in Dallas – has performed illegal late-term abortions and killed babies born alive, a violation of the federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act.

  • George Soros-Funded Groups Prod IRS to Investigate Conservative Organizations

    George Soros-Funded Groups Prod IRS to Investigate Conservative Organizations

    Amid the uproar over shocking revelations that the Internal Revenue Service strategically targeted conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status are new findings that George Soros-funded organizations are sending letters to the IRS prodding them to investigate conservative groups, such as Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS.

  • Gosnell Takes Plea Deal; Spared Death Penalty, Will Serve Life in Prison

    Gosnell Takes Plea Deal; Spared Death Penalty, Will Serve Life in Prison

    Kermit Gosnell was back in the courtroom Wednesday to hear his sentence, following Tuesday's plea deal his defense attorney made with prosecutors, in which the abortion doctor gave up all of his appeals to take life in prison so that he will not face the death penalty.

  • Media Bite Back at Carney, Holder's Claim That Administration Is 'Not Out to Get the Press'

    Media Bite Back at Carney, Holder's Claim That Administration Is 'Not Out to Get the Press'

    White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and Attorney General Eric Holder held simultaneous press conferences on Tuesday where they were berated by reporters' questions about the Justice Department's two-month seizure of Associated Press reporters' and editors' phone records in 2012.

  • Jesus House Choir 'Reaching Out' to Transform Lives, Break Stereotypes of Homelessness

    Jesus House Choir 'Reaching Out' to Transform Lives, Break Stereotypes of Homelessness

    For 40 years Jesus House, a nondenominational Christian outreach organization, has been transforming the lives of those battling addiction, suffering from mental illness, or facing the perils of homelessness and poverty. More than a shelter, Jesus House is a hub of community support that transforms the lives of their residents, as well as the tens of thousands of people who depend on the work of Jesus House volunteers who seek out the needs of the community.

  • Gosnell Found Guilty of 3 First-Degree Murder Charges, Involuntary Manslaughter of Patient Who Died in Abortion Clinic

    Gosnell Found Guilty of 3 First-Degree Murder Charges, Involuntary Manslaughter of Patient Who Died in Abortion Clinic

    Abortionist Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of patient Karnamaya Mongar who died at his late-term abortion clinic, and three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four babies born alive inside the Women's Medical Society abortion clinic in West Philadelphia, Pa., that he operated for 40 years.

  • IRS Admits Targeting Conservative Groups; White House Not to Blame, Says Jay Carney

    IRS Admits Targeting Conservative Groups; White House Not to Blame, Says Jay Carney

    White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spoke about the IRS's admission to targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status in 2012, and said the action was not politically motivated and the Administration wasn't aware of the issue until Friday.

  • Sexual Purity Under Attack in Nation's Schools, Says Christian Author Dannah Gresh

    Sexual Purity Under Attack in Nation's Schools, Says Christian Author Dannah Gresh

    Dannah Gresh, a best-selling author and advocate for the sexual purity movement, was a featured speaker at this year's TEDxPSU event at Pennsylvania State University, and spoke about sexual myths that are hurting teenagers and college students who are navigating a culture that promotes tolerance of all sexual behaviors and choices, except abstinence.

  • Gosnell Murder Trial Spurs House Republicans to Demand States Regulate Abortion Clinics

    Gosnell Murder Trial Spurs House Republicans to Demand States Regulate Abortion Clinics

    Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have set a May 22 deadline in which they expect public health officials from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. to provide them with "details on state licensing of abortion clinics and providers, information on revoked licenses, state inspections of clinics and disciplinary actions," so they can "examine how each state regulates and monitors abortion clinics and protects the health and safety of women."

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