Melissa Barnhart

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  May 9, 2013

  Gosnell Jury Enters Eighth Day of Deliberations; Jurors Told Not to Watch Fox News' Special 'See No Evil'

  The eighth day of deliberations will commence on Thursday for the diverse group of jurors comprised of seven women and five men who are reviewing the murder charges against abortionist Kermit Gosnell and his co-defendant, Eileen O'Neill.

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  May 8, 2013

  McDonald's Tweet to Charles Ramsey Signals Reward for Man Hailed as Nat'l Hero

  McDonald's Corp.'s tweet to Charles Ramsey has led many to speculate on the fast-food giant's plans to offer the Cleveland, Ohio, man a reward for helping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight escape a house where they were reportedly held captive for 10 years.

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  May 8, 2013

  Live Action Undercover Video Enters World of Abortionist LeRoy Carhart

  Pro-life group Live Action has released the fourth of six undercover videos as part of their project, titled "Inhuman: Undercover in America's Late-Term Abortion Industry," that exposes late-term abortion practices in clinics throughout the United States.

• May 7, 2013

  Christian Students Speak Out Against Public School Persecution in New Video

  Public school students who've endured ridicule for their Christian beliefs created a newly released video, titled "The Thaw," in which they ask, "Why can't I pray in school? Why am I called names because I believe in marriage the way God designed it? Why can't Tim Tebow praise God after making a touchdown without causing a national uproar?"

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  May 7, 2013

  Christian School's $40 'Pay It Forward' Challenge Leads to Big Rewards for NJ Community

  The "Pay it Forward" project at Edgarton Christian Academy in Newfield, N.J., looked like an impossible mission for students in the eighth-grade graduating class who took on the challenge of turning $40 stipends into transformational gifts that benefit their community.

• May 6, 2013

  NIH Spends Tax Dollars to Study Circumcisions of Gay Men in Colombia, Transgenders in India

  The federal government is giving millions of taxpayers' dollars to universities and colleges throughout the United States to study the stigma of transgender communities in India, the perception of circumcision among gay men in Colombia, alcohol-related sex behaviors and risks in African countries, and a text messaging intervention program for people living with tuberculosis in Argentina, among others.

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  May 6, 2013

  Senate Resolution Calls for Investigation Into Abortion Industry, Violations of Babies' Civil Rights

  Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), is taking a bold stand against the abortion industry by introducing a resolution on the Senate floor calling for federal, state and local government investigations into illegal abortion practices and annual inspections of all abortion clinics nationwide.

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  May 4, 2013

  Gov. Rick Perry to Join 'Stand With Scouts Sunday' to Support Ban on Gay Membership

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be among the speakers at the "Stand with Scouts Sunday" nationwide simulcast event to support Boy Scouts of America's membership policies on homosexuality.

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  May 3, 2013

  Pastor Blasts California's Condom Access Project Aimed at Kids

  Outspoken San Diego Pastor Chris Clark of the East Clairemont Southern Baptist Church of San Diego, Calif., isn't shy about defending citizens' rights when it comes to government encroachment, especially when it pertains to parental rights.

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  May 2, 2013

  Iconographer's 6-Year Project Lights Up New York Serbian Orthodox Church

  The Rev. Rastko Trbuhovich, the parish priest at St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church in Lackawanna, N.Y., said he's proud to welcome visitors who are flocking to his church to view the completed work of Father Theodore Jurewicz, an American painter and iconographer who last month completed a six-year project of painting sacred Christian images inside the church.