Melissa Barnhart

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  Jul 10, 2014

  US Border Crisis: Caring for Children Is Top Priority, Says Faith Leader Who Met With Obama, Perry in Dallas

  One faith-based leader who met with President Barack Obama and Governor Rick Perry in Dallas Wednesday says the private meeting with local officials and faith leaders was productive in homing in on solutions that will meet the state's most immediate needs in dealing with the border crisis.

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  Jul 9, 2014

  Dinesh D'Souza Says Costco's Decision to Pull His Book From Stores Was Political

  Author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza believes Costco's decision to pull his book, America: Imagine the World Without Her, from store shelves on July 1 was a political reaction carried out on the eve of the opening of his latest film.

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  Jul 9, 2014

  How Christian Parents Should Respond to Their Child's Gay Identity Crisis

  When a child first comes out as either being gay or having same-sex attraction their parents' initial responses are usually the wrong ones, says Chris Doyle, a psychotherapist who specializes in SSA.

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  Jul 5, 2014

  Gov. Rick Perry Says US Must Send Immigrant Children Back Home to Send a Message

  Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry told members of the U.S. Homeland Security Committee Thursday afternoon that the illegal immigrants who've flooded the border since October must be sent back home.

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  Jul 4, 2014

  Supreme Court Sides With Christian College in Birth Control Battle

  The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Christian college in Illinois is not required to cover emergency contraceptives it believes lead to the early termination of a pregnancy.

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  Jul 3, 2014

  Planned Parenthood Employees Are Salesmen for Abortion, Says Former Clinic Director

  Planned Parenthood employees are essentially salesmen for abortion, according to one former clinic director who believes the organization would cease to exist were it not for the profitability of abortion.

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  Jun 30, 2014

  Robert Jeffress Says Hobby Lobby Victory Will Be Short Lived

  Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas said the celebration surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling might be short lived.

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  Jun 28, 2014

  Pro-Life Group Calls Out Presbyterian Church USA for Its Failure to Condemn Abortion Industry

  While the biggest news to come out of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s 221st General Assembly in Detroit last week was the decision to allow clergy to officiate same-sex weddings in states where gay marriage is legal, pro-life groups are calling out the denomination for its weak stance on protecting babies who survive botched abortions.

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  Jun 27, 2014

  'Gay' Should Not Be Part of the Christian Identity, Says McKrae Game (Part 2)

  In the second part of The Christian Post's interview with McKrae Game, president and founder of Hope for Wholeness, the ordained Southern Baptist minister explains why people should stop using the term "gay Christian" and how his organization differs from Exodus International, which closed last year after serving people with unwanted same-sex attraction for 37 years. Game, who left the homosexual lifestyle, also acknowledges that he is living in "denial," though he defines the term differently.

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  Jun 26, 2014

  How Should Christians Respond to Family, Friends Who Come Out as Gay? (Part 1)

  McKrae Game, president and founder of Hope for Wholeness and who left the homosexual lifestyle 23 years ago, talked to CP about how family, friends and church members should and should not react when a loved one announces their struggle with same-sex attraction.