Melissa Barnhart

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  Jul 15, 2013

  Hemant Mehta the 'Friendly Atheist' Shares His View of Christians With Oak Hills Church Congregation

  The Rev. Randy Frazee, senior minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, knew he was making a controversial decision when he invited atheist Hemant Mehta to speak to the 8,000-member congregation, and to share his perspective on Christians and their attitudes toward atheists, but he also believed that, in the end, it would benefit him, the congregation, and even Mehta in the process.

• Jul 11, 2013

  Hundreds of People Interested in Adopting Unborn Baby With Down Syndrome Days Before Abortion Deadline

  The pro-life community is lauding the Rev. Thomas Vander Woude, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, Va., for his parish's efforts to save the life of an unborn baby who has Down syndrome from being aborted by finding parents who might qualify to adopt the infant when he's born.

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  Jul 10, 2013

  Pro-Abortion Advocates Shout 'Shame on You' After Texas House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban

  The Texas House of Representatives reconvened Wednesday morning for a final reading of House Bill 2 that passed in the chamber 98-49 late Tuesday, following 10 hours of debate and consideration of 26 amendments, none of which passed.

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  Jul 9, 2013

  Mike Huckabee, Pastor Robert Jeffress Rally Pro-Life Support for Texas' 20-Week Abortion Ban

  To show their support for Texas lawmakers who will be voting in favor of House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 1 which would ban abortion in the Lone Star state after 20 weeks' gestation, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of the TLC reality television show "19 Kids and Counting" and the Rev. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, were joined by an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pro-life advocates on the south steps of the state capitol in Austin Monday n

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  Jul 5, 2013

  Street Preachers Protesting Homosexuality Assaulted at Seattle's Pridefest

  Two street preachers carrying signs that read "repent or else" and "Jesus saves from sin" were protesting against homosexuality at a gay pride event in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday, and were physically attacked, punched and kicked by attendees who warned them that they "better leave or else."

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  Jul 5, 2013

  Ky. Pastor Takes Heat After Wife's Column Criticizes So. Baptist Convention's Stance on Boy Scouts

  Bill Thomas, the minister of music and associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Madisonville, Ky., might be resigning from his position following a recent uproar over his wife's commentary about the Southern Baptist Convention's approval of a resolution that expresses the denomination's "opposition to and disappointment in the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to change its membership policy" to allow openly-homosexual members.

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  Jul 4, 2013

  American Evangelist Arrested in London for Preaching Homosexuality Is a Sin

  Tony Miano, a retired deputy sheriff from Los Angeles County, Calif., was arrested in London, England, earlier this week for preaching on abstaining from sexual immorality, both heterosexual and homosexual, in downtown Wimbledon. He was found to be in violation of Public Order Act Section 5, for "using homophobic speech that could cause people anxiety, distress, alarm or insult," Miano said in a YouTube video posted on Wednesday.

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  Jul 3, 2013

  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.

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  Jul 2, 2013

  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.

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  Jun 30, 2013

  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.