Melissa Barnhart

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  Jun 21, 2013

  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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  Jun 20, 2013

  Robertsons Invite 'Duck Dynasty' Fans to Join Duck Commander Caribbean Cruise Vacation

  Fans of "Duck Dynasty," A&E's most-watched reality television series and winner of the Critics' Choice Award, can join the Robertson family on a Caribbean cruise vacation to Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico, July 17-21, 2014, and experience a cooking class with Miss Kay and interactive events with the men of Duck Commander.

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  Jun 19, 2013

  White People Who Oppose Late-Term Abortion 'Fear End of Whiteness,' Claims Ivy League Professor

  Salamishah Tillet, an associate professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, boasted that members of Congress and state legislators who are passing bills to place restrictions on abortion are acting out of racial fears that they're becoming a minority demographic group in the United States.

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  Jun 19, 2013

  NY Gov. Cuomo's Abortion Plank Back in Play in New York Senate

  New York lawmakers have extended their legislative session through Friday and will be voting on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Women's Equality Act," which the governor has now divided into 10 separate bills and includes a provision to expand late-term abortions that would allow "any health care provider" to perform abortions, despite Republican and Independent Democrat Coalition members' previous attempt to block the abortion proposal.

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  Jun 19, 2013

  House Passes Federal Ban on Abortion at 20 Weeks; Bill Moves to Senate

  Members of the House voted 228 to 196 Tuesday evening to pass Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" that would place a federal limit on late-term abortions after 20 weeks, six to nine months of pregnancy, except in circumstances of rape, incest or if the mother faces a medical emergency that would require the termination of her pregnancy.

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  Jun 18, 2013

  Interview: Frank Page Speaks Candidly About Suicide, Loss of His Daughter

  Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, spoke with The Christian Post at the SBC's annual meeting about the impact suicide has had on his family, following the death of his eldest daughter, Melissa, in November 2009. Page exposes the process of grief, hope and healing survivors of suicide experience in his newly released book, Melissa: A Father's Lesson from a Daughter's Suicide.

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  Jun 17, 2013

  LifeWay Launches Ministry Grid Online Training Tool to Reach New Believers in Christ

  Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, unveiled Ministry Grid, an Internet-based online ministry training tool for pastors, church staff and volunteers that he believes will better equip pastors in training new leaders to become disciples of Jesus Christ.

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  Jun 16, 2013

  So. Baptist Woman's Mission Union Works to Eradicate Porn From Families' Lives

  he Woman's Mission Union made a bold proclamation at this past week's Southern Baptist Convention in Houston, Texas, by announcing the partnership between the WMU, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Pastor Jay Dennis of First Baptist Church at the Mall in Lakeland, Fla., to eradicate the poison of pornography that is destroying marriages, hurting children, and fracturing the mission of the church.

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  Jun 14, 2013

  Holly Tucker Hopes 'The Voice' Will Be Launchpad to Country Music Stardom

  Holly Tucker made it to the top-six slot on NBC's megahit vocal competition "The Voice" before being eliminated on the June 4 episode, and says she has plans to capitalize on her recent fame and vocal training from coach Blake Shelton, and is ready to get her music out to the masses.

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  Jun 14, 2013

  'Women's Rights' Effort in New York Stalls Over Gosnell-Like Late-Term Abortion Fears

  New York lawmakers tussle over Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10-point "Women's Equality Act" that includes a provision to expand late-term abortions and would allow "any health care provider" to perform abortions, thus increasing the number of high-risk late-term abortions in a state that already has the highest rate of abortions in the United States, according to Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life.