Melissa Barnhart

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• 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.

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  May 2, 2013

  President Obama Calls on Americans to 'Reflect on Sacredness of Life' on Nat'l Day of Prayer

  President Obama issued his annual proclamation declaring the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer, a long-standing 62-year tradition that began with Democratic President Harry Truman.

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  May 1, 2013

  'Gossip Girl' Actress Blasts NY Gov. Cuomo for Supporting Bill to Expand Abortion

  Actress Margaret Colin, who is best known for her roles on "As the World Turns" and "Gossip Girls," has spoken out against New York's Reproductive Health Act, a bill supported by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that removes restrictions on abortion, such as parental notification and a 24-hour waiting period.

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  May 1, 2013

  Planned Parenthood Images 'Too Graphic' for New York Times, Washington Post

  The Washington Post and New York Times rejected advertising revenue last week from the American Life League that wanted to buy full-page ads revealing sexually graphic images that Planned Parenthood distributes to children as young as 10.