Emily Hawley
Op-ed contributor
Emily Wood joined The Christian Post as a staff reporter in February 2021. She primarily covers the global persecuted Church, the pro-life cause, Christian culture and American politics.
Emily graduated with a degree in journalism from Liberty University in May 2020 and served as the editor-in-chief of the Liberty Champion newspaper. Emily most recently worked at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and as a congressional intern in the U.S. Senate. A native of upstate South Carolina, Emily now lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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A German court has upheld a ban on silent prayer gatherings near organizations that promote abortion, dismissing a prayer leader’s challenge to have the vigil restrictions lifted.
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Two months after President Joe Biden derided state officials like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as exhibiting “Neanderthal thinking” for lifting statewide mask mandates, the state celebrated zero covid deaths for the first time in over a year on Sunday.
Tim Tebow signs 1-year deal with Jacksonville Jaguars amid backlash to NFL return
The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed popular Christian athlete and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow as a tight end after weeks of speculation surrounding the 33-year-old.
American Christians help fund thousands of bomb shelters to protect Israelis from Hamas attacks
As Israel has been bombarded with thousands of missiles fired by Hamas over the past two weeks, American Christians have provided aid from afar by helping fund mobile bomb shelters that will protect Israeli civilians from the attacks.
Black Lives Matter calls for Palestinian liberation, stands in ‘solidarity’ amid Hamas attacks
Black Lives Matter expressed its “solidarity” for Palestinians, advocating for “ending settler colonialism” and Palestinian liberation in a tweet that implicitly undercut Israel after days of attacks in the region.
COVID-19 isolation led to massive spike in mental health struggles; churches must be on ‘frontlines’: Rock Recovery director
Mental health struggles exacerbated by the isolation brought on by lockdowns in response to COVID-19 led to a massive spike in the number of people seeking help for eating disorders, according to Christie Bettwy, executive director of Rock Recovery.
‘Existential threat’: CCCU fights LGBT students' Title IX lawsuit targeting Christian colleges
A leading association of over 180 Protestant colleges and universities is coming to the defense of Christian colleges amid a lawsuit filed by former and current LGBT students who seek to revoke religious schools’ exemptions to Title IX discrimination law.
‘Shameless lie’: Xavier Becerra denies existence of law banning partial-birth abortion
The nation’s top health official denied the existence of a federal law that bans partial-birth abortions nationwide during a congressional hearing this week, receiving criticism from a prominent pro-life activist organization.
Israeli forces mulling ground invasion as Hamas fires over 1,500 rockets
Israel’s military is considering the possibility of launching a ground campaign in the Gaza Strip as the Israel Defense Forces claim Iran-backed Hamas has fired over 1,500 rockets into Israel since Monday.
Trump religious freedom ambassador 'encouraged' as Biden State Dept. releases annual report
Former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback is “encouraged” by the Biden State Department's statements on international religious freedom thus far as Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called religious freedom a "co-equal" right.
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