Emily Hawley
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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NC Senate passes bill to give churches that house schools right to bear arms
The North Carolina Senate passed the Religious Assembly Security and Protection Act of 2021 on Monday, which would allow churches that also house schools to bear arms.
'A lion of a man': Advocates worldwide honor martyr Shahbaz Bhatti 10 years after assassination
A defender of religious freedom and Christian martyr, Shahbaz Bhatti’s legacy lives on 10 years after his death, though religious oppression in Pakistan has heightened in the decade following his assassination.
US removal of Houthi terror designation may heighten Yemeni Christian persecution: Open Doors
The U.S. government's decision to remove the terror designation from the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis could lead to heightened Christian persecution, according to the head of a prominent international Christian human rights organization.
NY university suspends conservative student who criticized transgender ideology
A student at State University of New York Geneseo claims he was suspended from the education program for his conservative Instagram posts regarding gender and leftist ideologies.
Church elder killed, 3 abducted in Fulani attack on Nigerian village
Fulani extremists in Nigeria shot and killed a church elder, abducted three other Christians and hospitalized another in a recent attack in northwest Nigeria.
Gov. Kemp aims to make Georgia 'sanctuary state for people of faith'
Gov. Brian Kemp plans to make Georgia a "sanctuary state for people of faith" by introducing legislation that would limit the power of future governors to shut down churches should the nation face another pandemic like COVID-19.
317 girls kidnapped from boarding school in Nigeria; parents praying for 'divine intervention'
Armed militants kidnapped 317 girls from a boarding school early Friday morning in northwest Nigeria during a wave of mass abductions in Africa’s most populous nation.
Fewer churches are holding in-person services than did last summer as pandemic wears on: poll
A new Lifeway Research survey has found a significant decrease in in-person attendance among Protestant churches since last fall as nearly six times as many pastors say someone in their congregation has died of the coronavirus compared to last summer.
4 times politicians displayed hypocrisy, forsook mandates
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is not the first politician to be accused of holding a double standard. Many in recent years have also faced backlash for seemingly hypocritical actions that have drawn the ire of opponents and constituents.
Justice Thomas slams Supreme Court rejection of mail-in ballot cases: 'Erosion of voter confidence'
Justice Clarence Thomas called the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear two Pennsylvania mail-in ballot cases from the 2020 election “inexplicable” and “befuddling” as two justices appointed by President Donald Trump did not join in dissenting from the court’s decision.