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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Fifth Circuit allows chaplain-led courtroom prayers to continue after being ruled unconstitutional
A federal appeals court sided with a Texas justice of the peace last week, allowing him to continue chaplain-led invocations before state court hearings while the lawsuit against him is adjudicated after his courtroom prayer tradition was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court.
Chip and Joanna Gaines discuss ‘in it forever’ marriage, kids and Magnolia Network
“Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines said “throwing in the towel” was never an option in their marriage and hinted at the possibility of a sixth child in a recent interview about the new network.
Critics fear Biden plan to extend public education by 4 years could be 'developmentally damaging'
President Joe Biden announced his Build Back Better plan, which would guarantee four additional years of free public education, fulfilling his campaign’s platform to begin investing in American children from birth.
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Former President Donald Trump continues to be the GOP's presidential frontrunner for 2024 after winning a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by the American Conservative Union in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend.
Retired general reacts to US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, raises concerns for women
Army Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, stepped down from his post in Kabul on Monday, another sign of the military's departure from the country after nearly 20 years. Many foreign policy experts have raised concerns, however, about the threat of the Taliban's expansion and what the future for Afghan women will look like if the government falls.
Mom protests LA spa for allowing trans-identified man to expose penis to 6-y-o girl in hot tub
An outraged mother is speaking out after a naked “person with a penis and a beard” got into a hot tub with her and her 6-year-old daughter in the women’s only section of a spa.
'God Bless Abortions': Christ of the Ozarks statue vandalized by activists
A political activist art group hung a 45-foot banner reading “God Bless Abortions” on the 65-foot Christ of the Ozarks statue that “stands as a symbol of hope” in northwest Arkansas on Thursday night.
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus faces backlash after releasing ‘we’re coming for your children’ video
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has faced intense backlash after releasing a song that many believe is intent on pushing the LGBT agenda on children.
Myanmar Christians face increased persecution under military rule since coup, experts say
Christian and other ethnic minorities in Myanmar face even greater danger since the southeastern Asian country fell under the Tatmadaw military rule due to the Feb. 1 coup that toppled the civilian government and initiated a wave of violence, experts warned this week.
Search teams at Florida condo collapse refuse to leave after mission switches from rescue to recovery
Rescuers and first responders who've been working for two weeks to find survivors at the site of the fatal condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, are refusing to quit even as the mission moves from rescue to recovery.
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