Samuel Smith
Deputy Managing Editor
Samuel Smith serves as Deputy Managing Editor for The Christian Post. He began working for CP in 2014 as a staff reporter. Before joining CP, Smith covered Maryland state politics as well as college and high school athletics for various news outlets. He graduated with a journalism degree from Towson University.
His areas of interest include human rights, politics and sports. Smith also serves on the international missions team of his local church. He lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with his family.
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Benjamin Watson urges racial justice advocates in US to fight for Christians in Nigeria
Former NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the United States to also call for an end to violence against Christians in Nigeria, as activists warn the world might be ignoring a possible genocide.
Evangelicals praise White House signing of 'Abraham Accords' between Israel, UAE and Bahrain
Many evangelical leaders have praised the signing of the historic “Abraham Accords” between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, marking the third and fourth Arab nations stating intentions to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
Cuba releases journalist imprisoned at labor camp for covering arrest of Christian homeschool parents
A Cuban journalist who spent nearly a year in prison for reporting on the arrest, jailing and trial of Christian pastors and homeschool parents has been released and reunited with his family.
Chick-fil-A scraps plan to open at San Antonio airport despite city’s reversal amid FAA intervention
Chick-fil-A confirmed this week that the company has canceled plans to open a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport in Texas.
'Jihad of the Womb': Watchdog details systemic abduction of Christian girls in Egypt
A watchdog group has shed more light on the widespread abduction, trafficking and exploitation of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt, highlighting the cases of 13 women and girls who were kidnapped or abducted in the last three years.
Trump admin. proposes expansion of Mexico City Policy banning abortion funding
The Trump administration on Monday formally proposed a new regulation to broaden the Mexico City Policy barring foreign organizations that receive federal global health funding from promoting or performing abortions overseas even if they do so with other funding sources.
Baylor University labels conservative group's 9/11 flag display 'sensitive content'
Baylor University in Texas received backlash from conservatives last Friday after it placed a sign in front of an annual on-campus 9/11 flag display, warning students of “sensitive content” in accordance with a “standard process” enacted last year.
Black Christian college offers students free online therapy amid rise in lockdown stress
Students at a historically black Christian college in Texas, as well as several other colleges across the nation, will have access to free mental health therapy for one year as many struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evangelical, Catholic voters in 5 swing states may shift 11% for Biden over Trump: survey
New research commissioned by a progressive Christian activist group and compiled by several university researchers suggests that there could be an 11-point swing among evangelical and Catholic voters in swing states away from President Donald Trump and toward Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
Pakistan sentences Christian man to death over allegation he sent blasphemous texts
A trial court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death earlier this week after he was accused of sending blasphemous text messages to his former boss, fueling more criticism against the country’s blasphemy laws that are frequently used to target religious minorities.
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