
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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InterVarsity Launches '2030 Calling' to Plant Christian Fellowships at 2,500 US Colleges
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has launched a "2030 Calling" — an initiative to bring Christian fellowships to all major college campuses in the United States in the next 12 years.

New Lawsuits Target States Discriminating Against Religious Schools in Funding Programs
Two federal lawsuits are taking aim at rules in Washington and Maine that critics say unconstitutionally discriminate against religious schools and faith-based organizations when it comes to access to public funding.

Saddleback Church Youth Mentor Convicted of Molesting Twin Boys
A former youth mentor at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church was convicted by a jury Wednesday of molesting twin teenage boys.

Lesbians Sue Christian Senior Center Over Biblically-Based Policy Banning Same-Sex Cohabitation
A Christian retirement care facility in St. Louis, Missouri, is being sued after it turned away a lesbian couple in accordance with its biblically-based housing policy.

Nigerian Pastor Killed by Gunmen Who Stormed Church, Kidnapped His Wife
A Baptist pastor in Nigeria was killed by gunmen who stormed his church and kidnapped his wife just days after a Catholic priest was killed while shopping in a grocery store.

Safe Sex Guide Uses 'Front Hole' as Alternative to 'Vagina' to Not Offend Transgenders
One of the nation's leading online health websites says while it's not replacing the word "vagina" with the term "front hole," it does recommend using the term as a way to not offend transgender people.

Atheists in Kenya Call for Their Own National Holiday to Celebrate a 'Godless' World
A group of atheists in Kenya are pleading for their own national holiday in which they can proclaim that God does not exist and hold "godless parades."

John MacArthur's Master's University Put on Probation by Accrediting Agency
The Master's University and Seminary in Santa Clarita, California, headed by Pastor John MacArthur, has been placed on probation by one of the region's leading educational accrediting agencies.

Franklin Graham Blasts NARAL for Launching Ice Cream Flavor to Promote Abortion
A chapter of one of America's leading abortion advocacy groups has helped to create a new abortion-themed ice cream flavor as a sign of opposition to Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

Iran Sentences 12 Christians to Year in Prison for House Church Worship, Evangelism
An Iranian court has sentenced 12 Christians to one year in prison for holding worship meetings and evangelizing — crimes that Iran considers to be "propaganda activities."



















