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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Cameroon: Over 2,000 Killed, 170 Villages Burned as Military Seizes Churches
Over 2,000 people have been killed and 170 villages burned in English-speaking regions of Cameroon which has halted some Bible translation efforts, a Christian leader has warned..
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The founder of an online Christian ministry says Facebook is censoring his live videos for being critical of same-sex marriage, but the social media giant says it doesn't know why his videos are expiring.
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Pastor John Gray responded to a critic on social media this week by comparing his recent roundtable meeting with President Donald Trump to Jesus' meeting with a hated tax collector.
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A trusted Norwegian government child health expert convicted for downloading child pornography has been allowed to keep custody of his children while many other families in Norway are separated for highly discretionary reasons.
Pastor Andrew Brunson's Former Church Members Testified Against Him in Turkish Court
Andrew Brunson's former church members are among witnesses who have testified against the North Carolina pastor, who is facing the possibility of 35 years of imprisonment in Turkey, a U.S. government official said.
ERLC Apologizes for Video Equating Animals to Unborn Humans, Vows It Won't Happen Again
The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has issued an apology for posting a video comparing animals to unborn babies, saying "only humans are created in the image of God."
Evangelical Leaders Ask Trump to Raise Refugee Ceiling for 2019, Cite Religious Freedom
Seven evangelical leaders have directly voiced concern about the Trump administration's drastic slowing of refugee resettlement to the United States, citing the administration's own call to protect religious freedom worldwide.
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An Indiana public school district says it will no longer allow teachers to lead an extracurricular Christian club for elementary school students.
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An evangelical church in Florida will give one lucky teenager a free Hummer at the end of August as part of a giveaway designed to boost youth ministry attendance.
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