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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Christians in North Korea Will Benefit Because of President Trump, Franklin Graham Says
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham believes that President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday will benefit the highly persecuted Christian community in the isolated nation.
Turkey President Anticipates 'War Between Cross and Crescent' Over Austrian Mosque Closures
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of a possible "war" between Christianity and Islam after the right-wing Austrian government announced it would shut down seven foreign-funded mosques and could expel dozens of Turkish Muslim imams in its crackdown on political Islam.
Family That Lost 9 in Texas Church Massacre Sues US Gov't for 'Institutional Failures'
A family that lost nine loved one's in the Sutherland Springs church massacre in Texas last year has filed a lawsuit against the United States government over "institutional failures" that allowed perpetrator Devin Patrick Kelley to buy the semi-automatic gun he used in the crime.
Will Stormy Daniels, Russia Collusion Claims Lower Evangelical Turnout in Midterms? Ralph Reed Answers
There is no reason to believe that white evangelical voter turnout will fall off in the 2018 midterm elections because of President Donald Trump's porn star controversy or the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, prominent evangelical activist Ralph Reed has said.
Pence Vows Trump Admin Is Aiding Middle East Christians, Fighting Bureaucratic Delays
Vice President Mike Pence assured conservative Christian activists and donors Saturday night that the Trump administration is still following through on its promise to provide direct assistance to Iraqi and Syrian Christians despite complaints that some religious minorities groups have not seen the promised aid.
Church Fire Destroys Nearly Everything Except Bibles That Remain Unscathed
A fire that engulfed an Indiana church last Sunday destroyed nearly everything in the building except for a handful of Bibles that made it out of the inferno unscathed.
Rand Paul Standing in Way of Bill to Aid Christians Displaced by ISIS
Former presidential candidate and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is being pressured by multiple religious freedom groups to lift a hold he placed on a bill that proponents say would benefit Christians and Yazidis who faced genocide at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Ted Cruz Shares 7 Biggest Christian Conservative Victories Since Trump Took Office
Speaking to a ballroom filled with Christian conservatives Thursday, 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz reflected on seven of the biggest victories for faith and families achieved since Donald Trump took over the White House in January 2017.
Undercover Videos Expose Planned Parenthood's Cover Up of Child Rape, Prostitution
Live Action has released two new undercover videos that purport to show employees at Planned Parenthood clinics across multiple states turning a blind eye to claims of statutory rape and even advising pimps on how they can sponsor their underage prostitutes for abortions without having to be reported.
Eddie Long's Successor at Georgia Megachurch, Bishop Stephen A Davis, Resigns
Bishop Stephen A. Davis, who took over as senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, following the death of controversial longtime pastor Eddie Long in January 2017, has resigned.
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