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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Pro-life activists are warning that pregnant college student-athletes are not being fully informed about their rights under Title IX law and, in some cases, even being encouraged to get abortions by advisers within their institutions.
State Supreme Court Says Tax Dollars Can't Repair Church's Historic Stained Glass Windows
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that one of the nation's leading secularist legal groups is entitled to an injunction barring the town government in Acton from granting public funds to preserve stained glass windows in a church that has been a staple of the town since 1846.
Iraqi Christian Family Stabbed to Death by Armed Men in Targeted Attack
An Iraqi Christian family of three was stabbed to death in their Baghdad home last week by a group of armed men in what is a continuing trend of persecution against the town's Christian community.
Muslim Radical-Turned-Christian Shares How God Saved Him From Jihad, Suicidal Depression (Interview)
Jay says it's a "miracle" that he came to faith in Christ.
Bono Apologizes as Accusations of Sexual Coercion, Bullying Surround His Anti-Poverty Charity
Christian rock star Bono, the frontman of the popular Irish rock band U2, voiced his outrage last weekend as allegations of abuse, sexual coercion and bullying surrounding the global anti-poverty charity he co-founded.
College Student Banned From Religious Studies Class After Saying There Are Only 2 Genders
A student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania claims that he has been barred from a religious studies class he needs to graduate this May and asked to apologize after voicing his belief that there are only two biological genders.
Residents Banned From Holding Bible Study, Praying in Condo's Common Area
A Florida woman filed a federal complaint after her homeowners association barred her from continuing to host a Bible study in the common room of her own condominium complex.
Enraged Hindu Mob Attacks Christians Exiting Bus to Attend Worship Camp in India
Two Christian men were hospitalized after being attacked and beaten by an enraged Hindu mob while on their way to a Christian camp in Eastern India.
Baptist Elder Among Aid Workers Massacred by Islamic Rebels in CAR
A Christian church elder and father of seven is believed to be among the six aid workers massacred during an ambush by armed militants in the Central African Republic.
Atheist Group Forces Removal of 'God's Laws' Plaque from Minnesota Courthouse
Minnesota's Saint Louis County has removed a long-standing "God's laws" plaque that was prominently displayed in the county courthouse in Hibbing after receiving a complaint from one of the nation's largest secular legal groups.
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