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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6 Things to Know About the Shocking Allegations Concerning Obama, Hezbollah and Iran
Politico on Sunday reported that the Obama administration halted a federal law enforcement investigation into the illegal operations of the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah in order to secure the controversial 2015 nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Evangelical Support for Trump's Jerusalem Decision Is Not 'Theological,' Christian Leader Says
An evangelical leader, who serves as an informal adviser to the Trump administration, has written a lengthy defense of evangelical leaders' support for President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, rejecting claims that they favor Jews over Arabs.
MLB Star Cole Hamels Donates $9 Million Lake Home, 100 Acres to Christian Camp
Former World Series MVP and Major League Baseball all-star Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, have donated their nearly $10 million lake house and 100 acres of land in Missouri to a Christian camp that provides summer memories to individuals with special needs and chronic illnesses.
Christian Missionaries Give 244 Thai Sex Workers Chance to Escape 'Cultural Slavery'
A Virginia-based Christian humanitarian organization recently intervened in the lives of over 200 women and girls entrapped in Thailand's sex industry and helped offer them the opportunity of a lifetime to leave and find their true value in Christ.
50,000 Iraqi Christians Return to Nineveh Plains After Liberation From ISIS; 80,000 Still Displaced
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian.
High School Removes Church Banner From Football Stadium After Atheist Group's Complaint
An Indiana public school district has removed a banner advertising a local church from a high school football stadium after the nation's largest secularist legal group filed a complaint.
7 Trump Actions Evangelicals Did Not Like
Conservative evangelicals have been widely criticized for their support of President Donald Trump. Yet, many evangelical leaders have not been afraid to speak out against some actions Trump and his administration have taken since winning the 2016 election.
ISIS Claims Deadly Attack on Hundreds at Pre-Christmas Church Service in Pakistan
At least nine worshipers were killed and over 50 others were injured after Islamic extremists conducted an attack on a church in southwestern Pakistan during a Sunday pre-Christmas service.
President Trump's Mental Health Under Scrutiny
Questions have been raised about President Donald Trump's mental health, with many pundits and even mental health experts believing that that the billionaire real estate mogul is mentally unstable and even "dangerous" for the nation. But others believe that such as claim is nothing more than a political campaign to delegitimize the president.
Canadian Broadcasting Nixes 'Transgender Kids' Documentary After 'Transphobia' Complaints
The government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has canceled airing of a BBC documentary on transgender children after a non-binary filmmaker accused of the documentary of spreading "transphobia."
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