Samuel Smith
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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Evangelical foster agency can’t ban gay and lesbian applicants, UK judge rules
A judge in England ruled Tuesday that an evangelical Christian adoption and foster care charity can’t refuse to place children in the home of same-sex couples while it works in coordination with government authorities but can require prospective carers to be evangelical.
Christian families flee Indian village under threats of rape, murder after prayer house attacked by mob
Christian families in India have been forced to flee their homes following a series of mob attacks against a Christian prayer house and threats that if they didn't leave the village, they would be raped and murdered.
Pastor’s son missing, feared drowned after capsized kayak found in lake
Search teams are looking for the body of a New Hampshire pastor’s son who's believed to have drowned in an Oregon lake last Tuesday after his kayak capsized during a late-night ride.
Black pastors decry Jacksonville's hosting of RNC convention amid COVID-19
More than 70 black pastors have signed a letter urging Jacksonville, Florida, city officials to reconsider hosting parts of the Republican National Convention in late August amid rising cases of coronavirus and fears of “ethnic tensions.”
12 Christians arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in 3 cities: report
At least a dozen Christians in Iran were reportedly arrested, some of whom were allegedly beaten, by Revolutionary Guard intelligence officers last week in three cities, according to a human rights monitoring group.
COGIC pastor sentenced to 5 life sentences for sexually abusing young girls
A Texarkana pastor who is accused of assaulting and raping children and teenagers years ago was sentenced by a jury last week to five life sentences and 11 separate 20-year terms after he was convicted on 16 felony counts.
Pakistani Christian man shot for buying house in Muslim neighborhood dies
A Pakistani Christian man who was shot by his neighbors in early June for buying a house in a Muslim neighborhood died last week despite multiple operations to save his life.
Jailed pastor's son 'bludgeoned' with baton, detained by Vietnamese police amid US ambassador's visit
The wife of an imprisoned pastor and democracy activist in Vietnam says she and her family members were beaten and detained by police the day U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink visited their district.
Quadriplegic Texas man dies after hospital stops treatments against wife's wishes
The wife of a recently passed quadriplegic Texas man with brain damage claims that her husband died after a local hospital and court-appointed guardian agreed to stop life-saving treatment against her wishes. The hospital contends that it was not medically possible to save her husband.
NASA scientist detained in Turkey for 4 years returns home
A NASA scientist detained in prison and on house arrest for over four years in Turkey has been returned to the United States on Tuesday with his family.