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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Hundreds of Iraqi Christian Families Forced to Flee Again After Resettling in Town Liberated From ISIS
Hundreds of Iraqi Christian families who recently returned to their hometown after being displaced for years by the Islamic State were forced to flee again from a town in northern Iraq because of conflict between Iraqi government forces and the Kurdish peshmerga.
'Smoking Gun' Email Shows Obama DOJ Blocked Conservative Groups From Settlement Funds
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., says he has obtained an internal email that serves as a "smoking gun" proving that the Obama Justice Department under former Attorney General Eric Holder used legal settlements with banks as a "slush fund" that excluded conservative groups and only benefited liberal groups.
Jerry Falwell Jr. to Evangelicals: Don't Vote Based Upon Faith, Back Steve Bannon's Effort Instead
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is calling on evangelicals to join Breitbart Chairman Steve Bannon's war against "fake Republicans" in Congress, and not support candidates because they are also evangelicals.
Mike Pence Announces Major Policy Change That Iraqi Christians Have Been Begging For
Vice President Mike Pence promised a room filled with Christian leaders from the Middle East Wednesday night that their days of receiving little to no help from the U.S. government to rebuild their ancient communities "are over."
Robert Jeffress Denies 'Anti-Catholic' Bias After Question Posed During White House Briefing
Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress is denying accusations that he is "anti-Catholic" and assured that there will be millions of Catholics in Heaven after a question was posed during a White House press briefing Tuesday about President Donald Trump's recent tweet calling Jeffress a "wonderful man."
Robert P. George Warns: Militant Secularists 'Want Your Kids'
Three esteemed thinkers from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths warned about the threats that radical secularist ideologies pose to religion, faith and the state of humanity in a "trialogue" on Tuesday.
Franklin Graham Says NC Gov. 'Betrayed' Citizens With Transgender Bathroom Order
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham and other social conservative leaders are speaking out against North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's signing of an executive order that critics say will force some businesses and state entities to allow biological men into women's restrooms and changing facilities.
African-American Leaders Defend Colorado Baker Amid Supreme Court Gay Wedding Cake Battle
A group of African-American rights activists have spoken out in defense of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop as his religious freedom case will be argued before the United States Supreme Court in December.
Ben Sasse Blasts Robert Jeffress for Interviewing Sean Hannity During Sunday Service
Megachurch pastor and Donald Trump's spiritual advisor Robert Jeffress has fired back at Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska after he seemingly accused the pastor of politicizing Sunday worship by inviting conservative, pro-Trump Fox News host Sean Hannity to speak at First Baptist Dallas this Sunday.
Church Clarity Leaders Respond to Concerns About New Church LGBT-Affirmation Database
The leaders of Church Clarity, the new online database that grades churches based on their websites' transparency on actively enforced LGBT policies and views, have received an "overwhelming" demand and are encouraging criticism and feedback to prevent "inconsistent application."
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