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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Christian Magistrate Fired for Views on Gay Adoption Loses Court Appeal
A Christian magistrate who was fired from his job after he voiced belief that adopted children are better off with hetrosexual couples instead of same-sex couples has lost a court appeal against his former employer.
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President Donald Trump has become the "moral definition" of the religious right movement, progressive evangelical activist Rev. Jim Wallis has claimed, denouncing the president's warm reception at a Christian conservative summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
Rex Tillerson Says Iranian Militias in Iraq 'Need to Go Home' Amid Complaints From Christian Community
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for Iranian-backed militias, who helped defeat the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq and have reportedly set up checkpoints in Iraqi villages once predominantly populated by Christians over three years ago, to leave Iraq.
Nepal: President Signs Law Criminalizing Evangelism, Human Rights Group Warns
The President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari has signed into law legislation that makes religious conversion a crime, the international human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide has reported.
Atheists Demand Texas High School Remove Christian Flag, Students Respond by Flying Their Own
Students at an East Texas high school have responded to an atheist group's demands that the school remove a Christian flag by bringing their own Christian flags to fly on school grounds.
Benjamin Watson Slams Mike Huckabee Over NFL Anthem Protest Comment
Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson, a devout Christian and author, has criticized former Republican presidential candidate and television personality Mike Huckabee for suggesting that NFL players should quit their jobs and run for office instead of kneeling in protest during the national anthem.
Church Clarity Database Scores Churches Based on Whether They Are LGBT Affirming
A new online database has been created that ranks churches based on whether or not they are LGBT affirming.
Influential Indian Writer Facing Death Threats Denies Having 'Christian Agenda'
Prominent Indian writer and caste system critic Kancha Ilaiah, who is facing death threats from Hindu radicals and possible jail time for criticizing the selfishness of India's wealthy trading class in a book, is denying allegations that he has a "Christian agenda" behind his writing.
6 Police Officers Arrested for Beating Christian Teen to Death in Pakistan, Activists Say
Six police officers in Pakistan have been arrested and charged with murder after they allegedly beat to death a Pakistani Christian teenager earlier this month, according to human rights advocates.
Appeals Court Stays Judge Who Ruled Undocumented Teen Must Be Allowed an Abortion
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Wednesday the federal government must allow an undocumented immigrant teen girl in its custody to obtain an elective abortion. However, the judge's ruling was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court on Thursday.
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