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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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher and three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw says that there is only one "true way" way to get to Heaven and that is through the Savior, Jesus Christ.
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The Catholic priest who was abducted and held captive by Islamic State-aligned extremists for about four months in the Philippines officiated his first mass on Sunday since being rescued earlier this month.
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President Donald Trump ignited extreme outrage among National Football League players, coaches and owners over the weekend when he suggested during a trip to Alabama on Friday that players should be fired for kneeling in protest during the playing of the national anthem.
Benjamin Watson: Trump's NFL Comment Was 'Direct Attack on Our Brotherhood'
Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson, a devout Christian and author, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday that players around the National Football League felt as if President Donald Trump's national anthem comments on Friday were a "direct attack on our brotherhood."
James Dobson, Franklin Graham Praise Roy Moore Ahead of Alabama's Senate Runoff
Two prominent evangelical Christians are praising controversial former chief justice, Roy Moore, ahead of Alabama's Republican Senate primary runoff this Tuesday.
Evangelical Pastor Detained During July Immigration Appointment Finally Released
An evangelical pastor whose nearly two-month detention by immigration officials has drawn the ire of many in his Los Angeles community has been released by authorities.
Atheist Group Forces School Secretary to Remove 'Hebrews 6:19' From Email Signature
An Indiana school district secretary was forced to remove a Bible citation from her email signature after a Wisconsin-based atheist legal group sent a complaint letter demanding its removal.
Muslim Man's Explanation for Beheading Co-Worker Revealed in Court
A Muslim convert's explanation for why he beheaded one co-worker and tried to behead another at an Oklahoma food processing plant in 2014 has finally been revealed in court.
Samaritan's Purse Ramping Up Aid Efforts in Caribbean After Hurricane Maria
Franklin Graham's evangelical humanitarian aid organization, Samaritan's Purse, has ramped up its efforts in the Caribbean islands and in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Irma and as Hurricane Maria continues its path of destruction.
NM Mennonite Church Becomes First in Denomination to Appoint Openly Lesbian Head Pastor
A Mennonite church in New Mexico became the first church in its denomination to select an openly LGBT person as head pastor.
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