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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Imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson faces new accusations from Turkish prosecutors, even after President Donald Trump pressed for the pastor's release days earlier.
Ravi Zacharias: Gender Identity Problem Is 'Huge in Its Cultural Upheaval'
Christian apologist and award-winning author Ravi Zacharias warned Friday night about the consequences of society's struggle with gender identity and stressed that the "problem is huge in its cultural upheaval."
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On the first foreign visit of his presidency, President Donald Trump visited with royalty in Saudi Arabia and gave a speech that is considered to be scaled back in its tone towards Islam compared to the rhetoric of his 2016 election campaign, but still insisted that Islamic extremism can only be defeated if Muslim-majoirty nation's "drive out" terrorists.
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Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has assured that he has not lost hope that God will defy the odds and author a miracle in order to heal him from advanced stage stomach cancer.
Trump Admin. Deports Christian Man Who Fled Religious Persecution in Indonesia
An Indonesian Christian man who fled persecution to come to the United States was deported back to his home country on Thursday, federal officials have confirmed.
Wives of Imprisoned Chinese Rights Activists Detail Their Husbands' Torture, Persecution to Congress
The wives of Chinese human rights lawyers imprisoned and tortured by the government in China detailed their husbands' experiences and told members of Congress Thursday that families are also being persecuted by the Chinese government.
Actor Steve McQueen Was Found Clutching Billy Graham's Bible When He Died, Greg Laurie Says
Hollywood icon Steve McQueen, who accepted Christ months before he was diagnosed with fatal cancer, died clutching legendary evangelist Billy Graham's Bible, California pastor Greg Laurie's new book on the salvation of the "King of Cool" explains.
Trump AG Unites Republicans, Democrats ... in Opposition to His Drug Crime Policy
There aren't too many issues today that Republicans and Democrats can come together in agreement on, but both conservatives and liberals are expressing concern after Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions issued a memo last week instructing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious and provable offenses.
USCIRF Justifies Not Recommending Iraq and Egypt as 'Countries of Particular Concern'
After receiving criticism for not recommending that the State Department designate Iraq and Egypt as "countries of particular concern" for religious freedom violations, the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has justified the recommendations issued in its annual report released last month.
Trump Pushed for Release of American Pastor During Meeting With Turkey President, Source Says
President Donald Trump made imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson a topic of discussion during his meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, a source with inside knowledge of the discussions told The Christian Post.
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