
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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NY College Makes Campus Bathrooms Gender Neutral, Gets Rid of 'Men,' 'Women' Signs
A small college in New York City has announced that it will remove all gender identification signs from bathrooms across its campus in a move to get rid of "gendered spaces."

Florida Pastor and Wife Adopt Baby Brothers Found on Trash Bag Pile Outside Ministry Office
A Florida pastor and his wife are in the process of adopting two homeless babies who were discovered by a ministry worker outside on a pile of trash bags wearing nothing but diapers.

Parents Threaten 'Walk Out' Over Middle School's LGBT 'Acceptance Week'
A number of parents in a suburb of San Francisco are speaking out against a planned LGBT "acceptance week" designed to teach middle school students about the LGBT community.

Muslim Man Who Died After Shielding Christians From Al-Shabab Jihadis Given Prestigious Honor in Kenya
A Muslim teacher who died from injuries sustained while defending Christians from al-Shabaab militants during a terrorist attack last December in Kenya has been honored posthumously with one of the country's most prestigious awards.

LGBT Activists Protest Franklin Graham's 'Decision America' Prayer Rally in Sacramento
A number of LGBT activists counter protested a prayer rally organized by leading conservative evangelist Franklin Graham outside California's state capitol in Sacramento Thursday.

$158K Raised for Family of Muslim Shopkeeper Killed for Wishing Christians 'Happy Easter'
An online crowdfunding page set up to support the family of a Muslim man who was stabbed and killed in Scotland last week for wishing Christians a happy Easter has surpassed over $150,000 in just over a week.

Christian Wedding-Venue Owners Fined 81K by Illinois Vow to Never Host Gay Weddings
The Christian owners of an Illinois wedding venue have vowed that they will never host same-sex wedding ceremonies at their family-run bed and breakfast even after they were forced to pay over $80,000 in fines.

Robert Jeffress Suggests Women Who Get Abortion Should Be Punished, Says Trump's Pro-Life Critics 'Hypocritical'
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress argued Thursday that conservatives who criticize Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump for saying that women should be punished for aborting their children are being "hypocritical."

Robert Jeffress: There Are '75 Million Radical Muslims in the World' Today
Dallas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress says there are as many as 75 million radical Muslims in the world today, and claims that number is a conservative estimate.

ISIS Holds Last Remaining Christian Families Under House Arrest So They Can't Escape Raqqa
The Islamic State is reportedly preventing remaining Christian families in the group's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa from leaving the city, as fears grow that the terror group is planning to kill the remaining Christians in the town.



















