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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Robert Griffin III Leaves Christian-Themed Farewell Note After Cleaning Out Redskins Locker
After the Washington Redskins were eliminated from the NFL playoffs thanks to a 35-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, controversial Christian quarterback Robert Griffin III cleaned out his locker and left behind a farewell note for the team.
Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder Becomes Megachurch Pastor in Kansas
A 22,000-member Methodist megachurch in Kansas has hired a man who was found guilty of murder and then exonerated after 24 years behind bars to be its newest associate pastor after he completed seminary in December.
Wheaton College Provost Called Professor's 'Same God' Comments 'Innocuous' Before Suspending Her
The Wheaton College provost who recommended the school begin its termination process for a tenured professor who asserted that Muslims and Christians "worship the same God," had previously called the professor's assertion "innocuous" just days before she was suspended.
Rubio Ad: 'The Purpose of Our Life Is to Cooperate With God's Plan'
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio released a new 30-second television commercial in Iowa that attempts to attract support from Christian conservatives by talking about how he lets his Christian faith impact everything he does.
Thousands Protest Norwegian Embassies for Return of 5 Christian Children Seized by CPS
Thousands of Romanian Pentecostal Evangelicals peacefully protested Norwegian embassies in five national capitals, including Washington D.C. on Friday, calling on the Norwegian government to free five children who were removed from their parents by child services last year after a teacher complained about the family's Christian faith.
Hijab-Wearing Wheaton Professor Defends 'Same God' Argument in Theological Statement
The tenured Wheaton College professor who is currently suspended for asserting that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, has published the theological statement she submitted to the institution last month explaining the basis of her argument.
Sojourners Applauds InterVarsity's Support of 'True Prophet' #BlackLivesMatter Speaker at Urbana
The liberal-leaning Evangelical organization Sojourners is applauding InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for issuing "a statement of support" for the Black Lives Matter movement and for allowing a social activist to promote the movement during her keynote address at the Urbana 15 student missions conference last week.
Russell Moore, Jim Daly Call on Evangelicals to Join Catholics at March for Life
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission along with Focus on the Family will host a pro-life conference in Washington ahead of the March for Life rally.
Suspended Hijab-Wearing Professor: Wheaton 'Didn't Give Me Jesus and They Can't Take Him Away'
The tenured hijab-wearing professor who was suspended by Wheaton College for asserting that Muslims and Christians worship the same God, spoke at a press conference in Chicago Wednesday to address her possible termination.
Ben Carson Clarifies Views on Hell, Rapture; Says Washington Post Story 'Total Garbage'
After a Washington Post article last month claimed that Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson doesn't believe in Hell or the Rapture, the retired Seventh-day Adventist neurosurgeon assured Evangelical voters on Monday that he holds "mainstream" Christian views.
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