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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565K displaced, 2,500 killed amid rise of Islamic extremism in Mozambique since 2017
Violent extremist attacks that have led to the displacement of half-a-million people and over 1,300 civilian deaths in northern Mozambique in recent years decreased in January as government forces try to expel Islamic rebels from the Cabo Delgado province.
Federal court permanently blocks New York's restrictions on houses of worship
A federal judge permanently blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial restrictions on indoor worship gatherings that the Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against last November.
2 Christians flogged for violating Islamic law in Indonesia
Two Christian men in Indonesia were flogged on Monday for drinking alcohol and gambling, which are crimes in the conservative Muslim Aceh province.
Student gets religious accommodation to high school's sex ed requirement
A public high school in Illinois has approved a student’s request for a religious exemption from a required sexuality program after a national legal group voiced concern that the student faced the threat of possible discipline for her refusal to take part in the program.
Michigan church elder arrested for allegedly embezzling $800K from congregation
A Michigan man is facing felony charges after being accused of stealing some $800,000 from his church in Grand Rapids.
Religious student faces disciplinary hearing for skipping school sex-ed program, lawyers say
A high school student in Illinois will reportedly face a disciplinary hearing this week over her refusal to participate in the school’s gender and sexuality program after her parents requested that she be exempt from the requirement.
Rick Warren apologizes for Sunday school video that included Asian stereotypes
Popular California megachurch Pastor Rick Warren has issued an apology after a Sunday school curriculum video posted online by Saddleback Church last weekend featured Asian stereotypes.
Poll: 76%, including most pro-choice Americans, favor restrictions on abortion
A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of Americans, and most who identify as “pro-choice,” favor implementing significant restrictions on the legality of abortion in the United States.
Court blocks Vermont from barring religious school students from tuition program
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Catholic high school students who sued Vermont over a policy barring students who attend religious high schools from accessing a high school tuition program.
Witness recalls Eritrean troop brutality in Tigray conflict: 'They would kill you for crying'
While hundreds of citizens have reportedly been killed in the ongoing Tigray conflict in Northern Ethiopia, survivors are now speaking out about the horrors of what they and their communities have experienced as millions are in dire need of assistance.
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