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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Hungary, Brazil and US talk declining birth rates, abortion at Capitol Hill conference
Government officials from Hungary, Brazil, Poland, and the United States gathered with social conservatives on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss policies that promote the growth of nuclear families as fertility rates in the West flounder below replacement levels.
House passes bipartisan prison reform bill on early release for older offenders
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill Tuesday that would enable prisoners age 60 and older to be released to home confinement if they meet certain qualifications.
9 children killed by Turkish shelling in Kurdish-controlled Syrian town
Nine children were among 10 people said to have been killed by Turkish shelling near a school in the Kurdish-controlled northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat, according to a human rights watchdog.
Gay 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg quotes Matthew 25 in new campaign ad
Openly gay Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg quoted the words of Matthew 25 in a new 30-second television commercial airing in South Carolina as he continues to invoke religion in an attempt to appeal to black voters and liberal Christians.
Amazon removes Auschwitz-themed Christmas ornaments after backlash
The e-commerce companies Amazon and Wish faced backlash this week for allowing the sale of Holocaust-themed Christian ornaments on their websites.
'Miracle baby:' Ohio State's star running back nearly aborted, but mom changed her mind
During the telecast of Ohio State University’s rivalry football game against the University of Michigan on Saturday, it was revealed on national television that the school’s record-breaking running back was nearly aborted.
5 Christians wrongly imprisoned for over a decade released by India Supreme Court
Five Christians who’ve been imprisoned for over a decade in India for a crime that they and advocates say they didn’t commit were granted bail last week by the country’s Supreme Court.
American pastors tear-gassed in Hong Kong as they supported pro-democracy protesters
American pastors who traveled to Hong Kong to support the months-long pro-democracy demonstrations say they faced tear gas and water cannons as they stood in solidarity with student demonstrators during one of the most dynamic five-day stretches of the protests.
Watermark megachurch buys middle school building in South Dallas
The non-denominational Watermark Community Church in Texas has purchased a vacant former middle school building that it plans to turn into its newest campus in South Dallas. But some church leaders in the area are upset.
'Best' and 'worst' TV advertisers for 2019: Parents Television Council
The Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan family media watchdog group, has released its list of “best" and "worst” television advertisers for 2019. This year, one major brand has gone from worst to best, while another has lost its spot on the best list.
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To Speaker Mike Johnson: FACE Act needs a full repeal
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