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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Christians killed by suspected Fulani gunmen while on way home from church service
A number of Christians — anywhere from five to 30 — were reportedly killed by suspected radical Fulani herdsmen during social unrest stemming from the murder of a Christian man last Sunday, local sources report.
Pakistani pastor attacked by Muslim mob, family's home seized: report
A Pakistani pastor and his family were attacked in their home by a radical Muslim mob in response to his Gospel ministry and are now homeless, the Missionary News Network reports.
Yazidi women sue Germany for failing to prosecute German ISIS jihadis for war crimes
A coalition of Yazidi women filed a lawsuit against two top German government officials for failing to hold suspected German Islamic State fighters accountable for the genocide committed against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria.
Franklin Graham: Trump’s enemies will hurt America, could spark civil war if impeached
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has responded to critics of his “special day of prayer” on Sunday, a time when he's urged Christians worldwide to ask God to protect President Trump as his political “enemies” seek impeachment.
Only 1 in 10 Americans support offering Bible literacy classes in public schools: poll
As bills in several states would require public schools to offer Bible history classes, a new poll revealed that only about one in 10 Americans support the idea of Bible history electives.
Indiana megachurch opens new campuses inside correctional, rehab facilities
An Indiana megachurch is impacting the lives of incarcerated and troubled individuals through volunteer-run “microsite” campuses established this year inside a local jail, a rehabilitation center, and a local work-release facility.
American church has ‘zero credibility’ in addressing ‘greatest issues of our time,’ Mark DeYmaz warns
The American church has “zero credibility” when it comes the “greatest issues of our time” relating to race, class, and culture as pews across America remain mostly segregated on Sunday mornings, says multiethnic church movement leader and author Mark DeYmaz.
NPR style guide tells journalists: 'Babies are not babies until they are born'
A supervising editor at National Public Radio has advised NPR staff that it is incorrect to use the word "baby" to refer to a child in the womb and warned against using terms like “partial-birth abortion” and “the unborn.”
United Nations urges US to 'ensure' abortion rights, slams passage of statewide bans
In response to recent laws passed in conservative states that could provoke a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to abortion rights, the United Nations is calling on the United States government to ensure that women in the country can get an abortion.
Pakistan Christians beaten by mob after mosque accuses them of blasphemy: report
A small Christian community in Pakistan is living in fear after they were reportedly attacked last week by a mob of enraged radicals because a nearby mosque accused its members of committing blasphemy following an altercation with a Muslim man.
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