Samuel Smith
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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Democrat Sen. Manchin opposes LGBT non-discrimination bill over transgender issues
West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin has broken with his party and spoke out against the Equality Act, saying the pro-LGBT civil rights legislation does not give enough guidance on how public schools should implement protections for trans-identified students.
Michigan bars Christian adoption agencies from refusing LGBT couples after legal settlement
Adoption and foster care agencies in Michigan who contract with the state can no longer refuse to place children with qualified same-sex parents over religious reasons thanks to a legal settlement Friday that some fear will put faith-based agencies out of business.
Slain missionary John Chau to be honored at All Nations fundraising event
Slain American missionary John Chau will be honored at an annual fundraising event in April hosted by the mission agency from which he received training.
Christian genocide in Nigeria: 5 facts you need to know
Hundreds of lives have been lost and hundreds of homes have been burned since the start of 2019, raising questions again about the truth behind the violence occurring between Fulani Muslim herdsmen and predominantly Christian farmers in Nigeria’s Middle Belt.
How are men and women persecuted differently for their faith in Christ? Expert explains
A new report from the Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors USA details differences in how men and women are persecuted for their faith in Christ.
US evangelical leaders met, prayed with Brazil’s conservative President Bolsonaro
A group of about a dozen American evangelical leaders led by Pat Robertson met with Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Franklin Graham meets sanctioned Russian official, says VP Pence approved of his trip
Leading American evangelical Franklin Graham recently met with a Russian official sanctioned by the U.S. government during a trip to Moscow that he says Vice President Mike Pence “wholeheartedly supported.”
Religious 'nones' now as big as evangelicals in the US, new data shows
The number of religious “nones” in the United States now statistically equal than the number of evangelicals, according to a political scientist who analyzed data from the recently released 2018 General Social Survey.
Google banned Christian YouTube ad on homosexuality after backlash from employees
A video advertisement informing people on the Bible’s teachings on homosexuality was banned by Google-owned YouTube and ruled to be “counter” to the organization’s mission.
‘Not a preaching series’: Joel Osteen details new History channel program 'Jesus: His Life'
Televangelist Joel Osteen was on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Monday to talk about his upcoming 8-part History channel series detailing the life of Christ through the eyes of those around him.