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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An 82-year-old Muslim prisoner of conscience in Pakistan who was supported by Trump evangelical adviser Johnnie Moore has been freed after three years imprisonment for blasphemy.
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After taking heat for speaking at a stadium event with pastors described as prosperity gospel preachers and “false teachers,” Francis Chan has publicly responded to those concerns and vowed to continue speaking at events that feature people with whom he theologically disagrees.
VP Pence gets ovation at Hispanic evangelical summit; new 'Life Manifesto' unveiled
Vice President Mike Pence gave a closed-door address and received a standing ovation last Thursday before a gathering of the largest Hispanic evangelical coalition in the United States.
Islamic militants kill 6 Christians in Congo, 470 families flee violence: report
Six Christians, including a 9-year-old child, were reportedly killed in a recent attack in a predominantly Christian village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nigeria genocide: 9 more, including children, killed by armed men in Kaduna; houses burned
Nine more people have been killed and more homes have been destroyed as Fulani violence in Nigeria’s troubling Kaduna state has seen the death of dozens upon dozens of Christians in the last few weeks.
'Make Families Great Again': Hungary seeing more babies, fewer abortions through pro-family policies
White House officials, Republican members of Congress and evangelical leaders gathered for “Making Families Great Again,” a conference on family policy hosted by the Hungarian Embassy at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
Christchurch terror attack: 5 things you need to know
Gunmen struck two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, leaving 49 dead and 48 with serious wounds in attacks that were likely motivated by anti-immigrant animus.
120 people killed, 140 homes destroyed by Nigeria Fulani since February
At least 120 people have been killed by alleged Fulani militant attacks since February in the Kaduna state of Nigeria with the latest attacks resulting in the deaths of over 50 and the destruction of more than 140 homes.
CPS clears mom of 11-year-old drag kid who danced in gay bar for tips
The mother of an “androgynous" gay drag kid who was videoed dancing in a gay bar before a crowd of men throwing dollar bills at him says she has been cleared of wrongdoing by child services.
Anne Graham Lotz to begin radiation treatment to ensure cancer doesn't return
Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has announced that she will begin radiation therapy at the end of March in a bid to ensure that her breast cancer does not return.