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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Majority of Americans want Supreme Court vacancy filled after 2020 election: Reuters poll
A new poll shows that most American adults and about half of Republicans would prefer the vacant Supreme Court seat to be filled after the 2020 election. Earlier polling suggested that most Americans would approve of moving forward with the nomination process before the election.
Man whom Tim Tebow prayed over at baseball game is seizure-free after 2 years, praises God
Thirty-four-year-old Arizona resident Brandon Berry will never forget the day that he had a seizure, passed out in the stands along the third-base line at a baseball game and woke up to find Tim Tebow praying over him.
David Daleiden sues Planned Parenthood, seeks $75K for defamation
Pro-life activist David Daleiden, whose undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood's practices led to a congressional investigation, filed a federal defamation complaint against Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, arguing that the abortion giant lied to the media about his videos.
Police prevent Sean Feucht and team from setting up for worship night in Chicago
Police in Chicago prevented popular California worship leader Sean Feucht and the “Let Us Worship” movement from setting up musical equipment for a “riots to revival” worship protest to be attended by hundreds at a park in the city’s South Side Wednesday, the evangelist said.
Christian WNBA star Maya Moore marries man whom she helped get released from prison
Christian basketball star and Olympic gold medalist Maya Moore, who has taken a two-year sabbatical from the Women’s National Basketball Association, has married a man whom she advocated for years to get released after serving over two decades in prison.
Benjamin Watson urges racial justice advocates in US to fight for Christians in Nigeria
Former NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the United States to also call for an end to violence against Christians in Nigeria, as activists warn the world might be ignoring a possible genocide.
Evangelicals praise White House signing of 'Abraham Accords' between Israel, UAE and Bahrain
Many evangelical leaders have praised the signing of the historic “Abraham Accords” between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, marking the third and fourth Arab nations stating intentions to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
Cuba releases journalist imprisoned at labor camp for covering arrest of Christian homeschool parents
A Cuban journalist who spent nearly a year in prison for reporting on the arrest, jailing and trial of Christian pastors and homeschool parents has been released and reunited with his family.
Chick-fil-A scraps plan to open at San Antonio airport despite city’s reversal amid FAA intervention
Chick-fil-A confirmed this week that the company has canceled plans to open a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport in Texas.
'Jihad of the Womb': Watchdog details systemic abduction of Christian girls in Egypt
A watchdog group has shed more light on the widespread abduction, trafficking and exploitation of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt, highlighting the cases of 13 women and girls who were kidnapped or abducted in the last three years.