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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Texas dad could lose custody of 6-y-o son for not affirming transgender identity
A Texas father who objects to his ex-wife pushing their 6-year-old son into identifying as a girl is in danger of losing custody of the child after he was accused of “abusive behavior.”
Young missionary who spent year sharing Gospel worldwide killed by suspected drunk driver in Denver
A 27-year-old woman who spent nearly a year of her life bringing the Gospel to various corners of the world was killed in a car crash caused by a suspected drunk driver in Colorado last weekend.
Congress passes bill to provide relief to ISIS genocide victims after nearly 2 years
A bill, two years in the making, that aims to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the Islamic State’s genocide in Iraq and Syria is finally heading to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Twitter bans 'deadnaming,' 'misgendering' trans-identified persons in updated 'hateful conduct' policy
Twitter is now banning users from tweeting the birth names of trans-identified persons or referring to them by using biologically accurate pronouns, labeling such interactions as “hateful.”
'We in American Christianity are in danger of losing our own mission,' Russell Moore argues
Leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore argued Monday that Christians in America are “in danger” of “losing our mission” during a discussion with Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.
Ex-imam explains what Muslims get wrong about Jesus, details family's persecution for following Christ
A former Nigerian imam-turned-pastor who says Islam’s holy book helped confirm to him that Jesus Christ is the son of God, has detailed the persecution his family has endured because of their Christian faith.
4 myths about white evangelical voters
There are four common myths today about trends among white evangelicals that aren’t backed up by data, a Pew pollster has detailed.
Nigerian pastor ambushed, beheaded by attackers during motorcycle ride in war-torn area
A pastor and his driver were beheaded in the Cross River state of Nigeria over the weekend as the communal conflict continues to plague the area.
Southeast Christian Church to merge with congregation whose pastor is battling cancer
The over 22,000-member Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky will open its seventh campus through a merger next year.
American evangelicals give $58K to save persecuted Muslim family; US still denies asylum
An Afghan Muslim interpreter who aided the United States during its war against terror has been accused by the Taliban of being a Christian and faces threats on his life. Today, he lives a life of hiding in Pakistan with his family. Aided by an American evangelical family, the Muslim family continues to fight an uphill climb to gain asylum status in the United States.