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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Trump admin. proposes expansion of Mexico City Policy banning abortion funding
The Trump administration on Monday formally proposed a new regulation to broaden the Mexico City Policy barring foreign organizations that receive federal global health funding from promoting or performing abortions overseas even if they do so with other funding sources.
Baylor University labels conservative group's 9/11 flag display 'sensitive content'
Baylor University in Texas received backlash from conservatives last Friday after it placed a sign in front of an annual on-campus 9/11 flag display, warning students of “sensitive content” in accordance with a “standard process” enacted last year.
Black Christian college offers students free online therapy amid rise in lockdown stress
Students at a historically black Christian college in Texas, as well as several other colleges across the nation, will have access to free mental health therapy for one year as many struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evangelical, Catholic voters in 5 swing states may shift 11% for Biden over Trump: survey
New research commissioned by a progressive Christian activist group and compiled by several university researchers suggests that there could be an 11-point swing among evangelical and Catholic voters in swing states away from President Donald Trump and toward Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
Pakistan sentences Christian man to death over allegation he sent blasphemous texts
A trial court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death earlier this week after he was accused of sending blasphemous text messages to his former boss, fueling more criticism against the country’s blasphemy laws that are frequently used to target religious minorities.
Tech company terminates agreement with Christian group over SPLC 'hate' group label
A California-based fundraising software company that serves nonprofits will no longer provide service to the national Christian conservative activist organization Family Research Council, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s listing of the organization as an anti-LGBT “hate” group.
Christian orgs praise new DOE regulation to defund universities that violate faith groups’ rights
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and other faith-based student groups are praising a Department of Education final rule issued Wednesday that they say will protect campus student organizations’ rights to choose leaders who share their religious beliefs.
Disney criticized for thanking Chinese authorities in 'Mulan' credits, ignoring human rights abuses
Movie giant Disney is receiving much scrutiny this week with some calling for a boycott after it thanked Chinese government agencies, which have been accused of being complicit in systemic human rights violations against Muslims, in the live-action remake of “Mulan.”
Evangelical pastor, 2 others killed in Nigeria in Fulani attack; 7 abducted
The Rev. Alubara Audu from the Evangelical Church Winning All denomination in Nigeria was murdered along with two others during a raid conducted by suspected Fulani radicals on Sunday morning as deadly violence against Christians in the Kaduna state continues.
US Marshals rescue 8 missing children in Indiana; 73 recovered nationwide since August
Federal agents with the help of local law enforcement recovered eight “highly endangered” missing children in Indiana last week and arrested one suspect. At least 73 missing children have been recovered nationwide since the beginning of August.
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