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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A Drag Queen Story Time event that was scheduled to be held in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Saturday has been postponed due to expected protests.
Christian Man Slapped With Human Rights Complaint for Refusing to Make Pro-LGBT Church Signs
A Christian-owned sign company in Canada is under fire for refusing to post signs affirming homosexuality and Islam on behalf of two local churches.
Evangelical Leaders Sign 'Chicago Invitation' to Counter Pro-Trump Narrative of Evangelicalism
Over three dozen progressive evangelical leaders signed onto a statement countering the "false narrative" that has led many to paint evangelical Christians as only white conservative Trump supporters.
Catholic Law School Admin. Resigns Over Controversial Comments on Women, Gay Marriage
An administrator at the Oklahoma University College of Law has stepped down from his administrative roles amid backlash to comments about women and same-sex marriage from his 2014 book on Catholic life in a secular age.
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Liberty University President and prominent evangelical Donald Trump supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. recently underwent an innovative surgery to repair a hole in his heart.
UK School Teaches 6-Y-O Kids to Write Gay 'Love Letter' for Same-Sex Marriage Assignment
Children as young as 6 years old in the U.K. were told to write a gay "love letter" as part of a class assignment teaching them about same-sex relationships.
Trump Signs Bill Expanding Criminal Code on Church Vandalism to Protect Religious Nonprofits
President Donald Trump has signed a new bill into law to increase punishments for miscreants who damage or destroy the properties of churches or religiously affiliated organizations.
Prayer Banned at Graduations, School Events After Nation's Largest Atheist Group Complains
A school district in Massachusetts will no longer allow prayer at its school-sponsored events to appease one of the nation's leading atheist groups.
Myanmar Rebels Detain Over 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down Over 50 Churches
Dozens of Christian churches have been shut down in Eastern Myanmar in recent weeks while as many 92 Christian leaders have been detained by a rebel faction, according to the Lahu Baptist Convention.
Pro-Lifers Praise California Gov. for Vetoing Bill to Give College Girls Abortion Drugs on Campus
Christian conservatives and pro-life advocates are praising California's Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown for his veto of a bill that would have forced all state universities to provide access to abortion-inducing drugs.