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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Franklin Graham on America's Record-Setting STD Numbers: 'Sin Always Has a Cost'
Franklin Graham says the steep spike in sexually transmitted diseases in the United States is further proof that there's a "moral crisis" of sin facing the nation.
10 Reactions to Trump's Evangelical White House Dinner
As the Trump White House hosted about 100 evangelicals for dinner on Monday night, a storm of responses flooded social media with critics coming from both right and left side of the political divide.
Trump to Evangelicals: If Democrats Win, You'll Lose 'Everything That We've Done ... Violently'
President Donald Trump warned evangelical supporters Monday night that the midterm elections this November will be a "referendum" on their religion and religious freedom.
Paula White Gives Trump Bible Signed by Evangelical Leaders During White House Dinner
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were given a Bible signed by Christian leaders who attended Monday night's White House dinner honoring evangelical leaders.
SBC President JD Greear Responds to Critics After Attending Trump White House Evangelical Dinner
Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear has explained why he chose to attend last night's White House dinner to honor evangelical leaders despite his calls for the Church to decouple itself from political partisanship.
Myanmar Military Leaders Must Be Investigated for Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity: UN Report
A U.N. fact-finding mission has recommended that Myanmar military leaders be investigated for genocidal acts against Rohingyas in the Rakhine state and crimes committed against Christians and other minorities in two other states.
Scottish University to Hand Out Transgender Pronoun Badges to Freshmen Students
Incoming freshmen at a college in Scotland will receive pronoun badges to let other students and faculty know what their preferred pronoun is.
White House Hosts 100 Evangelical Leaders for State-Like Dinner: 'This Is Spiritual Warfare'
About 100 evangelical leaders were invited to dinner at the White House Monday night for what was a prayer-filled event that's been compared to a church camp meeting and a campaign rally.
People Raised by Religious Hypocrites More Likely to Become Atheists at Younger Age
A recent study has found that children of parents who less consistently model the tenets of their faith are more likely to become an atheist at a younger age.
Christian Funeral Home Can Fire Man Who Dressed as Woman, 16 States Tell Supreme Court
A group of 16 states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a Christian-owned funeral home that has been sued for firing a transgender worker for wearing women's clothing.