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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Turkey will sanction two United States officials in response to sanctions enacted last week by the U.S. Treasury Department over the imprisonment of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
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American megachurch Pastors Greg Laurie, Jack Graham and Jentezen Franklin are among the international church leaders expected to join the inaugural board of the recently launched Congress of Christian Leaders.
Pastor Van Moody Doesn't Regret Calling Trump 'Caring, Compassionate' Despite Backlash
Black pastors are facing backlash from some of their own congregants for meeting with President Donald Trump this week and many are firing back at critics who say they should have never met with the president.
NY Gov. Cuomo Investigates Clerk for Denying Marriage License to Gay Couple on Religious Grounds
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he is investigating a town clerk who declined to provide a marriage license to a same-sex couple even though she was following her office's procedures.
New Bills Would Repeal Rule Forcing Churches, Charities to Pay Taxes on Employee Benefits
Bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate that would repeal a provision in the country's new tax law that makes churches and other nonprofits vulnerable to having to pay new taxes.
Trump DHS Reopens Dozens of Iranian Christian Refugee Cases After Denying Asylum
The United States Department of Homeland Security has reopened the asylum applications of dozens of Christian refugees who were denied resettlement earlier this year.
Black Pastors Pray With Trump in White House; John Gray and Harry Jackson Respond to Critics
President Donald Trump met with a group of about 20 black pastors and Christian leaders at the White House on Wednesday, a meeting that has upset at least one left-leaning African-American pastor.
Trump Considering Reducing US Refugee Cap By Over 40 Percent; Christian Groups React
Christian groups are speaking out after a report this week indicates that President Donald Trump is mulling a 40 percent cut to the already historically low limit on refugees being resettled to the United States.
Donald Trump Jr. Says Democratic Party Platform and Nazi Platform Have 'Scary' Similarities
Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday evening that there are similarities between the current Democratic Party platform and that of Adolph Hitler's Nazi Party in late 1930s Germany.
US Slaps Sanctions on 2 Turkish Political Leaders Over Andrew Brunson's Detention
The Trump administration followed through on its threats to take action against Turkey over the detention of American Pastor Andrew Brunson by sanctioning two top government officials on Wednesday.
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