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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Florida Megachurch Pastor Returns to Pulpit After Being Told He Could Lose Voice Forever
Florida megachurch pastor Rudolph McKissick Jr. has returned to the pulpit after undergoing surgery on his vocal chords that doctors worried could have left him voiceless.
Black Pastor Says Democrats Want to 'Persecute Christians Into Silence and Submission'
The Democrat Party is becoming overrun with socialists who want to persecute Christians, a black pastor and political activist claims.
Canadian Man Changes Sex on Birth Certificate to Save Money on Car Insurance, Exposes System
A Canadian man says that it was extremely easy for him to change the sex on his birth certificate even though he is not transgender and only wanted to save about $1,100 on his car insurance each year.
Christian Doctor Investigated by Medical Board After Retweeting Posts Opposing Transgender Ideology
A Christian conservative doctor is reportedly being investigated by the prosecutorial arm of the Medical Board of Australia for retweeting posts that were critical of "radical gender indoctrination" of children.
New Report Details How Myanmar Military Systematically Planned the Rohingya Genocide
An extensive new report based on over 250 interviews with survivors and military personnel contradicts the Myanmar government's claims about the attacks on Rohingya communities and details how authorities trained neighboring civilian communities to attack the Rohingya in a genocide-like manner.
Jeff Sessions Says a 'Dangerous Movement' Is 'Eroding' Religious Freedom, Launches Task Force
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a new Justice Department Religious Liberty Task Force, which is designed to help implement the sweeping religious freedom guidance he issued last year that outlined 20 legal principles that federal government agencies should follow.
10 Highlights From First-Ever State Dept. Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Worldwide
The United States State Department hosted its first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom this week, a much-anticipated three-day conference that was attended by delegates from over 80 countries including some where there are religious freedom concerns.
Indonesian Christian Man Sentenced 4 Years in Prison for Insulting Muhammad on Facebook
An Indonesian court has sentenced a Christian man to four years in prison after he was accused of insulting Islam and its prophet Muhammad in a Facebook post.
What Does the State Department's Potomac Declaration Say and Do?
The Trump State Department capped off its first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Thursday by issuing the historic Potomac Declaration proclaiming religious freedom a "God-given right" and launching accompanying initiatives designed to help facilitate that right worldwide.
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