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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Baptist Church Builds 20 Tiny Homes for Recovering Addicts in Opioid-Stricken Community
A Southern Baptist church in one of the poorest communities in the United States plans to build 20 tiny homes to help accommodate the needs of recovering drug addicts in their quest toward sobriety.
Paula White: There's a Difference Between Jesus as a Refugee and Those Who Enter the US Illegally
Amid the hysteria surrounding the separation of immigrant families who recently entered the U.S. illegally, one of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers, Paula White, is speaking out in support of stronger border laws and explains the difference between Jesus as a refugee and those who break immigration laws.
Southern Baptist Pastor Resigns Amid Accusations He Sexually Molested Teenage Girls
Southern Baptist Pastor John Finley has resigned after 31 years at the helm of Bartlett Hills Baptist Church in Tennessee following accusations that he sexually molested two teenage girls over 30 years ago while serving at a church in Texas.
Greg Laurie: God Documents Actions of Every Human Through the 'Books in Heaven'
California evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie said during his sermon on Sunday that God uses the "books in Heaven" to keep records and tallies of every action — good and bad — committed by all human beings throughout history.
CNN Contributor Says Christian Conservatives Want to Impose 'Sharia Law'; Guest Storms Off Set
A Christian conservative talk show host walked off the set of HLN during a panel discussion about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court nomination after a left-wing pundit called critics of gay marriage and abortion "Christian Sharia law advocates."
LGBT Activists Accused of Using FBI to Harass Christian Man Who Criticized 'Open to All' Campaign
One of the nation's most prominent LGBT activist groups has been accused of filing a false complaint with the FBI in an attempt to "harass" a Christian conservative critic who spoke out against its recent campaign to place LGBT signs in the front windows of businesses nationwide.
2 Families Survive Months in Mynamar Jungle, Cross Landmines Before Taking Refuge in Church
Fleeing violence in their home village, nine people from the predominantly Christian Kachin state in northern Myanmar survived two months in a forest and had to cross over a landmine-ridden terrain before they were finally able to find refuge at a Baptist church.
Marquette Ordered to Reinstate Prof. Fired for Criticizing TA Who Banned Anti-Gay Marriage Talk in Class
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Jesuit Marquette University must immediately reinstate a professor who was fired for criticizing a teaching assistant who barred a student from speaking against gay marriage.
Christian College Wins Legal Battle Against Obamacare Birth Control Mandate
A federal court has granted a Christian liberal arts college in Pennsylvania a permanent injunction against the Obama-era abortion pill mandate that required the school to be complicit in providing health care coverage that violated its religious convictions.
Christians Should Be 'Leading the Charge' in Returning to Civility, Senate Chaplain Barry Black Says
Senate Chaplain Barry Black believes that the United States has a "serious problem" when it comes to political incivility and that Christians should be leading the way when it comes to ushering civility back into society.