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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Rohingya Crisis: Babies Chopped in Half, Mothers and Daughters Gang Raped
Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy recently traveled to Bangladesh and spoke with dozens of the Rohingya Muslim refugees who were among the estimated 700,000 who fled genocidal violence committed by the Myanmar government last year and are now sharing the horrors that innocent families have faced.
Facebook Changed Your News Feed, but Here's How You Can Still Get CP and Your Favorite Sites
If you "follow" or "like" The Christian Post on Facebook, you will likely only see a small fraction of the news we report in your news feed. Here's what you can do to change that.
Franklin Graham Responds to Wheaton Meeting on Evangelicalism: 'We Shouldn't Get Sidetracked'
Days after some 50 evangelical leaders gathered at Wheaton College in Illinois to discuss the state of evangelicalism in the Trump era, prominent evangelist Franklin Graham decided to weigh in on "what is evangelical?"
Pastor Jailed and Tortured for Preaching Shares Horrors Christian Prisoners Face in Vietnam
Evangelical pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh will always have the scar on top of his head to remind him of the years that he was imprisoned, beaten and tortured for daring to advocate on behalf of indigenous people groups being denied human rights by Vietnam's communist government.
Myanmar Pastors Released From Prison in Presidential Amnesty Amid Report of Torture, Rape
Two Baptist leaders who helped shed light on how a government airstrike destroyed a church in Northern Myanmar were among the over 8,000 prisoners freed from prison thanks to presidential amnesty granted by President Win Myint this week.
Egypt Cabinet Legalizes 166 Unlicensed Church Properties
The Cabinet of Egypt has passed legislation that purports to legalize 166 church properties throughout the nation that ranks as one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to Christian persecution.
Army Chaplain Faces Career-Ending Punishment for Following SBC Marriage Guidelines
A national religious freedom law group has come to the aid of Baptist United States Army Chaplain Scott Squires, who faces possible career-threatening consequences because he followed Southern Baptist Convention guidelines on marriage.
Evangelical Leaders' Wheaton College Meeting Was Not Anti-Trump, Organizer Clarifies
While reports indicated that this week's invite-only meeting of about 50 prominent evangelical leaders was held to discuss the future of evangelicalism under the Donald Trump presidency, one of the event's organizers said that it was not designed to be "anti-anything."
Nigerian Senator's Dad Burned Her Property After She Accepted Christ
A Nigerian senator has reportedly shared the story of how her biological father burned all her possessions when she was a kid because she made the bold leap to follow Christ.
Democrats Don't Need White Working Class to Beat Trump, Experts Say
Democrats don't need to worry about reaching out to the white working class or non-college educated white voters if they hope to beat President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, a Democratic strategist said Monday citing newly released election simulations.