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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Congo Police Open Fire on Church-Led Protest, Kill 2 Activists, Wound 47
At least two anti-government protesters were killed and dozens of others were injured by security forces during a nationwide protest against Congo President Joseph Kabila that was organized by Christian leaders, the United Nations announced.
SBC Gives DC Baptist Convention 90 Days to Sever Ties With Church Led by Lesbian Pastors
The District of Columbia Baptist Convention has been given 90 days to remove a church with lesbian co-pastors from fellowship or risk severing ties with the Southern Baptist Convention.
CPAC Crowd Boos Notion Mexicans Have More In Common With Conservatives Than Democrats
The Conservative Political Action Conference crowd balked at the idea that Mexicans and other illegal immigrants coming across the southern border have more in common with conservatives than Democrats.
Trump, Roy Moore Defenders Are Hypocrites, CPAC Speaker Says; Needs Security Escort
A conservative speaker was escorted by security out of the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday after she criticized conservatives for their hypocrisy when it comes to sexual misconduct allegations against President Donald and criticized event organizers for inviting French nationalist Marion Le Pen.
Purdue University Tells Students to Stop Using Sexist 'Man' Words
Purdue University is instructing its students to use "non-sexist" language in their writing assignments by making sure they don't include words that have "man" in them, such as "congressman" or "mailman."
Are Women Prisoners Being Left Behind in Criminal Justice Reform?
Female inmates in the United States face a host of issues that their counterparts in men's prisons don't even have to think about, yet problems with their undignified treatment, in many prisons across the country, have gone unsolved for years.
Foster Care Agency Told to Nix Policy Requiring Parents Be Christian or Shut Down
A Christian foster care ministry in South Carolina has been told that it must either change a requirement that foster parents be Christian or shut down.
Benjamin Netanyahu Extends Condolences to Billy Graham's Granddaughter at Meeting in Israel
Hours after the passing of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally extended his condolences to Graham's granddaughter, Cissie Graham Lynch, in a meeting Wednesday evening.
12 Christian Homes Burned Down in Central Nigeria; Fulani Herdsmen Go on Killing Spree
Radical Muslim Fulani herdsmen set on fire the homes of at least a dozen Christian families in Central Nigeria and killed a handful of people in the village, an evangelical pastor has reported.
Billy Graham Will Be First Religious Leader to Lie in Honor at US Capitol Rotunda
World renowned evangelist Billy Graham will become the first private citizen since Rosa Parks and the first pastor to lie in honor at the United States Capitol next week.