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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A Christian society in Canada has filed a lawsuit claiming it was punished by a school district for refusing to censor certain biblical references.
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There was arguably no religious demographic that made more headlines in the United States in 2017 than evangelicals. Here's a look at seven evangelicals who made an impact in 2017.
5 Christian Athletes Who Made an Impact in 2017
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Indonesia reduced the sentences of over 9,000 Christian prisoners on Christmas day, including the sentence of a Christian governor jailed on blasphemy charges.
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A 34-year-old aspiring pastor in Canada has been charged with the murders of his wife and two young daughters who were found dead in their British Columbia home last Tuesday.
Christian Couple Told They Must Remove 'Offensive' Jesus Christmas Sign From Yard
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4 Christians Killed During Christmas Carol Massacre in Nigeria
Four Christians were killed two days before Christmas during a senseless attack on a Christmas carol celebration in Nigeria.
Franklin Graham Tells Rosie O'Donnell: 'Hell Is Filled With People Who Reject God's Laws'
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has lashed out at controversial comedian Rosie O'Donnell after she told Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Christmas morning that he's going "straight to Hell" because of the recently passed GOP tax plan.
Trump Told Words Can Be 'Destructive' and 'Divisive' in Christmas Eve Homily
President Donald Trump heard an unusual Christmas eve sermon on Sunday night when he attended an Episcopal service in Palm Beach, Florida.
Charity Gives $1.4 Million to Repair 13 Churches Devastated by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
Thirteen churches that were all but destroyed by the disastrous hurricanes this past summer and fall will receive thousands of dollars from the nation's largest Catholic fraternal organization to help them get back on their feet following the costly devastation caused by the natural disasters.