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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School Defends Sending First Grader to Principal's Office for Misgendering Classmate
A public charter school in California has defended its decision to send a first grade student to the principal's office for not referring to her biologically male transgender classmate by the classmate's preferred pronoun.
Cancer-Stricken Nabeel Qureshi Evacuated From Houston Home Due to Hurricane Harvey
Cancer-stricken Christian apologist and author Nabeel Qureshi was evacuated from his home in flooded Houston just two days after he returned from a five-week hospitalization in which his stomach was removed and was told cancer has spread to his liver.
Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Staff Members Rescued From Hurricane Harvey Flooding
At least three staff members at Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, had to be rescued from their homes while several others experienced flooding due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Over 250 Christian Scholars Endorse Statement Condemning White Supremacy
A bipartisan group of over 250 Christian scholars have endorsed an open letter condemning white supremacy and have called on all religious and political leaders to do the same.
ISIS Burns Infant, 7 Others to Death for Fleeing 'Caliphate' Stronghold, Report Says
The brutal and twisted Islamic State terrorist organization has reportedly burned eight civilians, including one infant, to death in Iraq for trying to escape the so-called "caliphate."
Catholic Archbishop: 'Progressive Elites' Have Insulated Themselves From Their Own Bigotries
The Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput has argued that liberals who accuse conservative Christian religious freedom organizations of being "hate groups" are guilty of having hatred in their own hearts fueled by an underlying anger.
Trump's Marriage to Melania, an Immigrant, Shows He's Not a White Supremacist: Samuel Rodriguez
Leading Hispanic evangelical leader Samuel Rodriguez has denounced the claim that President Donald Trump is a "white supremacist."
Nabeel Qureshi Issues Dire Prayer Request as Floodwaters Surround His Home in Houston
On Sunday afternoon, Nabeel Qureshi posted a dire prayer request to his Facebook page that provided an update about his situation with Hurricane Harvey and his home in Houston.
Justice Dept. Actions Contradict Trump's Promises on Religious Freedom, Legal Activist Says
A conservative religious freedom law firm that represented the Little Sisters of the Poor before the U.S. Supreme Court has expressed concerns that the promises President Donald Trump made to protect religious liberty by issuing his executive order in May have yet to be implemented by his administration.
'Charlottesville Declaration' Calls on Evangelicals to Condemn White Supremacy
Black Christian leaders have signed onto a joint declaration calling on white evangelical leaders to condemn "in the strongest terms" the ideology of white supremacy.