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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Media Blasts Trump's 'Fire and Fury' North Korea Comments but What Did Obama, Bush and Clinton Say?
President Donald Trump's strong words of warning for North Korea have been criticized by lawmakers from both parties and the mainstream media but what did past presidents have to say about the rogue nation run by a totalitarian dictatorship?
New Report Highlights 7 Torture Techniques Used in ISIS Prisons
A new report that analyzes the Islamic State's prison system, interrogation procedures and use of torture has outlined seven different torture methods used by the jihadi death cult on their captives.
Trump to Rescind Obama Rule Forcing Doctors, Hospitals to Perform Gender Transition Treatments
LGBT rights groups have raised alarm at the fact that the Trump administration is in the process of finalizing a policy that would rescind an Obama-era healthcare rule that opponents say requires hospitals, doctors and health insurers to cover or provide gender transition therapies and procedures.
Robert Jeffress: Americans Would 'Heil Hitler' If They Listened to Christian Pacifists in WWII
Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress has once again defended his assertion that President Donald Trump has biblical authority to take out North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, this time suggesting that it's a good thing that his "Christian pacifist" critics weren't around during World War II.
Christian Mom Dies While Imprisoned for Her Evangelical Faith in Eritrea
A Christian mother who was arrested earlier this year amid a crackdown on evangelical Christians in the African nation of Eritrea has died, a Christian human rights organization reported.
Black Christian Leaders Detest Claim That Trump Is the 'Driver' of Racial Division in America
A group of conservative black pastors and intellectual leaders on Monday defended President Donald Trump amid criticism of his initial response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.
Christian Democracy Activist Tortured With Cross-Shaped Staples in Hong Kong
A pro-democracy activist in China claimed that he was abducted last Thursday and tortured by men believed to be government agents, who allegedly stapled 21 staples in the shape of crosses into his legs because of his Christian faith.
Mike Pence, Franklin Graham Help Commemorate First Anniversary of Louisiana Flooding
Leaders from both political parties gathered together in worship on Sunday to commemorate the first anniversary of the catastrophic flooding that damaged tens of thousands of homes and killed 13 people last year in the Baton Rouge region of Louisiana.
Trump Criticized for Not Naming White Supremacists in Condemning Charlottesville Violence
President Donald Trump is being condemned by lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle for not specifically naming white supremacists in his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday.
Who Is James Alex Fields Jr: 7 Facts to Know About Man Charged in Charlottesville Car Killing
Americans were horrified this weekend as they saw violence erupt in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday between white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Antifa and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters.