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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Arrested Eritrean Patriarch Makes First Appearance in Decade at Sunday Mass
For the first time since being placed under house arrest in 2007, the legitimate patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church made a public appearance and participated in a mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Asmara on Sunday, according to an international human rights organization.
Benham Bros. Wanted to Use HGTV Show to Make 'Disciples of the Nation'
Popular conservative Christian real estate entrepreneurs the Benham Brothers recalled Saturday how they almost promised HGTV that they would keep quiet about their Christian beliefs on political issues in an attempt save their now-canceled reality television show that they wanted to use to make "disciples of the nation."
93 Percent of UK Christians Feel Their Faith Is Marginalized, Survey Says
A survey conducted by Premier Christian Communications, which is owned by the London-based charity Premier Christian Media Trust, has found that over 9 out of 10 Christians in the United Kingdom believe that their faith is being marginalized in British society today.
House Rejects Ban on Transgender Surgery for Troops
Leading conservative Christian activists are voicing their disapproval with the Republican-led House of Representatives after 24 GOP lawmakers voted against and helped sink an effort to bar federal tax dollars from being used to fund gender reassignment procedures for military service members.
New Al-Qaeda Video Shows Kidnapped Christian Missionaries Alive
Al-Qaeda affiliates in Mali have released a video that purports to show six foreign hostages, three of which are Christian missionaries from Colombia, Switzerland and Australia, alive.
Pastor Receives Feces in Mail, Has Car Keyed for Opposing Facebook's Rainbow Flag Emoji
A pastor who leads a Christian ministry that vowed to ban anyone who posts the rainbow flag emoji to its Facebook page says LGBT activists have inundated his inbox, mailbox and phone lines with gay porn and threatening messages. They even keyed his car.
Turkish Gov't Seizes 50 Church Properties Amid Property Dispute
The Assyrian Confederation of Europe has condemned the recent government confiscation of dozens of properties from one of the world's oldest Christian communities in Turkey, calling it a "grave violation of human and cultural rights."
Robert Jeffress: Singing 'Make America Great Again' No Different Than Singing National Anthem
Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress has responded to criticism over First Baptist Dallas choir's performance of the "Make America Great Again" song at the Kennedy Center in Washington last Saturday, telling The Christian Post that singing the song is no less patriotic than singing the national anthem.
US Army Tells Female Soldiers to 'Accept' Having Naked Men in Their Showers
The U.S. Army is instructing its female soldiers to "accept" having men in their showers and changing areas who are "transitioning" but still have their male genitalia, according to training documents that have been released.
Ken Ham Pleased With 1.1 Million Ark Encounter Visitors, but Says Attendance Limited by Hotel Space
Leading Young Earth Creationist and Answers in Genesis President Ken Ham says the 510-feet Noah's Ark replica and theme park, Ark Encounter, would have greater attendance and economic impact on the surrounding area of Grant County, Kentucky, if more tourist-related businesses were to open nearby.