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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Wives of Imprisoned Chinese Rights Activists Detail Their Husbands' Torture, Persecution to Congress
The wives of Chinese human rights lawyers imprisoned and tortured by the government in China detailed their husbands' experiences and told members of Congress Thursday that families are also being persecuted by the Chinese government.
Actor Steve McQueen Was Found Clutching Billy Graham's Bible When He Died, Greg Laurie Says
Hollywood icon Steve McQueen, who accepted Christ months before he was diagnosed with fatal cancer, died clutching legendary evangelist Billy Graham's Bible, California pastor Greg Laurie's new book on the salvation of the "King of Cool" explains.
Trump AG Unites Republicans, Democrats ... in Opposition to His Drug Crime Policy
There aren't too many issues today that Republicans and Democrats can come together in agreement on, but both conservatives and liberals are expressing concern after Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions issued a memo last week instructing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious and provable offenses.
USCIRF Justifies Not Recommending Iraq and Egypt as 'Countries of Particular Concern'
After receiving criticism for not recommending that the State Department designate Iraq and Egypt as "countries of particular concern" for religious freedom violations, the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has justified the recommendations issued in its annual report released last month.
Trump Pushed for Release of American Pastor During Meeting With Turkey President, Source Says
President Donald Trump made imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson a topic of discussion during his meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, a source with inside knowledge of the discussions told The Christian Post.
Historic London Private School May Soon Let Boys Wear Skirts to Accommodate Transgender Students
A prominent private school in north London is now weighing whether or not it will begin allowing male students to wear skirts.
Ravi Zacharias, Ministry Team Say 'Goodbye' to Cancer-Stricken Nabeel Qureshi
Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias and his international ministry team recently said their "preliminary" goodbyes to one of their own, best-selling author Nabeel Qureshi, who recently announced that tests have revealed his advanced stomach cancer has metastasized and there is little hope for survival.
ISIS Child Soldiers Reveal How Jihadists Beat Kids Who Failed Suicide Bomber Test
A group of Yazidi boys who were captured by the Islamic State have shed some light on how the brutal terrorist death cult is trying to brainwash youth into believing that it's only natural to want to blow themselves up when they get older.
Jesus Told Widow of Tortured Missionary to Forgive Muslims Who Killed Him (Interview)
The wife of a tortured and slain Christian missionary who made headlines when she declared that she had forgiven her husband's murderers just days after his death says the reason why she was able to forgive so quickly is because Jesus had told her to do so.
Islamic Ideology Flourishes Because Christians Deny Biblical Orthodoxy, Pastor Warns
One of the most important keys to Islamic ideology's success in spreading all over the world is a vacuum of Christianity created by Christians who abandon the inerrant teachings of the Gospel, Egyptian-born pastor and author Dr. Michael Youssef believes.