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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Republicans Should Pass Laws to Protect Conservative Student Speech, CPAC Panelist Says
The right of Christian students to speak their minds on campuses nationwide will continue to be infringed by left-leaning academic leaders until Republican lawmakers pass laws that prohibit colleges from ignoring the rights of conservative students, a college dean told CPAC on Saturday.
10 Crazy Things I Saw at CPAC 2017
A lot goes on every year when conservatives from across the nation gather for the annual 3-day Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by the American Conservative Union at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.
Most US Prisons Torture Pregnant Women by Keeping Them Shackled During Childbirth, Says Reform Advocate
The majority of prisons in the U.S. are torturing pregnant women by forcing them to give birth while their hands and feet are bound and shackled, prominent criminal justice reform leader Pat Nolan said at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
Trump Should Add 2 US Allies to Travel Ban List, Says Muslim Reformer
Prominent Muslim reformer Zuhdi Jasser told the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday morning that he would add two U.S. allies to the group of Muslim-majority countries that were included in President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban.
Vice President Mike Pence Solicits Prayers, Quotes Bible Verse at CPAC
Vice President Mike Pence solicited prayers from the crowd at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday night, telling them that he and President Donald Trump need their help, energy and support to help "make America great Again."
Facebook Apologizes for Suspending Christian Mom Over Post on Homosexuality
The social media giant Facebook said Thursday that it made an "error" by suspending a Christian video blogger's account after she wrote a post about the Bible's condemnation of homosexuality.
Betsy DeVos Opposed Rescinding Obama's Transgender School Bathroom Policy, Report Claims
Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have reportedly butted heads over a draft guidance that would rescind an Obama-era instruction for public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity instead of their birth sex.
Trump Will Rescind Obama's Transgender School Bathroom Policy
The Donald Trump administration is expected to issue new guidance pertaining to transgender student bathroom protections in public schools, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday.
Retired WNBA Star: I Was Harassed for Being Straight in a '98 Percent' Gay League
Retired WNBA star Candice Wiggins said she was harassed and bullied by lesbian teammates throughout her career and that a "toxic" environment in the league led her to cut her professional basketball career short.
Indian Christians Block Traffic to Protest Desecration of Mother Mary Statues
Christians living in a suburb of India's largest city, Mumbai, took to the streets in protest after two statues of Mother Mary were desecrated on Sunday in Kurla village.