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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House Passes Bill to Protect Religious Medical Professionals Who Don't Perform Abortions
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday evening to protect religious health care providers and medical professionals from being penalized by government agencies for refusing to be involved in or provide coverage for abortions.
NFL Star Ben Watson: Black Men Know Their 'Leash Is a Little Bit Shorter' but Everyone Needs to Obey Police
While appearing on Fox News this week to discuss racial tensions in America, NFL player Benjamin Watson asserted that young black men grow up knowing their "leash is a little bit shorter" with police, but stressed that is no excuse to disobey police officers' commands.
Churches Split on Whether to Embrace Pokémon Go
As the new craze of "Pokémon Go" is leading thousands of Pokémon chasers to churches throughout the country, some pastors are ready to use the opportunity "for good" while others want to keep the phenomenon off their church property.
ISIS Holds Jihadi 'Olympics' With Fearful Iraqis Forced to Participate
As the Islamic State will not be represented at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the terrorist organization has reportedly staged its own version of the international games, requiring hesitant residents and children to participate in a set of organized contests in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar.
Benham Brothers: Bloodshed in the Womb Leads to Bloodshed on the Streets
Outspoken Christian real estate entrepreneurs Jason and David Benham say last week's shooting deaths of two black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota and the killing of five police officers in Dallas are major signs that America is entrenched in a godless "culture of death."
Pakistani Police Torture Sisters of Christian Man Accused of Blasphemy
Two sisters of a Pakistani Christian man who fled from his home after he was accused of blasphemy have been arrested and tortured by police officers in hopes they would turn over their brother.
Christian Mother of 7 Hacked to Death in Nigeria While Preaching
A Christian mother of seven was hacked to death by suspected Muslim radicals in Nigeria and her mutilated body was discovered in a pool of blood along with a Bible and megaphone she used to preach every morning.
US Gov't Won't Work With Iraqi Christians for Fear of Being Called 'Crusader Army,' Nina Shea Says
The United States government is afraid to work directly with persecuted Iraqi and Syrian Christians because it doesn't want America to look like a "crusader army," prominent human rights lawyer and religious freedom advocate Nina Shea said Friday.
America Has an 'Awful Lot of Cowards in the Church Today,' General Jerry Boykin Says
The American church is helping "destroy America" because too many spiritual leaders are acting like "cowards" and not standing up to defend biblical principles in society and culture, Family Research Council executive vice president Lt. Gen (Ret.) Jerry Boykin said Friday afternoon.
Terror Expert Reveals the Apocalyptic Meaning Behind ISIS' Real Name
According to renowned counterterrorism expert Sebastian Gorka, the Islamic State is not shy about its intentions of trying to usher in the end of the world with a series of battles in one "final jihad." In fact, the jihadis' apocalyptic aim can be seen just by analyzing the terrorist group's real name.