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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Al-Qaeda Terror Group Releases 80-Y-O Christian Missionary, but Still Holding Husband Captive
An Australian Christian missionary who was kidnapped by an al-Qaeda affiliate in the African nation of Burkina Faso last month has been released, however, her husband still remains detained.
Russell Wilson Issues Touching Tribute to Peyton Manning
Outspoken Christian NFL star Russell Wilson issued a touching tribute to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning after the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer won his second Super Bowl Sunday night in what many believe could have potentially been his final game.
Rafael Cruz Argued With Pastor for Hours Before Surrendering to Christ: 'Christianity Is Hocus Pocus'
Rafael Cruz, the pastor father of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, says he spent hours arguing with a pastor on the plausibility of Christianity before he broke down and surrendered his life to Christ.
Ted Cruz Asks Ben Carson for Private Meeting to 'Clear the Air' After Iowa Controversy
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says that fellow candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz asked to have a private meeting with him to "clear the air" after Cruz's campaign told Carson supporters last week at the Iowa Caucuses that Carson was going to suspended his campaign.
Obama Ordered Agents to Delete Records of Muslims With Terror Ties, Whistleblower Claims
A former Department of Homeland Security employee accused the Obama administration of forcing him to scrub records from the agency's counterterror databases that detail Muslims with connections to terrorist groups that could have prevented deadly terror attacks on American soil.
NARAL Angry at Doritos for Showing Baby Ultrasound, 'Humanizing Fetus,' in Super Bowl Ad
The National Abortion Rights Action League took to Twitter Sunday night to express outrage after a Doritos commercial during Super Bowl 50 gave personality to an unborn baby who simply wanted some of his dad's cheesy tortilla chips.
Aborting Rape-Conceived Babies Called 'Sweet Spot,' 'Act of Self Defense' by Jeb Bush, Chris Christie at GOP Debate
Jeb Bush said that supporting abortion for rape-conceived babies puts him in a "sweet spot" as a candidate while Chris Christie called it an "act of self defense." Marco Rubio disagreed, arguing it's more important to be right on the issue than win an election.
Eric Teetsel to Evangelicals: Marco Rubio Supports Your Issues, More Electable Than Ted Cruz (Interview)
Voting for Marco Rubio over Ted Cruz for president would not require evangelicals to compromise their Christian beliefs and values, the Rubio campaign's director of faith outreach, Eric Teetsel, asserted Thursday.
ISIS Video Shows English-Speaking Child Beheading Prisoner, Talks Apocalyptic Showdown Against the West
The Islamic State has released a new chilling execution video showing an indoctrinated child jihadi declaring in English that IS will meet its enemies in the Syrian town that fighters believe the final apocalyptic battle against the West will be fought before going on to behead a defenseless prisoner.
White House Details Why Obama Won't Call ISIS' Slaughtering of Christians 'Genocide'
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest admitted Thursday that the Obama administration's hesitation to label the Islamic State's persecution of Christians and other religious minorities as 'Genocide' is because of the legal ramifications behind such a designation.