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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Cuban Man Says He Relied on God to Survive 22 Years of Torture in Castro's Gulag
A former Cuban prisoner of conscience who was imprisoned for 22 years by Fidel Castro's Communist regime will be honored as the recipient of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty's highest honor.
Real Evangelicals Believe These 4 Things
Researchers should define Evangelicals by their beliefs, not by their political demographics, the church they attend or what they self-identify as, the NEA and LifeWay Research have determined.
Hillary Clinton: 'Muslims Have Nothing to Do With Terrorism'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton asserted on Thursday that Muslims are "peaceful and tolerant people" and have "nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism."
ISIS Releases Images of Executed Hostages in Jihadi Magazine
The Islamic State terrorist organization announced Wednesday through its monthly online magazine that its militants have executed two foreign hostages from China and Norway.
Whoopi Goldberg on Syrian Refugee Crisis: 'Hitler Was a Christian'
During a conversation about the Syrian refugee crisis on Tuesday's episode of ABC's "The View," co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized Republican politicians' calls for a Christian-only Syrian refugee resettlement program.
Indian Man 'Mortgages' Wife for Loan of $453
Police officials in India have revealed that a migrant from Bihar "mortgaged" his wife off to a friend in exchange for 30,000 rupees and later killed the lender for refusing to let his wife go after the money had been paid back.
8-Y-O Pakistani Christian Girl Beaten, Locked Up for Using 'Muslim Toilet'
A Pakistani Christian family has been forced to flee from home and is now in hiding after the family's eight-year-old daughter was beaten and locked inside of her school's bathroom for hours after she allegedly used a toilet designated for Muslims.
US Resettlement Policy Discriminates Against Syrian Christian Refugees, Favors Muslims
Due to reliance on the United Nations, the United States' Syrian refugee resettlement program unintentionally discriminates against Christians fleeing from the Islamic State, as Christians comprise less than three percent of the nearly 2,200 Syrian refugees resettled in the United States since the beginning of the Syrian conflict.
Canadian Megachurch to New PM: Secure Release of Pastor Jailed in North Korea
One of Canada's largest congregations is urging the nation's new Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to raise international awareness to help secure the release of the Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim from detention in North Korea when he meets with Asian leaders in the Philippines this week.
White Evangelical Protestants Favor Ben Carson, Survey Finds
White Evangelical Protestants favor Dr. Ben Carson more than any other Republican presidential candidate, a newly released nonpartisan survey has found.