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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Ben Carson Defends Research on Aborted Baby Tissue in 1992: 'You Have to Look at Intent'
After a medical blogger revealed this week that retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson participated in research in which tissue from two spontaneous abortions were used, Carson explained that he took no part in actually studying the fetal tissue and defended the practice of using fetal tissue to advance science and medicine.
Ben Carson Calls Abortion to Save Mother's Life a 'Spurious Argument,' 'That Situation Rarely Occurs'
Republican presidential candidate and retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson was asked in a Tuesday CBS News interview to clarify whether he opposes abortion in the cases of rape, incest and when the mother's life is in danger. The argument that abortion is justified when the mother's life is at risk is misleading, he answered.
Christian Man Dies Emulating Jesus' 40-Day, 40-Night Fast in the Wilderness
An elderly Zimbabwean Christian man has died after he allegedly attempted to emulate Jesus Christ by going without food or water for 40 days and 40 nights, according to African news sites.
Hillary Clinton Is 'One Email Away From Prison Time,' Bobby Jindal Asserts
Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal stated in a campaign appearance on Tuesday that former First Lady and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is just one email away from serving jail time, as he is one of a few Republican presidential candidates attacking Clinton over her server scandal.
Planned Parenthood Is Selling Baby Parts Without Mothers' Consent, Ex-Abortion Clinic Worker Claims in Sixth Shocking Video
The Center for Medical Progress has released its sixth video shining a light on Planned Parenthood's aborted baby parts compensation practices. The video claims that Planned Parenthood and its partner, StemExpress, are pressuring women to have abortions and are harvesting babies' body parts without the consent of their mothers.
Pakistan's Largest Child Porn Ring Uncovered After One Family Speaks Out; Over 280 Child Victims Found on 400 Videos
A criminal gang in Pakistan located near the Indian border has forced nearly 300 children to engage in sexual acts in what authorities have discovered is the largest child pornography ring in the nation's history. Islamic scholars are now calling for the perpetrators to be put to death.
Michele Bachmann Is 'Extremely Excited' for Iran Deal Because It Will Usher God's Judgement on the World as Foretold In Zechariah 12:3
Former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a Republican, has proclaimed that the nuclear agreement reached between Iran, the United States and five other world powers is nothing more than the fulfillment of End Times prophecy found in the Bible, and added that the world will likely see the "strong right arm" of the Lord strike in judgement.
'No Excuse' For Obama Failing to Protect Victims of ISIS' Christian 'Genocide,' Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley Says
Democratic 2016 presidential candidate Martin O'Malley believes the Obama administration needs to be doing more to help protect the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Islamic State's Christian "genocide" in Iraq and Syria.
Black Pastors Demand Smithsonian Remove Bust of Racist Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger From Its 'Struggle for Justice' Exhibit
Black pastors are calling on the Smithsonian Institution to remove a bust of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger from the National Portrait Gallery's "Struggle for Justice Exhibit" in Washington, D.C.
Franklin Graham Thinks Everybody Can 'Agree With Some Things Donald Trump Said' at Fox News Debate
Even though billionaire businessman Donald Trump has been widely criticized for his misogynistic brashness during last Thursday's Fox News presidential debate, leading evangelist Franklin Graham believes most Americans can "agree" with some of the remarks the Donald made during the primetime two-hour event.