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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Private School at Unitarian Church Takes 11-Y-O Students on Sex Shop Field Trip; Parents Withdraw Kids Citing 'Breach of Trust'
Concerned parents have withdrawn their children from a small private K-12 school housed in a Unitarian church in Minneapolis after the school's sex education teacher took her class on a field trip to a local novelty sex shop without first consulting parents.
Ben Carson Won't be Anybody's Slave, Won't Be Shackled by Liberal Blacks, Candidate's Manager Says
The longtime friend and business manager of 2016 presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson has responded to recent criticisms by black journalists, who have attacked Carson's conservative viewpoints as hurting his reputation, by saying that Carson refuses to be shackled by political correctness.
Christian Universities Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status If Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage, Sen. Mike Lee Warns
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, addressed concerns that faith-based schools and institutions would be at risk of losing their tax-exempt status for upholding their biblical belief of traditional marriage if the U.S. Supreme Court delivers a pro-gay marriage ruling this month.
Pastor Who Lost Both His Baby Sons in Car Accident Forgives Driver Who Caused Fatal Wreck
A North Carolina pastor whose two baby sons died in a car accident on May 23 told mourners at their funeral that he and his wife have forgiven the driver of the truck that rear-ended the family's car near Wilmington.
'Whoever Does Not Recognize State of Israel' Is Anti-Semitic, Pope Francis Affirms in Email Sent to Reporter
After allegedly calling Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas an "angel of peace" over two weeks ago, Pope Francis reportedly asserted last week that anyone who does not recognize Israel as the Jewish state is anti-Semitic.
Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife to Congress: 'We Are a Family Torn Apart,' but 'Jesus Hasn't Abandoned Us'
The wife of American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly three years because he held a Bible study, told Congress on Tuesday that despite being separated from both her husband and her children, Jesus has not abandoned her torn-apart family.
ISIS Kidnaps Over 500 Children in Iraq Who Could Be Used as Suicide Bombers, Gov't Officials Claim
The Islamic State terrorist group is being accused by local government officials of kidnapping over 500 children from the Anbar and Diyala provinces in Iraq, and there is fear that some of the children could be forced to carry out suicide bomb attacks.
Pat Robertson on 'Charlie Charlie Challenge': 'Demons Are Real, Not Parlor Games' They Will 'Possess,' 'Destroy Human Beings'
As more and more people around the world are "summoning" a "Mexican demon" by participating in the newest social media craze, the "Charlie Charlie Challenge," renowned televangelist Pat Robertson warned on Friday that Demons are not something people want to mess around with.
ISIS Isn't Wrong About Being Able to Get Nuclear Weapon From Pakistan, India's Defense Minister Says
After a recent Islamic State English magazine article claimed that the terrorist group could buy nuclear arms from Pakistan, India's defense minister warned that ISIS does have the connections and resources needed to purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan.
God Forbids You to Summon 'Satan's Demons,' Play 'Charlie Charlie Challenge,' Pastor Robert Jeffress Says
The "Charlie Charlie Challenge," the newest game sensation being played by children and adults throughout the world, should have Christian parents concerned that their children are committing an act "detestable" to God by summoning a forbidden demon, Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress said Friday.