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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Billy Graham: God Says 'No' to Prayer Requests to Protect His Children From 'Harm'
In one of his recently syndicated "My Answer" question-and-answer columns, world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham was asked why God sometimes says "no" to certain prayer requests even though He loves all of His children.
Iraqi Archbishop Appear in 'We Are One' Pop MV Urging ISIS Victims to Keep Faith in God
The British pop-electronica band Ooberfuse recently teamed up with the Archbishop of Erbil to release a music video for its new song, "We Are One," which was written to let the thousands of refugees displaced by the Islamic State know that they are not alone in their suffering.
Evangelist Could Face Felony Charges After Asking Baker to Make Anti-Gay Marriage Cake
Arizona Internet Evangelist Joshua Feuerstein could be facing felony charges after posting a YouTube video recording of a conversation he had with a Florida baker where he asked if she could make him a sheet cake displaying the words "We do not support gay marriage."
ISIS Militants Hold Sex Slave 'Lottery,' Pass Around 8-Y-O Girls to Rape and Torture, Says Escaped Captive
A report released Wednesday that includes interviews with 11 women and nine girls who were sexually enslaved by the Islamic State reveals horrifying details about how the terrorists beat, torture and pass around sexually abused Yazidi and religious minority women and girls.
'Muslim Hardline' Gunmen Open Fire on Catholic School in Pakistan; Injured Christian Student Taken to Hospital
Two masked gunmen on motorcycles, believed to be Muslim, open fired on the campus of a Pakistani Catholic school in Lahore Friday morning, injuring one Christian student and two security guards.
Michele Bachmann Says Jesus' Second Coming is 'Imminent;' Obama's Nuclear Negotiations With Iran Are 'Pro Islamic Jihad'
Former congresswoman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has accused President Barack Obama of being "pro the goals of Islamic jihad," which she explains includes welcoming the "hidden imam" to bring on the apocalypse.
Has ISIS Established a Training Camp 8 Miles From the Porous Texas Border?
The conservative watchdog website Judicial Watch is claiming that Islamic State terrorists have established a training camp located eight miles from the U.S.-Mexico border and plan on infiltrating the United States with the help of a drug cartel smugglers.
Daughter of Ugandan Pastor Gang-Raped by 5 Muslim Men After Father Refused to Close Down Church
A 17-year-old daughter of a Ugandan Christian pastor was allegedly gang-raped by five Muslim men after her father ignored the men's threats warning him to stop having worship services at his church located in the Muslim-majority Budaka district.
Over 2,000 Women, Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram; Militants Abducted Bride From Wedding, Trained Females to 'Slaughter' Infidels
A report released Tuesday by Amnesty International highlighting the brutality displayed by Boko Haram estimates that over 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by the Nigerian militant group since the start of 2014, and some have been trained to "kill and slaughter" infidels.
Pakistani Christian Boy Set on Fire Dies From Burns Over 55% of His Body; Forgives His Muslim Attackers
The 15-year-old Pakistani Christian boy who was beaten and set on fire by two Muslim men last Friday after answering truthfully if he was a Christian, died Wednesday morning due to burns inflicted during the attack.