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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UK rescinds guidance legalizing at-home abortions during coronavirus outbreak
The United Kingdom government has rescinded guidance temporarily allowing in-home medical abortions during the coronavirus outbreak.
Students sue to stop Christian university from merging with art college in Tennessee
Students and faculty at Watkins College of Art in Nashville are suing to stop the school from being absorbed by the nearby Christian nondenominational Belmont University.
Wife of Nigerian bishop, church secretary freed after being kidnapped by gunmen
The wife an Anglican bishop and a church secretary have regained their freedom just over a week after they were kidnapped by gunmen in the Kano state of Nigeria.
Matt Walsh warns complacent Christians: Tolerance and acceptance are not biblical virtues
Conservative Christian commentator Matt Walsh is condemning complacent Christians in America, saying that, in some cases, Christians are called to be intolerant.
New language created to bring the Gospel to millions of deaf, blind people worldwide
Wycliffe Associates has released a new translation of the New Testament in a new concept-based language that deaf and blind people across the globe can begin learning in less than a week.
Samaritan's Purse opens field hospital in northern Italy to help coronavirus patients
The evangelical humanitarian charity run by Franklin Graham, Samaritan’s Purse, opened a 68-bed emergency field hospital in northern Italy as the local medical system struggles to deal with the coronavirus.
VidAngel giving free access to families stuck at home over coronavirus
With millions of American families being cooped up in their homes in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the streaming video service VidAngel made its platform free for two weeks to ensure access to family-friendly entertainment.
6 children escape government-run orphanage in Nigeria to attend church
Six children temporarily escaped a government-run children’s home last weekend in northern Nigeria to attend a church service for the first time since they were removed from a Christian orphanage last December, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Iran releases brother of Christian woman who met with Trump to discuss regime’s persecution of believers
The brother of an Iranian Christian who met with President Trump at the White House last July has been released from prison along with several other Christians and high-profile international political prisoners in Iran.
Sudan abolishes Islamist committees formed to confiscate church properties
Sudan’s transitional government has abolished committees formed under the Islamist regime of former President Omar al-Bashir that were used to take over church properties.