Samuel Smith
Deputy Managing Editor
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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Religious student faces disciplinary hearing for skipping school sex-ed program, lawyers say
A high school student in Illinois will reportedly face a disciplinary hearing this week over her refusal to participate in the school’s gender and sexuality program after her parents requested that she be exempt from the requirement.
Rick Warren apologizes for Sunday school video that included Asian stereotypes
Popular California megachurch Pastor Rick Warren has issued an apology after a Sunday school curriculum video posted online by Saddleback Church last weekend featured Asian stereotypes.
Poll: 76%, including most pro-choice Americans, favor restrictions on abortion
A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of Americans, and most who identify as “pro-choice,” favor implementing significant restrictions on the legality of abortion in the United States.
Court blocks Vermont from barring religious school students from tuition program
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Catholic high school students who sued Vermont over a policy barring students who attend religious high schools from accessing a high school tuition program.
Witness recalls Eritrean troop brutality in Tigray conflict: 'They would kill you for crying'
While hundreds of citizens have reportedly been killed in the ongoing Tigray conflict in Northern Ethiopia, survivors are now speaking out about the horrors of what they and their communities have experienced as millions are in dire need of assistance.
Judge rejects Tony Spell's request to quash criminal charges for violating COVID-19 restrictions
A judge in Louisiana has rejected a motion filed by controversial Pastor Tony Spell to quash six misdemeanor charges filed against him for holding church services in violation of state orders aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.
Twitter sued after child sexual abuse video received over 167K views, 2K retweets
A federal lawsuit was filed against social media giant Twitter on Wednesday on behalf of a teenager, who claims that the company waited for days to remove sexually graphic videos of himself and another minor posted to its platform by sex traffickers.
Christian immigration advocacy groups praise Biden's plans as 'glimpse of hope'
Several faith-based immigration advocacy and humanitarian organizations have voiced support for the immigration proposal President Joe Biden sent to Congress on his first day in office Wednesday and the immigration-related executive orders he signed.
Islamic State fighters temporarily capture Nigerian military base, force residents to flee
Militants believed to be aligned with the Islamic State temporarily overran a town and military base near Lake Chad in Nigeria’s troubled Borno state, forcing many residents to flee for their lives as the rise of extremism continues to plague the northeast part of the West African country.
Body of kidnapped priest found with machete wounds in Nigeria; brother remains missing
A Catholic priest's body was discovered last Saturday in Nigeria with apparent machete wounds while his brother remains missing following their abduction last week.
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