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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Catholic Doctors Claim UN Aid Groups Sterilized 1 Million Kenyan Women With Anti-Fertility-Laced Tetanus Vaccinations
Catholic doctors in Kenya are claiming that a tetanus vaccine being administered by two United Nations humanitarian aid organizations on Kenyan women is acting as a cover-up for a mass sterilization effort, which could have already affected over a million women and could affect over a million more.
Former 15-Y-O ISIS Fighter Details Islamic State's Dangerous Training Process of Child Soldiers
Recent testimony from a former teenage ISIS fighter is providing further insight into the unusual training process that the Islamic State is using to prepare hundreds of children to join the group's military and police ranks. The youth's account also shows how children are being cruelly utilized once they complete the training.
Ben Carson Says Gays Should Be Allowed to Do 'Anything They Want,' But Can't 'Change Definition' of Marriage
Speaking this week with Larry King on his Web show "Politicking," potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and rising conservative star Dr. Ben Carson issued a confusing and somewhat contradictory statement about his stance on the same-sex marriage.
Republicans Lawmakers Split On How To Prevent Obama's Executive Action On Immigration
Republican lawmakers are split on what to do about President Barack Obama's pending executive actions on immigration.
Survey: 85 Percent of Arabs Hold Disdain Toward ISIS
Despite the fact that Islamic State leaders have their eyes set on expanding the caliphate outside of Iraq and Syria, a recent poll surveying respondents from seven Arab nations and refugees in Syria found that ISIS is overwhelmingly unpopular among people there.
Survey: White Working Class Voters Crucial to Republican Victories
The Republican advantage among white working class voters increased 15 percentage points from 2012 to 2014, which delivered Republicans their big wins in the 2014 midterms, according to a report by the Public Religion Research Institute.
Iraqi Soldiers Overtake ISIS Control in Strategic Oil Town of Beiji
Iraqi military officials said Tuesday that Iraqi forces have retaken control of the government headquarters and nearly three-quarters of the strategic oil town of Beiji, which is located about 155 miles north of Baghdad and houses Iraq's largest oil refinery.
ISIS Could Establish Own Currency Using Pure Gold and Silver Coins; Could Depreciate Value of the Dollar
Reports have emerged indicating that the Islamic State is planning to soon circulate its own form of currency in areas under its control, and plans to issue pure solid gold and silver gold dinar coins that it hopes will help devalue Western currencies.
Christians Upset With Kellogg's for Promoting Homosexuality in 'Tony the Tiger' Gay Pride Ad
The Kellogg's cereal company is experiencing a backlash from Christian consumers who claim they'll no longer buy the company's products after it helped sponsor the Atlanta gay pride march in mid-October by using the beloved Frosted Flakes mascot, Tony the Tiger, in a pro-LGBT advertisement in the event's pride guide.
Ex ISIS Member Reveals Turkey, a NATO Member, Is Supporting Islamic State
Testimony provided by a former member of the Islamic State in Syria indicates that ISIS militants view NATO member Turkey as their ally, and highlights the extent to which the militant group has coordinated its efforts with the Turkish government.