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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Trump promises to grant Iraqi Christians facing deportation extensions to stay in US
President Donald Trump vowed last week to grant “extensions” to stay in the United States to some Iraqi Christians that his administration had earlier sought to deport despite concerns they could face persecution upon return to the Middle East.
Belmont U merger with art college raises concerns over Christian hiring policy
The nondenominational Belmont University in Tennesse will absorb a nearby private art college suffering from low enrollment, creating questions about whether non-Christian faculty can keep their jobs once the merger is completed in the fall.
Nigerian church torched by suspected Fulani; over 2 dozen killed in attacks
As many as 32 people were reportedly killed in attacks last week said to have been carried out in predominantly Christian areas of the Plateau state of Nigeria by radical Fulani militants who have been blamed for a series of deadly attacks in Plateau this month.
20 trampled to death during church stampede for 'anointed oil' in Tanzania
At least 20 people were killed and as many as 16 others injured when a frenzy for “sacred oil” broke out at a Pentecostal outdoor worship service in Northern Tanzania over the weekend. The pastor of the service has been arrested, according to officials.
Retired megachurch pastor discusses flaws in refugee resettlement, ‘amoral’ evangelical attitudes
Retired megachurch pastor Dan Scott has witnessed the transformation of Nashville, Tennessee, over the course of the past few decades as the city has taken on thousands of refugees despite the objection of many of the area’s white Christian conservative residents.
Education Dept. official says Second Chance Pell in prisons is ‘Illegal’ but worth fighting for
The Department of Education is looking to expand its experimental Second Chance Pell initiative to bring college programs to more prisons nationwide but is butting heads with the Office of Management and Budget over funding, an official said Thursday.
US, at least 17 countries to launch first-ever International Religious Freedom Alliance
Government officials from the United States and several countries will convene in Washington, D.C., next week on the eve of the National Prayer Breakfast for the inaugural meeting of the new International Religious Freedom Alliance.
Fox won't show abortion survivors' Super Bowl ad but OKs drag queen commercial
Fox Sports is being accused of censoring a 30-second commercial for Super Bowl LIV that features survivors of abortion while at the same time planning to air a commercial featuring two drag queens.
LA Angels' Joe Maddon growing his homeless ministry in Southern California
New Los Angeles Angels Manager Joe Maddon and his Respect 90 Foundation helped bring a warm dinner to underserved individuals and families in Orange County Wednesday night as he aims to expand outreach to the homeless in Southern California.
David Platt says he needed to 'repent' for not preaching on abortion as younger pastor
Popular megachurch pastor and author David Platt, who at one point was the youngest megachurch pastor in the United States, says that there was a time in his life when he needed to “repent” for not preaching enough on abortion as a younger pastor.
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