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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'Miracle baby:' Ohio State's star running back nearly aborted, but mom changed her mind
During the telecast of Ohio State University’s rivalry football game against the University of Michigan on Saturday, it was revealed on national television that the school’s record-breaking running back was nearly aborted.
5 Christians wrongly imprisoned for over a decade released by India Supreme Court
Five Christians who’ve been imprisoned for over a decade in India for a crime that they and advocates say they didn’t commit were granted bail last week by the country’s Supreme Court.
American pastors tear-gassed in Hong Kong as they supported pro-democracy protesters
American pastors who traveled to Hong Kong to support the months-long pro-democracy demonstrations say they faced tear gas and water cannons as they stood in solidarity with student demonstrators during one of the most dynamic five-day stretches of the protests.
Watermark megachurch buys middle school building in South Dallas
The non-denominational Watermark Community Church in Texas has purchased a vacant former middle school building that it plans to turn into its newest campus in South Dallas. But some church leaders in the area are upset.
'Best' and 'worst' TV advertisers for 2019: Parents Television Council
The Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan family media watchdog group, has released its list of “best" and "worst” television advertisers for 2019. This year, one major brand has gone from worst to best, while another has lost its spot on the best list.
Chick-fil-A Foundation donated to far-left SPLC in 2017, tax records show
Chick-fil-A’s charity arm donated in 2017 to the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that has labeled many Christian conservative organizations as “hate” groups.
Coptic Christian woman wins court case against Egypt's Islamic inheritance law
A Coptic Christian woman says she has won a major legal victory against Egypt’s Islamic inheritance law that greatly favors men.
4 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria; 2 suspects arrested
Four Christian farmers in the Kaduna State of Nigeria were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen earlier this month during an overnight attack.
School district severs ties with doctor who won't clear girl to wrestle on boys' team
A public school district in Western New York has severed ties with a doctor whose medical assessment was that a 12-year-old girl should not compete on a boys' junior varsity wrestling team.
SBC Pres. JD Greear says he'll refer to trans individuals by their preferred pronouns
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear said he would use a trans-identified individual's preferred pronoun and name as a show of “pronoun hospitality," but would also be clear on biblical truth.