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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Indian pastor dragged from prayer meeting, beaten by Hindu radicals: report
Suspected Hindu nationalists reportedly disrupted a prayer meeting last month and are said to have beat up a pastor as persecution against Christians and other religious minorities continues to increase in India.
Federal judge sides with transgender student in Va. bathroom case
A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school district's policy preventing transgender student Gavin Grimm from using boys' bathroom facilities violates the U.S. Constitution, the latest ruling in a case remanded to lower courts by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Transgender student suspended from Christian College after getting breast reduction
A transgender student at a Christian college in Tennesee has been suspended for "sexual perversion" after receiving breast reduction surgery.
Only 16 percent of Christians say Church should repent for America's racist past
A new Barna study shows a racial divide when it comes to American Christians' opinions of how the Church should respond to the historical injustices faced by blacks in America, with only a small fraction saying the Church should repent.
Sudan reopens case of 8 church leaders who refused to give up denominational control
A criminal case has been reopened against eight Sudanese church leaders who refused to give up control of their church to an unelected government-appointed committee.
Netflix adds transgender storyline to Nickelodeon children’s cartoon
The online streaming platform Netflix launched a 45-minute special Friday that serves as a follow-up to popular 1990s children's cartoon series "Rocko's Modern Life" that features a prominent transgender storyline.
Norwegian police drop criminal case against US family, but kids remain in CPS custody
An American mother whose children were taken from her and her husband by Norwegian child services earlier this year says although a criminal charge for alleged "child mistreatment" has been dismissed, CPS is still refusing to return their children.
Baptist leader accused of sexually abusing teen turns himself in, denies allegations
A Florida pastor listed in a lengthy exposé published last year on sexual abuse in fundamentalist Baptist churches has turned himself in amid allegations he sexually abused a teenage girl on church grounds over a decade ago.
Education Dept. opens investigation into policy allowing transgender athletes to compete against girls
The Department of Education says it will investigate the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's policy of allowing boys who identify as transgender to compete in girls' high school sports.
Myanmar rebel army releases Christian villagers held captive for 6 months
The rebel Arakan Army in Myanmar has released 52 villagers from the predominantly Christian Khumi community in the Chin state after they were detained for six months in a border camp.
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