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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Uber fires 'hero' driver who refused to take student to get an abortion
Pro-lifers are rallying around a “hero” Uber driver who was fired for not taking a passenger to an abortion clinic and instead dropped her off at a gas station.
Judge blocks Trump admin.'s Title X rule stripping abortion clinics of funding
A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration’s new Title X family planning policy barring funding recipients from promoting or referring women for abortion days before it was to go into effect.
Americans who favor New Testament most likely to oppose gay marriage, be pro-life: poll
Americans who say the New Testament is their favorite Testament in the Bible are more likely to oppose gay marriage and say they are pro-life than those who prefer the Old Testament, according to new data.
Gospel for Asia social worker lost 5 family members in Sri Lanka Easter bombings
A social worker affiliated with Gospel for Asia lost five family members in the Easter Sunday bombings that took the lives of over 250 people, the humanitarian mission agency announced Thursday.
Nepal arrests 4 Christians over 'false' conversion allegation; US citizen deported
Four Christians have been arrested in Nepal, including a United States citizen, months after a controversial law criminalizing religious conversion went into effect in the Asian nation.
Half of Americans want religion to play a more important role in the US
More people globally — including a majority in the United States — say that they desire to see religion play a more important role in their country, new polling data from the Pew Research Center shows.
Sri Lanka bombing no longer ‘single deadliest’ ISIS attack after death toll lowered
Officials on Thursday released an updated death toll, lowering the number of deaths to 253.
House can reject atheist’s request to deliver secular morning invocation, appeals court rules
The U.S. House of Representatives and House Chaplain Pat Conroy can reject an atheist’s request to deliver a secular invocation, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Portland church building 15 tiny homes on its campus to shelter the homeless
A church in Portland, Oregon is building 15 tiny shelters on its 11-acre property as a tangible way to lift up the homeless in the immediate community and help put them on a path toward self-empowerment.
Netanyahu wants to name Golan Heights settlement in honor of Trump
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he intends to propose a resolution to name a new settlement in the Golan Heights after U.S. President Donald Trump to show appreciation for recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the area.