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.

Latest

Feb 12, 2019
Iranian judges sending Christians to 'torture factory' must be sanctioned by Trump admin., NGO urges
On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran, a prominent Christian persecution watchdog group is calling on the U.S. Treasury to sanction the Iranian judges responsible for sending Christians to a “torture factory.”
Feb 12, 2019
Retiring NAE pres. details ‘changing face of evangelicalism,’ how mov't is evolving
The retiring president of the National Association of Evangelicals, Leith Anderson, says he's stepping down at a time in which evangelicalism is in the “midst of a really good day,” thanks to the incredible growth brought to the movement by immigrants.
Feb 11, 2019
Dirty Dozen: 12 companies and entities facilitating sexual exploitation
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation released its 2019 "Dirty Dozen List” on Monday.
Feb 10, 2019
Trump-Russia investigation: 7 recent events you should know about
President Donald Trump has a new investigation to worry about besides the one that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting now that Democrats in the House have investigating power thanks to the 2018 election.
Feb 9, 2019
Phil Robertson: 10 lies the devil is using to 'destroy' America
“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has come out with a new book that aims to “blow the lid off the lies that are destroying” America. He spoke with The Christian Post to talk about the book and how coming to Christ at age 28 helped him leave his sinful life in the past.
Feb 8, 2019
Democrat Rep. blasts transgender ban in women's sports, claims it's 'discrimination'
Democratic Muslim Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has called for an investigation into USA Powerlifting’s barring of a trans-identified male athlete from competing in a women’s competition because of “competitive advantage.”
Feb 8, 2019
Religious colleges fear higher education becoming more hostile to faith
Religious colleges are attempting to “re-write” the narrative that exists today about faith in education before societal hostility mobilizes to one day push faith-based institutions out of the “mainstream” of higher education.
Feb 8, 2019
Leith Anderson to retire from NAE, praised for shaping evangelical mov't in complex times
Faith leaders on both sides of the political aisle are commenting on the retirement of National Association of Evangelicals President Leith Anderson who has “shaped and stewarded” the evangelical movement in recent decades as something not to be defined by politics.
Feb 7, 2019
University can't ban Christian group for requiring that its leaders be Christian, court rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the University of Iowa can’t selectively enforce its non-discrimination policy on a Christian student group that requires that its leaders abide by a Christian statement of faith.
Feb 7, 2019
'Finishing the task': Misconceptions about Christian missions to the unreached
In the aftermath of American missionary John Chau's controversial death, mission agencies and scholars are refuting misconceptions that have emerged about the way the Gospel is being brought to the world’s most unreached communities.