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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Jan 11, 2019
Democrats ban LGBT employment discrimination in the House of Representatives
The newly-elected Democrat majority in the U.S. House of Representatives wasted no time in adopting rule changes that ban employment discrimination against LGBT people in the lower chamber and requires House members to take ethics training.
Jan 10, 2019
Atheist group warns over 1,000 school districts not to take kids to Ark Encounter; Ken Ham responds
One of the nation’s leading atheist legal groups has sent a warning to over 1,000 public school districts telling them not to take field trips to Answers in Genesis' creationist attractions in Kentucky.
Jan 10, 2019
Missouri town to move giant cross off public land after atheist group's complaint
A large cross contested by atheists will be moved off public land following complaints over a Missouri town's Christmas lights display.
Jan 10, 2019
New York Gov. Cuomo: No budget unless abortion made legal for any reason until birth
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is refusing to sign the state’s budget unless the legislature passes a bill that makes abortion up until birth for any reason legal in the state. He is also calling on the legislature to enshrine abortion as a right guaranteed in the state constitution.
Jan 10, 2019
European human rights court to hear landmark case over mom euthanized for depression
The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to take on the legal case of a man who objects to the fact that his mother was euthanized in 2012 after years of depression.
Jan 9, 2019
10 reactions to Trump's border security address to the nation
As the partial government shutdown is in its 19th day, there was much discussion on social media following President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address to the nation in which he laid out why he believes it is crucial to fund the construction of a steel barrier on the U.S. Southern border with Mexico and his other demands for border security.
Jan 9, 2019
Evangelical leaders slam Airbnb's 'discriminatory' boycott of Jewish properties in West Bank
Thirty-eight evangelical leaders in the United States have condemned Airbnb’s decision to delist Jewish-owned properties in the Israeli-controlled West Bank area of Judea and Samaria, accusing the online rental marketplace of discrimination.
Jan 9, 2019
Evangelicals urge Trump to save humanitarian aid programs after cutting millions, cite Luke 12:48
As the Donald Trump administration continues to conduct a review of United States foreign aid spending after cutting aid earmarked for Palestine, Syria, and Pakistan last year, evangelical leaders are calling for the continued funding of crucial U.S. aid assistance programs overseas.
Jan 9, 2019
‘Popularity gospel’ is today’s ‘prosperity gospel’: former Christian music star on how to fear God
Many Christians today are more concerned about their popularity and how many followers they have on social media rather than following God’s direction for their life, the former lead vocalist of a renowned Christian metalcore band has said.
Jan 8, 2019
Samuel Rodriguez: Trump, Democrats should make grand bargain on border wall, Dreamers
A prominent United States-based Latino evangelical coalition and its leader, Samuel Rodriguez, are calling for an end to the government shutdown that will see both funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall and protection for Dreamers.