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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Aug 9, 2018
Pastor Andrew Brunson's Former Church Members Testified Against Him in Turkish Court
Andrew Brunson's former church members are among witnesses who have testified against the North Carolina pastor, who is facing the possibility of 35 years of imprisonment in Turkey, a U.S. government official said.
Aug 9, 2018
ERLC Apologizes for Video Equating Animals to Unborn Humans, Vows It Won't Happen Again
The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has issued an apology for posting a video comparing animals to unborn babies, saying "only humans are created in the image of God."
Aug 8, 2018
Evangelical Leaders Ask Trump to Raise Refugee Ceiling for 2019, Cite Religious Freedom
Seven evangelical leaders have directly voiced concern about the Trump administration's drastic slowing of refugee resettlement to the United States, citing the administration's own call to protect religious freedom worldwide.
Aug 8, 2018
School District Halts 'Teacher-Led' Christian Student Club After Atheists Complain
An Indiana public school district says it will no longer allow teachers to lead an extracurricular Christian club for elementary school students.
Aug 8, 2018
Evangelical Church to Give Teen Free Hummer for Attending Services, Bringing Newcomers
An evangelical church in Florida will give one lucky teenager a free Hummer at the end of August as part of a giveaway designed to boost youth ministry attendance.
Aug 8, 2018
Trump Signals Openness to Sentencing Reform After Meeting With Black Pastors
President Donald Trump said he is open to bipartisan sentencing reform provisions that will likely be added to a White House-backed prison reform bill after meeting with black pastors last week.
Aug 7, 2018
CrossFit Changes Policy to Allow Transgender Athletes to Compete According to Gender Identity
Transgender athletes will be able to compete in CrossFit Games in accordance with their self-identified gender rather than their birth sex under a new policy that starts in 2019.
Aug 7, 2018
NYT Guilty of 'Anti-Christian Bigotry' with Mike Pence 'Hit Piece,' Focus on the Family Director Says
Evangelical author Glenn T. Stanton has accused the New York Times and columnist Frank Bruni of "anti-Christian bigotry" for publishing a recent "hit piece" against Vice President Mike Pence.
Aug 7, 2018
InterVarsity Sues University of Iowa After 38 Student Groups Are Expelled Over Policies
An InterVarsity Christian student group is suing the University of Iowa after the school kicked it and several other religious groups off campus over what has been deemed as discriminatory leadership policies.
Aug 6, 2018
10 Highlights From the New Billy Graham Exhibit at Museum of the Bible
The new Billy Graham exhibit at the Museum of the Bible officially opened on Sunday, giving the public access to personal artifacts from "America's preacher" and his legendary ministry.