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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Feb 10, 2018
Franklin Graham, Greg Laurie, Evangelical Leaders Discuss 2018 With Ivanka Trump
A small group of prominent evangelical leaders met with President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, and several White House officials Thursday afternoon in Washington following the National Prayer Breakfast.
Feb 9, 2018
Christian Teacher Fired for Sharing Views on Homosexuality With Class Loses Tribunal Case
An employment tribunal in the U.K. has ruled against Christian teacher Svetlana Powell, who says she was dismissed from her job after responding to a student's question about her personal beliefs on homosexuality.
Feb 9, 2018
Churches to Get FEMA Disaster Relief Funding in Budget Bill Signed by Trump
A provision included in the two-year budget agreement signed by President Donald Trump Friday morning provides congressional assurance that churches and other houses of worship can legally receive disaster relief funding after several decades of exclusion.
Feb 9, 2018
Nashville Pastor Calls for Mayor's Resignation Over Affair With Security Chief
A pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, is calling on the city's first female mayor, Megan Barry, to resign after she admitted to having an extramarital affair with her chief of security.
Feb 8, 2018
Nancy Pelosi Recites the Good Samaritan Parable, Praises Evangelical Leaders in 8-Hour Speech
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan and praised evangelical leaders during her record eight-hour speech on the House floor Wednesday.
Feb 8, 2018
Walgreens Adopts Target-Like Transgender Policy, Allows Biological Men in Women's Restrooms
The second largest drugstore chain in the United States has adopted a new transgender-inclusive bathroom policy that is akin to the one that the Target corporation adopted in 2016.
Feb 8, 2018
Christian Apologist Larry Taunton Resigns After Inappropriate Extramarital Behavior
Renowned Christian apologist and author Larry Alex Taunton has resigned from the ministry he founded after admitting publicly that he engaged in consensual, yet "inappropriate" extramarital behavior.
Feb 8, 2018
How Should Christian Colleges Respond to LGBT Politics in Changing Times? Presidents Discuss
Christian college administrators were advised last week to be proactive when it comes to protecting their institutions' religious liberties and institutional identities as new laws and regulations have popped up across the nation that have threatened their Christian missions.
Feb 8, 2018
How a Saudi Convert Is Hiding Her Life in Christ From Muslim Husband
A Saudi convert from Islam is living her life in fear that her husband will one day find out that she has accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.
Feb 7, 2018
400 Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Sign 'Washington Declaration' for Religious Tolerance
Over 400 Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders from all over the world affirmed on Wednesday a new declaration calling for the global protection of religious minorities and marginalized communities.