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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Dec 9, 2017
Syrian Refugee Shares Horrors of Abduction and How He Became Friends With His Captors
A Syrian refugee who survived being abducted and beaten by both the Assad regime and the Free Syrian Army when he was just 15, is now an undergrad at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and is sharing his experiences living as a teenager during the Syrian civil war.
Dec 8, 2017
Less Than Half of US Evangelicals 'Strongly Agree' With Core Evangelical Beliefs: LifeWay
A new survey has found that less than half of Americans who identify as evangelicals actually "strongly agree" with the core evangelical beliefs, while almost one-third of Americans who hold evangelical beliefs don't identify as "evangelical."
Dec 8, 2017
Christian Tight End Benjamin Watson Nominated for NFL's 'Man of the Year' Charity Award
Devout Christian Baltimore Ravens tight end and author Benjamin Watson has been nominated for the National Football League's highest honor when it comes to individual charity work.
Dec 7, 2017
7 Christian Missionaries Arrested After Hindus Accuse Them of 'Forcible Conversion' in India
Seven pastors have been arrested in Northern India and could face years in prison after they were accused of forcible conversion even though family members say that the allegations stem from Muslim families' unwillingness to accept that their loved ones had converted to Christianity.
Dec 7, 2017
City Refuses to Remove Cross From Veterans Memorial After Atheist Group Complains
The city of Vero Beach, Florida, is refusing to cave in to an atheist group's demands that it remove a cross from a veterans memorial that was built over 50 years ago, and has even taken steps to prepare for any potential lawsuit.
Dec 7, 2017
Planned Parenthood Funds Free Plan B Vending Machine at Massachusetts College
The nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has funded a project to install a vending dispenser that contains free Plan B emergency contraceptive pills for students at a New England college that costs about $50,000 per year to attend.
Dec 7, 2017
Christians Donate Less to Their Religion Each Year Than Muslims and Jews, Study Finds
A new online survey has found that Jews and Muslims in the United States, on average, claim to spend twice as much money each year participating in and donating to their respective religions than Christians but are more likely to distance themselves from their religions because of it.
Dec 6, 2017
Oklahoma School District Stops Football Coach From Leading Team Prayer
Another school district has taken action to quell a complaint made by the nation's largest atheist legal organization in regard to a public high school football coach praying with his team.
Dec 6, 2017
$300K Donated to Pro-Life Org in Pence's Name After Mila Kunis' Planned Parenthood Donations
Nearly $300,000 has been donated to a pro-life lobbying organizations in Vice President Mike Pence's name in response to pro-choice actress Mila Kunis' donations to Planned Parenthood.
Dec 6, 2017
Demand for Church Security Seminar High in Wake of Shooting; Texas Megachurch to Host a Second
Hundreds of church leaders from across the United States and from all over the denominational spectrum filed into Pastor Jack Graham's Prestonwood Baptist megachurch in Plano, Texas, on Tuesday for a free seminar on church security, a conference that was in such high demand they had to schedule more than one.