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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Oct 13, 2017
Kellyanne Conway Tells Values Voters: Trump Respects and Elevates Women
Counselor to President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, told an annual gathering of Christian conservatives Friday that she loves working for Trump because he truly "respects" and "empowers" women before she criticized Hollywood producer and Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein for the sexual assault allegations against him.
Oct 13, 2017
California Church, Congregants Open Doors to Orange County Wildfire Evacuees
A California nondenominational church and its congregants have opened their doors to those forced to evacuate because of this week's wildfire in Orange County and will be leading a multiethnic community prayer gathering on Friday.
Oct 13, 2017
30 Christians Heinously Persecuted for Their Faith Tell Their Stories
Prominent religious freedom advocate and evangelical figure Johnnie Moore has released a new book highlighting word-for-word testimonies of Christians worldwide who have endured the worst humanity has to offer and know what it truly means to be willing to die for Christ.
Oct 12, 2017
US Citizen Caitlan Coleman and Family Freed After Being Kidnapped by Taliban in 2012
Pennsylvania native Caitlan Coleman, her husband and three children have finally been rescued from the grips of a Taliban-affiliated extremist group.
Oct 12, 2017
Doctors Describe Dangers of Puberty Blockers Used on Children That LGBT Activists Don't Tell
Many children and families struggling with gender dysphoria are not receiving the facts about the permanent consequences associated with "experimental" puberty-blocking and sex-reassignment treatments, nor are they being told that justification for such treatments are not backed by strong scientific evidence, doctors have warned.
Oct 11, 2017
AG Sessions Says Christian Bakers Have 'Fundamental Right' to Refuse Gay Weddings
United States Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions says that Christian bakers have the "fundamental right" under law to refuse to bake cakes for same-sex weddings.
Oct 11, 2017
Twitter Reconsiders, Allows Marsha Blackburn to Promote 'Inflammatory' Pro-Life Campaign Video
After censoring Rep. Marsha Blackburn's campaign video advertisement over "inflammatory" pro-life language on Monday, Twitter announced Tuesday that will allow the Tennessee Republican to promote her introductory Senate campaign video on the social media platform.
Oct 11, 2017
8 Pastors Arrested Since Pakistani City Banned Worship in House Churches
Over eight church leaders have been arrested since city authorities in a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan passed regulation banning Sunday worship in house churches, a humanitarian aid organization reported.
Oct 11, 2017
Not Enough Bibles to Meet Growing Demand in North Korea; Group Aims to Send 100,000
The United States-based Christian humanitarian aid organization World Help has launched a donation drive aiming to secretly provide 100,000 new Bibles to underground North Korean worshipers by the end of 2017 in order to feed an insatiable demand for God's word in the isolated and oppressive nation.
Oct 10, 2017
USCIRF Delegation Visits American Pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkish Prison
Two commissioners appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom traveled to Turkey to meet with imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been imprisoned for over year on trumped-up charges of terrorism and espionage.