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 13, 2017
Greg Laurie Talks Solar Eclipse, North Korea and Robert Jeffress (Interview)
As California evangelist Greg Laurie prepares to host his 28th annual SoCal Harvest evangelism crusade in Anaheim next weekend, he says he doesn't believe there is special prophetic significance to the total solar eclipse that will occur the day after the three-day revival event.
Aug 11, 2017
Syrian Militia Liberates 7 Christians Held by ISIS in Raqqa
Seven Christians living under the rule of the torturous Islamic State terrorist group in Raqqa, Syria, have been rescued by Christian fighters affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Aug 11, 2017
Nigerian Pastor Kidnapped by Fulani Herdsman Freed After 5-Day Abduction
An evangelical pastor who was kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsman in Nigeria last week has been freed, Christian leaders have announced.
Aug 11, 2017
Transgender Troop Ban Is a 'Great Favor' for the Military, Trump Says
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his vow to ban transgender individuals from serving in the United States military, asserting Thursday that he is doing the armed forces a "great favor."
Aug 11, 2017
5 Facts About North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un
North Korea and its totalitarian leader, Kim Jong Un, have again been thrust into the center of global media attention this week after its government threatened to fire missiles at a United States pacific territory. Here are facts that most people may not know about the secretive world leader.
Aug 10, 2017
Atheist Group Demands End to 'Prayer Walks' at Mississippi Public Schools
A Wisconsin-based legal group is pressuring four Mississippi public schools to end their annual tradition of holding "prayer walks" to mark the start of each new school year.
Aug 10, 2017
Transgender High School Grads Awarded $20K Each After Suing District Over Bathroom Policy
Three transgender teenagers have been awarded $20,000 each from their Pennsylvania school district as part of a legal settlement to a lawsuit challenging the school district over its bathroom and locker room policies.
Aug 10, 2017
Cuban Pastor Jailed for Homeschooling Kids Told He Can Resume Work as Church Leader, but Can't Leave His House
A Cuban pastor who was jailed and later placed under house arrest because he and his wife began homeschooling their children earlier this year will now be allowed to resume his work as a church leader, a leading religious freedom watchdog group has reported.
Aug 10, 2017
Transgender Identity: Let's Look at the Science
The Christian Post is launching this series on transgenderism as children as young as 3 are being increasingly told that it's normal to change their gender identity and as parents and institutions are being forced to accommodate and embrace transgender children.
Aug 9, 2017
Parents of Transgender 7-Y-O Win $120K Settlement Against School, Get Gender-Neutral Uniforms, Open Showers
A charter school in Minnesota has agreed to pay the parents of a transgender student $120,000, institute a gender-neutral school uniform policy and train its staff on how to treat transgender students as a result of a lawsuit claiming that the school violated local discrimination law.