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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Jul 26, 2017
ISIS' 'Genocide' of Christians References Removed From State Dept. Documents
Lawyers at the United States State Department have removed the word "genocide" from speeches and official documents that describe the Islamic State's brutal treatment of Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, human rights activists have warned.
Jul 26, 2017
Planned Parenthood's New Parenting Guidelines Say Genitals 'Don't Make You Boy or Girl'
Planned Parenthood's updated guidelines for how parents should talk to their preschoolers about sex explains that genitals are not a determining factor into whether a child is a boy or a girl.
Jul 26, 2017
LGBT Mega-Donor's 'Punish The Wicked' Plan Not Directed at Christians, Rolling Stone Claims
The Rolling Stone has come to the defense of a leading LGBT mega-donor who was quoted by the magazine as saying that his goal is to "punish the wicked" opponents of the LGBT agenda after conservative news outlets argued that Gill's quote shows that he is looking to punish Christians who advocate for conservative views on marriage.
Jul 25, 2017
Minnesota Transgender 'Toolkit': 'Segregate' Students Who Object to Transgender Kids in Bathrooms
An advisory council within the Minnesota Department of Education has voted in favor of implementing a new transgender "toolkit" that instructs public and charter schools to "segregate" students who object to sharing bathrooms and locker rooms with transgender students of the opposite biological sex.
Jul 25, 2017
Samuel Rodriguez Condemns Trump Admin for Arresting Evangelical Pastor Facing Deportation
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez is calling on the Trump administration to release a Guatemalan-born evangelical pastor who was detained during his appointment with an immigration officer on Monday in California.
Jul 25, 2017
Jared Kushner Is a 'Great Gift,' 'Key Liaison' to the Evangelical Community, Christian Leaders Say
Prominent evangelicals have spoken out in defense of President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner as he faced questioning from a United States Senate committee over his contacts with Russian officials on Monday, saying that he is one of the most valued confidantes Christian leaders have inside the White House.
Jul 25, 2017
Pastor Forced to Move After Receiving Threats for Opposing Facebook's Rainbow Flag Emoji
A West Virginia pastor who has received threats and endured various other forms of harassment for voicing opposition to Facebook's rainbow flag emoji has moved his family out of their home in Harpers Ferry after being advised by local police to do so because of safety concerns.
Jul 24, 2017
Anti-Trump Message Not Working for Democrats, Party Leaders Look to Rebrand
As polling shows that more Americans today think that the Democratic Party "just stands against" President Donald Trump instead of promoting its own messages and ideas, leading liberals are calling for the party to unify its base by refocusing its attention on providing a strong economic alternatives.
Jul 21, 2017
1 in 4 Brits Believe Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr. Were 'Extreme'
A new poll has found that one in four people in the United Kingdom believe that Jesus Christ, American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela were "extreme."
Jul 21, 2017
Evangelical Leaders Aren't Selling Themselves to Trump, Ronnie Floyd Says
Evangelical leaders involved in last week's prayer over President Donald Trump at the White House have responded to left-leaning Christian critics who claim that they are "bordering on heresy" and embracing a "pragmatism that could damage the Gospel" by praying for and offering advice to Trump and his administration.