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 3, 2017
Massive Church Opens in Kurdistan Giving Christian Refugees Welcoming Place to Worship
Displaced Iraqi Christians who have been pushed from their homes due to the rise of the Islamic State and are now living in the Kurdish town of Ankawa will soon have one of the largest churches in the region to call their place of worship.
Jul 3, 2017
Vietnam Police Beat, Drag Priests by Their Hair for Defending Cross Erected on Disputed Land
Police officers in Vietnam have reportedly assaulted a group of Catholic priests and parishioners who stood in defense of a cross erected on church-claimed land amid a property dispute.
Jul 3, 2017
University Halts Plan to Remove Bibles, Cross From Chapel After Secularist Group's Complaint
A public university in Oklahoma says that it will halt, for now, its plans to remove Bibles and other Christian icons, like a cross, from its chapel.
Jul 3, 2017
Hostility to Christian Sexuality Beliefs Up 114 Percent in 3 Years, Report Finds
A new report produced by one of the nation's leading social conservative activist organization claims that there has been 76 percent increase in religious freedom violations and a 114 percent surge in documented hostility toward Christian views on marriage and sexuality in the last three years.
Jul 3, 2017
Evangelical Mommy Blogger Considers Lawsuit Over LGBT Outlet's 'Hit Piece'
A conservative Christian mommy blogger is threatening legal action against the LGBT news and commentary outlet The Advocate, saying that a recent piece published on its website contained libelous claims and several falsehoods about her and her husband's stances on marriage and political issues.
Jul 3, 2017
Beth Moore Warns of Allegiance to Political Party Instead of Jesus After Trump Mean Tweets
In the wake of controversial tweets posted by President Donald Trump and his Twitter feud with the liberal media, popular evangelist Beth Moore took to her Twitter to warn Christians against "taking sides" when they should be pledging their allegiance to Christ.
Jul 2, 2017
Obama's Military Transgender Enlistment Deadline Delayed by Pentagon
The Pentagon announced on Friday that Defense Secretary James Mattis has approved military leaders' request to delay the July 1 deadline set by the Obama administration for the armed services to begin accepting openly transgender applicants.
Jul 1, 2017
Pastor John MacArthur Answers: Is It Sinful to Provide Services for a Gay Wedding?
California megachurch pastor and author John MacArthur has weighed in on the question of whether or not it's sinful for a Christian baker or florist to provide services for a same-sex wedding.
Jun 30, 2017
LGBT Mega-Donor Reveals Next Goal: 'Punish the Wicked' Gay Marriage Opponents
A prominent LGBT activist who has donated more than anyone else to LGBT causes has said that "wicked" people who advocate for laws protecting the religious freedom of conservative Christians to act in accordance with their views on marriage and sexuality need to be "punished."
Jun 30, 2017
Trump Travel Ban Guideline Incorrectly Interprets Supreme Court Order, Refugee Advocates Say
Refugees with connections to the nine refugee resettlement organizations in the United States should be allowed to enter the country in accordance with the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that allowed a limited version of President Donald Trump's travel ban to go into effect, advocates argue.