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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Jun 21, 2017
60 Christian Leaders Condemn Trump's Budget Proposal, Say It Could Increase Hunger
Sixty Christian leaders from across the the theological spectrum have signed onto a statement condemning President Donald Trump's budget proposal and have expressed concern over proposed cuts to federal welfare programs that they say help the United States' "most vulnerable" people.
Jun 21, 2017
Conservatives Welcome at Google? Execs Respond (Video)
Google executives were asked at a shareholders meeting earlier this month for its parent company, Alphabet, whether or not they consider the feelings of their conservative and more libertarian-minded employees when the company decides to voice left-leaning policy positions.
Jun 21, 2017
Egyptian Church Raided, Chained Off by Police to Prevent Christians From Worshiping
Authorities in Egypt raided a church-owned building that was being used by a local Coptic Christian community for worship and chained down the doors so that Christians could no longer enter the building.
Jun 21, 2017
Gender-Confused Kids Are Being Experimented on With Hormone Therapy: Experts
A new report written by three well-respected medical experts and scholars questions the safety and effectiveness of pressuring young gender-confused children to undergo "radical" and "experimental" puberty-blocking hormone therapy.
Jun 21, 2017
Russell Moore, Ravi Zacharias, 100 Christian Leaders Sign Criminal Justice Declaration
Leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore, apologist Ravi Zacharias and nearly 100 other Christian leaders have signed onto a declaration that calls for restorative criminal justice reform in the United States and urges Christians to unite in opposition to the nation's "misguided response to crime."
Jun 19, 2017
22-Y-O American Otto Warmbier Dies After Spending 17 Months in North Korean Prison
Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who was imprisoned by North Korea for over 17 months and was released last week while in a coma, has died, his family announced Monday.
Jun 19, 2017
Jeff Sessions Defends Sentencing Memo: Violent Crime Increased Under Obama's Policies
Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions has defended his controversial sentencing memorandum in an op-ed published Sunday that accuses Obama-era leniency on drug crimes of fostering an increase in drug abuse and violent crimes in the United States.
Jun 19, 2017
Christian Dad Arrested for Blasphemy After Demanding Pay From Muslim for Repaired Bike
A Pakistani Christian man has reportedly been arrested on charges of blasphemy after a Muslim man accused him of insulting the Muslim prophet when asking to be paid for a bicycle that he had repaired last week.
Jun 19, 2017
LGBT Groups: Conservative Christians 'Have No Place in Government'
LGBT activist groups are outraged that the Trump administration's Department of Education invited speakers from two prominent conservative Christian family organizations to participate in a panel discussion on fatherhood held in advance of Father's Day last week.
Jun 19, 2017
MLB Team Defends Decision to Invite This Former All-Star for 'Christian Day'
The St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team is sticking by its decision to invite former all-star Lance Berkman to share his faith at Busch Stadium's upcoming "Christian Day," a move that angered the LGBT community because of the slugger's opposition to a transgender bathroom ordinance defeated two years ago in Houston.