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 1, 2017
'The Voice' Star Brennley Brown and Jordin Sparks to Perform at Greg Laurie's Harvest America
"The Voice" star Brennley Brown and former "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks will perform at evangelist Greg Laurie's upcoming Harvest America on June 11, which will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and simulcast worldwide.
May 31, 2017
Nabeel Qureshi's Supporters Donate Nearly $250K to His GoFundMe in Just 2 Weeks
Nearly 1,800 people have donated nearly $250,000 to cancer-stricken evangelist Nabeel Qureshi's GoFundMe page in the first 12 days since the account was established.
May 31, 2017
Planned Parenthood Annual Report: More Abortions, Fewer Health Services, More Gov't Funding
Planned Parenthood has finally released its much anticipated annual report which shows that not only has the nation's largest abortion provider increased its abortion output and profit in the last year but also performed fewer cancer screenings, STD testing and other health services while accepting more federal funding than ever before.
May 31, 2017
Christian Refugee Dies Inside Thailand Detention Center After Being Denied Hospitalization
A 36-year-old Pakistani Christian father of three who fled to Thailand in search of asylum after family members were accused of blasphemy died inside of a detention center after authorities neglected to provide him with treatment to a curable health condition, human rights activists are saying.
May 30, 2017
India Arrests Christians for Taking Kids to Bible Camp
Government authorities in India have arrested as many as 11 people for transporting dozens of Christian children to a Bible camp this month in the predominantly-Hindu Madhya Pradesh state, and have charged them with kidnapping and attempting to convert Hindu children.
May 30, 2017
Mariam Ibraheem Told Ted Cruz the Reason She Didn't Give Up on Death Row
Speaking in front of human rights and religious freedom advocates last week, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz recounted an encounter he had with a Sudanese Christian mother of two who was imprisoned and put on death row simply because she wouldn't renounce her faith in Christ.
May 30, 2017
Sec. of State Rex Tillerson Declines to Host Traditional Ramadan Reception
Sec. of State Rex Tillerson broke a nearly two-decade old tradition by declining to host a special celebration honoring the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which takes place this year from May 26 until June 24.
May 25, 2017
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Is Terrified of These 2 Bible Passages, Sen. Lankford Says
The Kim regime in North Korea, which has imprisoned, tortured and even killed thousands of Christians, is terrified of the Gospel, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told North Korean freedom activists gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
May 25, 2017
Obama Admin. Illegally Spied on Americans, Court Docs Reveal; MSM Silent
Despite the fact that a report released Wednesday unearthed how the National Security Agency under President Barack Obama routinely violated the privacy rights of Americans, the three major left-leaning broadcast news networks neglected to shed light on the issue during their evening broadcasts.
May 25, 2017
North Korea's Persecution of Christians 'on Par With Nero's Rome,' Expert Says
Christians in North Korea are facing persecution that is likely "on par" with the level of persecution that the Early Christian Church faced under Roman emperor Nero, a prominent human rights activist said during a Capitol Hill briefing Wednesday.