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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Mar 20, 2017
Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr Pulls Over to Pray With Stranded Driver on Roadside
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr restored a California man's faith in humanity when he pulled over on the side of the road last week to pray with the distressed motorist after his car had run out of gas in an Oakland suburb.
Mar 20, 2017
Prison Fellowship: Jeff Sessions Shouldn't Bring Back Reagan-Era Drug Policies
Following Attorney General Jeff Sessions' speech last week in Richmond, the United States' largest prison outreach ministry is warning that Sessions and the Trump administration would be "wrong" to reinstate Reagan-era drug enforcement policies.
Mar 16, 2017
ISIS Torments Iraqi Mother by Sending Photos of Captured 6-Y-O Son
A displaced Iraqi mother has detailed how the Islamic State has been torturing her by sending photos and videos of her captured 6-year-old son with guns being pointed at him.
Mar 16, 2017
ISIS Burns Alive 9 Iraqis, Including Children, for 'Fleeing Caliphate'
The Islamic State terrorist organization has burned alive nine civilians, including children, who were caught attempting to flee the group's stronghold in Iraq, sources have told an Iraqi news outlet.
Mar 16, 2017
Over 100 Christian Leaders Oppose Trump's 'Deep Cuts' to Foreign Aid
Over 100 prominent Christian leaders and celebrities, including two who spoke at the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration, are calling on United States Congress to oppose President Donald Trump's proposal to make disproportionate cuts to federal aid programs that are vital to helping vulnerable people in need worldwide.
Mar 15, 2017
Cornel West, Robert George Condemn Efforts to Silence Free Speech on College Campuses
In the aftermath of the attack on a conservative speaker and professor at Vermont's Middlebury College, two leading Ivy league professors from both sides of the political aisle have come together to assert that efforts to silence unpopular political speech on college campuses should be opposed by all.
Mar 15, 2017
8 Abducted Samaritan's Purse Aid Workers Released in South Sudan
The international humanitarian aid group Samaritan's Purse has announced that eight of its aid workers who were recently kidnapped in South Sudan have been released.
Mar 15, 2017
Chaplains Fire Back After Secularists Demand Ban on Prayer at Military Ceremonies
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Freedom has responded to a secularist group's demand that chaplains at a New Hampshire military base not be allowed to offer invocations at on-base events.
Mar 15, 2017
ESPN Affiliate to Launch Radio Show Focusing on Faith in Sports
An ESPN radio affiliate will soon launch a weekly sports talk radio show that will focus on "the impact of faith in the sports world" and feature interviews with professional athletes who will discuss the role faith has played in their lives.
Mar 14, 2017
Southern Baptists Launch New Small Group Study About Threats to Religious Freedom in America
The Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm has teamed up with LifeWay Christian Resources to produce a new six-week study that will teach church members about the ongoing threats to religious freedom that Christians face across the country.