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 10, 2017
Vicar of Baghdad 'Not Stopping' After Forced Retirement From Ministry He Founded
Canon Andrew White, a prominent humanitarian known commonly as the "Vicar of Baghdad," is vowing to continue helping vulnerable people in the Middle East even though he was forced to retire from the humanitarian aid charity he founded.
Mar 10, 2017
Transgender Students Claim Trump's Termination of Obama Bathroom Mandate Is 'Cruel' in DeVos Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos met with transgender students and their parents Wednesday to hear concerns they have about a guidance issued by the Trump administration that effectively nullified Obama's mandate that schools must allow students to use any bathroom facility they choose, even those designated for the opposite sex.
Mar 10, 2017
See How Pakistani Gov't Just Helped This Enslaved Christian Community
Accused of not doing enough to protect the Christian minority, the Pakistani government has taken steps to improve the quality of life for a community of poor Christians living in squalor as bonded laborers in a rural area of Jaranwala in the Punjab Province.
Mar 9, 2017
Nigerian Pastor Goes Blind After Being 'Pistol-Whipped,' Beaten by Government Agents
A Christian pastor in Nigeria says he went blind after being tortured by government officials when he was falsely accused of using counterfeit money.
Mar 9, 2017
Family Research Council Sides With Conservatives Against Trump in Healthcare Battle
The leading social conservative advocacy group Family Research Council has joined conservative lawmakers in voicing opposition to certain elements of the Obamacare replacement bill being advanced by House leadership, which some are calling "Obamacare Lite."
Mar 9, 2017
Tim Tebow Receives Standing Ovation After Hitting Into Double Play
Hitting into an ordinary run-scoring double play doesn't usually warrant a standing ovation from the crowd at a professional Major League Baseball game. However, popular Christian athlete Tim Tebow received a large applause from fans at the New York Mets' Spring Training game on Wednesday afternoon after doing exactly that.
Mar 9, 2017
Christian Groups Produce New 13-Part TV Series in Defense of Israel
Three Christian organizations have teamed up to produce a new weekly television doucseries devoted to defending the Jewish state of Israel.
Mar 8, 2017
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Urges UK Lawmakers to Legalize Assisted Suicide
The former head of the Church of England has urged U.K. lawmakers to legalize physician-assisted suicide, renewing his stance on the controversial issue that is considered "out of step" with the view of the Anglican Communion.
Mar 8, 2017
Christian Preschool Closes Over Fear of Gov't Forcing Staff to Compromise Church Teachings
A Christian preschool in Florida that receives much of its funding from the state government will close its doors in May due to concerns that government regulations could one day force staff to compromise religious teachings or even create bathroom accommodations for transgender children.
Mar 8, 2017
Radical Islamic Jihadists Kill Christian Mother, Son for 'Defiling' Islam by Converting to Christianity
Islamic extremists believed to be affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia shot to death a Christian convert and her son after breaking into their home last month.