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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Jan 6, 2017
Transgender Bathroom Bill Introduced in Texas
Following in the footsteps of North Carolina, a conservative Texas lawmaker has introduced a controversial bill that would prevent local governments enacting transgender bathroom ordinances that force businesses to allow biological men into women's bathrooms and showers.
Jan 5, 2017
Illinois School District Bars Students From Announcing Prayer Gatherings on Facebook Page
Another public school district has caved to the demands of the most prominent atheist legal organization in the United States.
Jan 5, 2017
Planned Parenthood, Abortion Clinics Overbilled Taxpayers by Over $130 Million, Report Finds
A new report that analyzes federal audits of abortion providers details how Planned Parenthood and other publicly-funded abortion clinics' fraudulent overbilling practices have cost federal tax payers at least $130 million.
Jan 5, 2017
Donald Trump Inauguration Prayer Speaker Paula White Says She's No 'Trinity-Denying Heretic'
Televangelist Paula White, who was announced as one of six religious leaders participating in Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, has responded to critics who claim that she is a "trinity-denying heretic" and has assured her belief in the inerrancy of the Bible.
Jan 4, 2017
ISIS Drowns Iraqi Spy Using Fish Tank in First 2017 Execution Video
The Islamic State terrorist organization has found yet another instrument to use to execute those they accuse of being enemy spies.
Jan 4, 2017
Is Obama Creating 'Abortion Mandate' With Sex Discrimination Law?
The Obama administration is trying to plant a seed that will eventually grow into a full-blown mandate that could require faith-based employers like religious orders and dioceses to pay for abortion coverage, a lawyer involved in a lawsuit against Obamacare's new health care regulations warns.
Jan 4, 2017
Vatican Debunks Fake Pope Quotes Calling Jesus, Muhammad 'Distinctly The Same'
No, Pope Francis does not believe that the spiritual lessons found in the Quran "are just as valid" as ones found in the Holy Bible nor does he want to combine Islam and Christianity.
Jan 4, 2017
Pakistani Evangelist Faces Life in Prison for Trumped-Up Blasphemy Charge
A Christian evangelist and father of three in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after he was falsely accused of desecrating the Quran.
Jan 3, 2017
Nick Cannon Claims Planned Parenthood Is 'Better,' Has 'Evolved' Since Margaret Sanger
Despite being a vocal critic of Planned Parenthood, popular rapper and entertainer Nick Cannon has let it be known that he is "neither pro-life nor pro-choice" and doesn't believe a man nor government should have any say over what a woman does with her body.
Jan 3, 2017
ISIS Claims Istanbul Nightclub Terror Attack Was Targeted at Killing 'Pagan' Christians
The Islamic State terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the first terrorist attack of the year, saying that Sunday's atrocity at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, was an attack on "Christians" celebrating an "apostate holiday."