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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Dec 2, 2016
Key Religious Freedom Protection Stripped From Defense Spending Bill After Pro-LGBT Groups Complain
Congressional lawmakers have removed a proposed religious freedom protection from the annual defense spending bill that would have protected religious charities and other federal contractors from losing federal grants because of their views on marriage and sexuality.
Dec 1, 2016
Liberty Alumni React to Hiring of Ex-Baylor Athletic Director Accused of Overlooking Rape Allegations
Students and alumni of Liberty University are upset with the school's decision to hire former Baylor University athletic director, Ian McCaw, who became entrenched in national controversy earlier this year when he and the administration were accused of overlooking sexual assault allegations against football players.
Dec 1, 2016
Christian Convert Jailed for Worshiping Jesus Released From Uzbekistan Prison After 6 Years
A Christian convert in the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan who was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison on trumped-up drug charges has been released after serving nearly six years in a labor camp.
Dec 1, 2016
Christian Children Are Being Bullied by Muslim Migrants in Germany, Priest Says
A Roman Catholic priest who works closely with migrants in the German town of Leipzig says although Christian migrant children have fled persecution in the Middle East, they are still suffering from systemic bullying at the hands of Muslim migrant children who attack them because of their faith in Jesus Christ.
Nov 30, 2016
Ohio State Terror Attack Mirrors ISIS' How-To Guide for Lone Wolf Jihadis
The terror attack at Ohio State University carried out by a Somali-born Muslim on Monday closely mirrors methods outlined by the Islamic State in articles published in its English-language magazine that offer lone-wolf jihadis in the West instructions on how to kill non-Muslims.
Nov 30, 2016
Christian MLB Star Albert Pujols Throws Batting Practice to Special Needs Kids on Israel Tour
Devout Christian MLB star and philanthropist Albert Pujols made his first trip to Israel last week to see the Holy Land's religious sites and also spent time visiting Israeli children with special needs.
Nov 30, 2016
British School Apologizes to Christian Employee Punished for Sharing Biblical Views on Marriage
A British school has issued an apology for disciplining a Christian teaching assistant who shared her convictions on homosexuality after a student asked for her opinion on same-sex marriage.
Nov 30, 2016
Pope Francis Meets Atheist Physicist Stephen Hawking at Vatican
Pope Francis met with atheist theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking on Monday at a Vatican conference for globally-renowned scientists, in which he praised scientific accomplishments and called for collaboration with the Christian community to address the issue of climate change.
Nov 29, 2016
Trump's Win Comparable to Elijah's Victory Over The Prophets Of Baal, Michele Bachmann Says
Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says that Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election is comparable to prophet Elijah's triumph over the prophets of the pagan god Baal as explained in the Old Testament.
Nov 29, 2016
IRS Denies Christian Coffee Shop Charity Tax-Exempt Status
The Internal Revenue Service has declined to give tax-exempt status to a Christian non-profit coffee shop founded with the purpose of evangelizing non-believers and the promise of donating 100 percent of its profits to ministries, charities and those in need.