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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Sep 19, 2016
Iraqi Christian Deacon Who Fled ISIS Denied Asylum in UK
An Iraqi Christian deacon who fled his home in Mosul after it was overrun by the Islamic State has been denied asylum in England, which presents yet another example of how many Christians displaced by the barbaric terrorist organization are struggling to find safety in Western nations.
Sep 19, 2016
'Bridget Jones's Baby' Slammed by HuffPost Reviewer for Not Discussing Abortion on Screen
Huffington Post blogger Larua Goldman has criticized the recently released film "Bridget Jones's Diary" simply because abortion and birth control were not discussed as options in the movie.
Sep 16, 2016
Christian Bakers Fined $135K for Not Working Gay Wedding Continue Fighting for Their Freedoms
The Christian owners of an Oregon bakery who were fined over $135,000 by a state government agency for declining to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding are continuing to fight for their First Amendment rights.
Sep 16, 2016
Leading House Democrat: 'Religious Liberty' Shouldn't Be 'Denigrated' Even If 'Misused' for Discrimination
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says that the core American principle of religious freedom should not be "denigrated" even though many liberals today claim that the First Amendment right has become "code words" for the right to discriminate against the LGBT community.
Sep 16, 2016
Donald Trump's Child Care Plan Covers Same-Sex Parents
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced his child care plan on Tuesday and its inclusion of benefits for same-sex parents has raised the eyebrows of some evangelicals and social conservatives.
Sep 16, 2016
Over 1,808 Children Kidnapped in Pakistan in Last 2 Years, Gov't Official Says
Pakistani Human rights activists are decrying government claims that 90 percent of the over 1,100 children reported missing in Pakistan's Punjab province last year left their home on their own will, and argued that the police are covering up the systemic abuse and kidnapping of Christian girls.
Sep 15, 2016
Atheist Group Puts Added Pressure on College Football Teams to Get Rid of Chaplains
The nation's largest secularist organization is renewing its effort to pressure some of the nation's most popular college football teams to get rid of their chaplains, arguing that coaches violate students' First Amendment rights by instituting chaplaincy programs.
Sep 15, 2016
Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy to Face Pastor Craig Gross in 'The Great Porn Debate'
Famous male porn star Ron Jeremy is set to debate Christian Pastor Craig Gross of XXXChurch on the dangers of pornography later this month in central New York.
Sep 15, 2016
Texas Christian University Quarterback Penalized After Performing Religious Sign Language Gesture
Texas Christian University quarterback Kenny Hill was penalized during last Saturday's game after he scored a touchdown and performed a religious gesture that referees ruled to be taunting.
Sep 14, 2016
'Donald Trump Can't Make America Great Again,' Benham Brothers Say
The popular Christian conservative real estate team the Benham brothers say that Donald Trump "can not make America great again" and advise Christians and conservatives not to put their "faith, hope and trust" in the thrice-married Republican nominee.