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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Jul 27, 2016
Evangelical Trump Supporters Show 'Evangelical' Has Lost It's Meaning, Baylor Historian Says
The historical meaning of the term "evangelical" has lost its context and has been watered down to represent non-church going conservative whites who self-identify as Christian but don't exactly fit the true definition of the word, Baylor University history professor Thomas Kidd says.
Jul 26, 2016
Charges Dropped Against Activists Who Exposed Planned Parenthood's Baby Body Parts Scandal
A Texas judge has dismissed felony charges brought against Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden and his associate Sandra Merritt, the pro-life activists behind last year's undercover Planned Parenthood baby body parts videos.
Jul 26, 2016
Leaked Emails Show DNC Pushed Narrative Against NC's Transgender Bathroom Law
The Democratic National Committee helped push a national narrative opposing the controversial North Carolina transgender bathroom law and officials seemingly celebrated the potential for economic struggles to hit the state following the law's passage earlier this year, emails leaked by WikiLeaks last weekend show.
Jul 26, 2016
Iran Demands Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Pay $33K This Week or Face Re-Arrest
The Iranian regime has charged evangelical house church Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani with committing national security crimes and has given him just one week to raise $33,000 for bail or face re-arrest and imprisonment.
Jul 26, 2016
ISIS Slaughters French Priest in Terror Attack During Morning Mass at Normandy Church
Jihadis affiliated with the Islamic State stormed a church in Normandy, France, during morning mass on Tuesday, and brutally murdered an 84-year-old priest and took nuns and worshipers as hostages.
Jul 25, 2016
3 out of 4 Pro-Choice Americans Favor Abortion Regulations Struck Down by Supreme Court
A new poll shows that three-quarters of pro-choice Americans agree that abortion clinics should be held to the same safety standards as other surgical centers, showing that last month's Supreme Court decision striking down components of a pro-life Texas law is out of step with the American public.
Jul 25, 2016
76 Percent of White Evangelicals Have 'Made Up' Their Minds to Vote for Donald Trump, Poll Finds
A new CNN/ORC International poll released Monday morning shows that Republican nominee Donald Trump has a small lead over presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and that more than seven in 10 white evangelicals have their minds "made up" in support of Trump.
Jul 22, 2016
8 Crazy Things That Happened at the Republican Convention
Below are eight crazy things that occurred at the 2016 Republican National Convention. (Note: this is not a complete list of all the crazy things that happened.)
Jul 22, 2016
Jerry Falwell Sr. Made 'Yo Momma' Joke in Dream About Chelsea Clinton, Son Says at GOP Convention
Late evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Sr. once had a dream about Chelsea Clinton in which he told her a "yo mamma" joke, recalled Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. at the Republican National Convention Thursday night.
Jul 22, 2016
Christian Right Leader Tony Perkins: 'I Will Be Voting For Donald Trump'
Family Research Council president and Ted Cruz supporter Tony Perkins urged all Americans to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump during his remarks Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.