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 5, 2016
Mark Driscoll's Start-Up Congregation Purchases Historic Church Building in Arizona
Ex-Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll's new church, The Trinity Church, has purchased a permanent home just weeks before its public launch, acquiring a historic church building in the Phoenix suburbs.
Jul 5, 2016
3-Y-O Swedish Boy Blows Himself Up After Mom Takes Kids to Syria to Join ISIS
A 3-year-old Swedish boy who was being groomed by his radicalized mother to be a part of the next generation of Islamic State jihadis has died after he accidentally blew himself up with a hand grenade in Syria.
Jul 5, 2016
Anne Graham Lotz: America Is Not 'Too Far Gone' in God's Judgement
The daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, says even though the U.S. is facing God's judgement, the country has not yet passed the "point of no return" and can still turn back to God in hopes of being spared the full wrath of His judgement.
Jul 5, 2016
NFL Star Benjamin Watson: America Is Not a Christian Country
Outspoken Christian NFL player Benjamin Watson took to his Facebook over the Independence Day weekend to assert that America is clearly not a Christian nation and urged Christians to be less concerned about returning the country to a "Christian past" and more concerned about making disciples.
Jul 1, 2016
ISIS Beheads 5 Syrian 'Spies,' Sticks Severed Heads on Spikes in Video Threatening to Kill More Christians
In its latest gruesome publicized execution video, the Islamic State terrorist organization beheaded five men accused of spying after forcing them to reenact the crimes they were accused of.
Jul 1, 2016
Jeremy Lin Praises God After Signing $36 Million Contract With Brooklyn Nets
Christian basketball star Jeremy Lin says that he is "thankful" to be moving on to the next phase of his NBA career after signing a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
Jul 1, 2016
ISIS Kills Coptic Priest in Egypt for 'Combating Islam'
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has claimed responsibility for the slaying of a Coptic priest who was murdered in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday.
Jul 1, 2016
Lebanese Christian Women Take Up Arms to Send Jihadis 'Straight to Hell' After String of Suicide Attacks
Christian women in a Lebanese village rattled by two waves of deadly suicide attacks earlier this week are taking up arms, vowing to protect their homes and threatening to send any future jihadis "straight to hell."
Jun 30, 2016
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Military Service, Could Pay for Gender Reassignment Surgeries
Transgender individuals are now allowed to serve openly in the United States armed forces under a new policy announced by the Pentagon that would require the U.S. government to cover "medically necessary" medical care associated with gender transition.
Jun 30, 2016
Indiana Pastor Hangs Himself After Arrest for Seeking Sex With Minor
An Indiana pastor who was arrested in Kentucky earlier this month for allegedly seeking sex with a minor has killed himself, police say.