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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Apr 19, 2016
Turkey Seizes Last 6 Christian Churches in Diyarbakir as 'State Property'
The Turkish government has seized the last remaining Christian churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir and has declared them as state property.
Apr 19, 2016
State Dept. Again Refuses to Highlight Pakistan's Religious Freedom Abuses Despite USCIRF Recommendation
The United States government has again refused to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" for the 14th year in a row despite the fact that religious persecution in the country is reaching ever higher levels.
Apr 19, 2016
Abortion 'Is at the Core of Our Human Rights,' Chelsea Clinton Argues
While campaigning for her mother in New York on Sunday, Chelsea Clinton told a room full of potential voters that the woman's right to abort her child is "at the core of our human rights."
Apr 18, 2016
Pastor-Hunting Jihadi Becomes Christian After Seeing 'Hand of Christ' Save Poisoned Girl
A radical Islamic jihadi-turned-Christian evangelist says he accepted Christ as his Savior after Jesus foiled his plot to kill the daughter of a Christian pastor by bringing his hand down from Heaven to give her blood.
Apr 18, 2016
Russell Moore Explains 'What to Do When a Pastor Falls' to the Temptation of Sin
Christians should not be shocked when pastors give into the temptation of immorality because sin is just an element of human nature, leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore says.
Apr 18, 2016
Franklin Graham Defends Phil Robertson's NASCAR Prayer for 'Jesus Man in the White House'
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has defended "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson from liberal backlash after the latter issued an invocation at the April 9 NASCAR race and called on God to put a "Jesus man in the White House."
Apr 18, 2016
Cirque du Soleil Cancels 15 North Carolina Tour Dates Over State's Transgender Bathroom Law
The circus entertainment company Cirque du Soleil is cancelling upcoming tour dates in North Carolina as a way of protesting the state's recently passed transgender law.
Apr 15, 2016
Houston Prosecutor 'Colluding' With Planned Parenthood to Indict David Daleiden, Lawyers Says
Indicted pro-life activist David Daleiden's legal team claims to have "clear evidence" that a Texas district attorney's office is "colluding" with Planned Parenthood.
Apr 15, 2016
Pastor Ronnie Floyd Calls on Christians to Help Refugees Ahead of 'Stand With the Persecuted' Sunday
As Christian persecution across the globe reaches levels never before seen, churches throughout the U.S. will devote time during Sunday worship services to pray for victims by taking part in "Stand With the Persecuted Sunday."
Apr 15, 2016
Muslims Killed by ISIS for Helping Christians Escape al-Qaryatain
Islamic State militants have murdered Muslims who helped Christians escape the brutal terror group in the besieged Syrian town of al-Qaryatain.