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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Mar 25, 2016
Obama Can Force Coverage of Birth Control and Abortion Drugs on Churches, Admin. Lawyer Says
The federal government has the authority to force churches to comply with Obamacare regulations that force employers to provide contraceptive and birth control coverage to their employees, the Obama administration's top lawyer argued Wednesday before the Supreme Court.
Mar 24, 2016
Muslim Man Has Right to Leave Islam for Christianity, Malaysian High Court Rules
A court in Malaysia issued a landmark ruling Wednesday allowing a Muslim man who was converted to Islam by his parents at the age of 10, to officially renounce Islam and legally embrace Christianity, according to a local news outlet.
Mar 24, 2016
Franklin Graham Urges Georgia Gov. to Stand Against NFL and Sign 'Pastor Protection Act'
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to stand against corporate pressure and sign a religious freedom bill that would protect pastors from government backlash over their opposition to same-sex marriage.
Mar 24, 2016
ISIS Sends 400 Jihadis to Europe to Strike Brussels-Style Terror Attacks on Western Targets
The Islamic State terrorist organization has trained and is deploying over 400 fighters to go into Europe and carry out deadly attacks like the ones the group has already claimed responsibility for in Belgium and France, intelligence officials have said.
Mar 23, 2016
British Lawmakers Vote Down ISIS 'Genocide' Amendment Fearing Increase in Immigration
The British House of Lords shot down an amendment this week that would have forced the government to decide whether or not the Islamic State's persecution of Christians and other religious minorities is a "genocide."
Mar 23, 2016
Obama Is 'Hijacking' Nuns' Healthcare Plans, Justice Kennedy Asserts at Supreme Court Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine whether or not an order of Catholic nuns and over 30 other religious nonprofits will be forced to comply with an Obamacare contraception mandate that the organizations claim will make them complicit in violating their religious beliefs.
Mar 23, 2016
ISIS Plans to Crucify Captured Catholic Priest on Good Friday, Online Rumors Claim
The Islamic State terrorist group is planning to crucify a Salesian priest on Good Friday after he was kidnapped during a deadly attack in Yemen earlier this month.
Mar 23, 2016
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Hacking 68-Y-O Christian Convert to Death in Bangladesh
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the fatal stabbing of a 68-year-old Christian convert in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2016
18,000 People 'Living in Hell' and Squalor, Chained Up in Indonesian 'Healing' Institutions
A new report released by Human Rights Watch details the horrifying abuse suffered by the mentally ill in the Southeast Asian country of Indonesia, where over 18,000 people are chained and confined in overcrowded rooms for days, weeks and even years at a time.
Mar 22, 2016
Russell Moore Calls for an End to 'Millennial Bashing': They Are 'Far More Committed' to Sharing Gospel
Leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore is calling on Christians to stop "bashing" the millennial generation as lazy, entitled and self-obsessed, arguing that millennials are actually "far more committed" to sharing the Gospel with people outside of Christian subcultures.