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 15, 2016
Donald Trump 'Checks All the Boxes' on Abortion, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Ralph Reed Says
The founder of the Faith & Freedom Coalition Ralph Reed hypothesized Monday that Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is doing well in drawing support from evangelicals because the candidate "checks all the boxes" when it comes to social issues.
Mar 15, 2016
House Passes Resolution Calling ISIS' Mass Slaughter of Christians a 'Genocide'
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Monday evening that labels the Islamic State's atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities a "genocide," putting more pressure on the State Department to do the same.
Mar 14, 2016
Ted Cruz Campaigns in Ohio Despite Reported 'Alliance' With Kasich, Rubio to Stop Donald Trump
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told voters in Ohio Sunday that he, not Ohio Gov. John Kasich, was their best hope to stop Donald Trump from winning Republican nomination.
Mar 14, 2016
Syrian Women Risk Their Lives to Expose Shocking Horrors of Daily Life Under ISIS Rule
Two courageous women in the Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa risked their lives to record undercover footage that documents the heinous and oppressive realities of life under IS' rule.
Mar 14, 2016
ISIS Burns Hundreds of Christian Textbooks in Cultural Cleansing of Christianity
In its continued assault against Christianity, the Islamic State has released a video that shows its jihadis burning hundreds of Christian books last week in the Iraqi city of Mosul on the grounds that they are the "books of infidels."
Mar 11, 2016
ISIS Assassinates Over 100 Syrian Journalists Accused of Being Spies for US 'Crusader Coalition'
ISIS has released a new propaganda video in which the terror group took responsibility for the assassinations of at least 100 Syrian journalists and media activists they accused of being spies for the U.S.-led coalition.
Mar 11, 2016
As State Dept. Investigates ISIS Genocide of Christians, 280-Page Report Documents Extensive Evidence
A new 280-page report chronicling the persecution of Christians by the Islamic State was submitted to the U.S. State Department this week, proving that there is enough irrefutable evidence for the agency to designate IS' atrocities against Christians as "genocide."
Mar 11, 2016
Donald Trump Blames Campaign Violence on Supporters' 'Anger,' 'Great Love of Country'
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump shook off questions about recurring violence at his campaign events during Thursday night's GOP debate in Miami by suggesting that his supporters' anger about the direction of the country and the local police are to blame.
Mar 11, 2016
'Virtually 100%' of Mosques Are Radical, Donald Trump Says at GOP Debate
Republican presidential frontrunner and brash real estate mogul Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that "Islam hates us" during and after Thursday night's presidential debate, suggesting that Islam shows "tremendous hatred" and "virtually 100 percent" of mosques are radical.
Mar 10, 2016
'Genocide' Fails to Describe What Is Happening to Christians in the Middle East, Chaldean Pastor Says
Tens of thousands of displaced Iraqi Christians who fled from their ancient homelands over a year-and-a-half ago to escape the the barbarity of the Islamic State feel as though their plight has been forgotten by the rest of the world, a prominent Chaldean priest explained Wednesday.