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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Jan 12, 2016
207 Congress Members Defend Little Sisters of the Poor in Brief to Supreme Court
Two hundred and seven members of Congress, including three Republican presidential candidates, sent a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the Obamacare contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of the Little Sisters of the Poor and other Christian institutions.
Jan 12, 2016
Wealthy Man Donates $17 Million to Eagle Brook Church to Pay Off Mortgage 15 Years Early
A wealthy financial industry executive has donated over $17 million to a Minnesota megachurch to help the congregation pay off the mortgage for a campus built over 10 years ago.
Jan 12, 2016
Kim Davis Talks End Times, Pope Francis, SOTU and Religious Freedom (Interview)
Controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed last year for not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asserted Monday night that the world is "living in the End Times" and warned that Christians will have to "battle" to hold on to their religious liberties.
Jan 12, 2016
Ted Cruz to Skip Obama's Final State of the Union Address
Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will skip President Obama's final State of the Union Address Tuesday night.
Jan 12, 2016
Same-Sex Marriage Is 'Devastating for American Children,' Says Tony Perkins
In his 2016 State of the Family Address, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins argued that President Obama's efforts at strengthening American families have "faded completely."
Jan 11, 2016
Robert Griffin III Leaves Christian-Themed Farewell Note After Cleaning Out Redskins Locker
After the Washington Redskins were eliminated from the NFL playoffs thanks to a 35-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, controversial Christian quarterback Robert Griffin III cleaned out his locker and left behind a farewell note for the team.
Jan 11, 2016
Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder Becomes Megachurch Pastor in Kansas
A 22,000-member Methodist megachurch in Kansas has hired a man who was found guilty of murder and then exonerated after 24 years behind bars to be its newest associate pastor after he completed seminary in December.
Jan 11, 2016
Wheaton College Provost Called Professor's 'Same God' Comments 'Innocuous' Before Suspending Her
The Wheaton College provost who recommended the school begin its termination process for a tenured professor who asserted that Muslims and Christians "worship the same God," had previously called the professor's assertion "innocuous" just days before she was suspended.
Jan 10, 2016
Rubio Ad: 'The Purpose of Our Life Is to Cooperate With God's Plan'
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio released a new 30-second television commercial in Iowa that attempts to attract support from Christian conservatives by talking about how he lets his Christian faith impact everything he does.
Jan 8, 2016
Thousands Protest Norwegian Embassies for Return of 5 Christian Children Seized by CPS
Thousands of Romanian Pentecostal Evangelicals peacefully protested Norwegian embassies in five national capitals, including Washington D.C. on Friday, calling on the Norwegian government to free five children who were removed from their parents by child services last year after a teacher complained about the family's Christian faith.