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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Oct 29, 2015
Church Leaders Unite to Heal Nation's Racial Divide
Black and white congregational leaders from churches across the United States are meeting to discuss how local churches can be catalysts for healing the racial divide.
Oct 29, 2015
Preachers 'Stoned' by Muslims Win Free Speech Case Against Police
A federal appeals court has ruled that police officers in Michigan violated the free speech rights of Christian street preachers.
Oct 29, 2015
Coach Kennedy Barred From Football Team for Praying After Games
The high school football coach who has become the center of a national discussion on the religious freedoms of public school employees has been placed on leave after he defied order to stop praying after games.
Oct 28, 2015
Carson at GOP Debate: Belief in Traditional Marriage Isn't Homophobia
Dr. Ben Carson was hit with some tough questioning in Wednesday's presidential debate that led him to address his opposition to gay marriage.
Oct 28, 2015
Global Warming, Commies and Beer: Highlights From CNBC's First Republican Debate
In CNBC's undercard presidential debate hosted Wednesday evening in Boulder, Colorado, the four lowest polling Republican presidential candidates discussed "pints and politics," "beer policy," how John F. Kennedy's tax policy wouldn't fit in with today's "socialist" Democratic Party, and whether the GOP should embrace " accepted science" on global warming.
Oct 28, 2015
Candace Cameron Bure Defends Viral Virgin on 'The View'
Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure defended a Maryland bride who presented her father with a "certificate of purity" signed by her doctor during her wedding reception to prove she maintained her virginity until marriage.
Oct 28, 2015
47 Members of Congress Defend Coach Kennedy's Freedom to Pray After Games
Forty-seven members of Congress have signed onto a joint letter to the Bremerton School District in Washington explaining that Bremerton High football coach Joe Kennedy has the Constitutionally guaranteed right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line after games.
Oct 28, 2015
Modern Liberals Like Christian Fundamentalists, Panelists Russell Moore, Kirsten Powers, Phil Zuckerman Agree
The trend of illiberal liberals shutting down open debate is similar to certain forms of religious zealotry, a diverse set of panelists argued.
Oct 27, 2015
ISIS Uses Battle Tank in Savage Execution of Syrian Hostage
The Islamic State terror group in Syria has released footage showing militants killing a hostage by crushing him under a battle tank.
Oct 26, 2015
Christian Woman Burned Over 50% of Her Body in Pakistan After Refusing Marriage Proposal
A Christian Pakistani woman was set on fire and nearly burned to death after she refused to get married.