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 15, 2015
Tim Tebow's Alma Mater to Keep Bible Inscription Despite Atheists' Complaints
The University of Florida announced this week that it will not be removing an inscribed Bible verse from one of its new campus buildings, even though an out-of-town secularist organization, as well as student groups, have complained that the inscription is a breach of the separation of church and state.
Oct 15, 2015
Russell Moore: Churches That Don't Speak Against Abortion Are Like 19th Century Congregations That Stayed Silent on Slavery
Christian ethicist Russell Moore has said that congregations too afraid of being political to speak out against acts of immorality, like abortion, are similar to churches in the 1800s that remained silent on the issue of slavery.
Oct 14, 2015
Religious Persecution Exists Even in the US, Kerry Admits During Rollout of International Religious Freedom Report
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and State Department Ambassador at-large for International Religious Liberty David Saperstein introduced on Wednesday the 2014 International Religious Freedom Report, which highlights the disturbing trends of religious martyr and persecution that occurred in every continent in the world.
Oct 14, 2015
Nun Too Crazy? Obama Trying to Hand Pick Opponent in Birth Control Battle, Little Sisters of the Poor Attorneys Say
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty urged the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear the Little Sisters of the Poor's religious freedom case against the intrusive accommodation to the Obamacare contraception mandate, a case the Department of Health and Human Services doesn't want the court to take on.
Oct 14, 2015
Top 10 Highlights From the Democratic Presidential Debate
Although the five Democratic candidates seemed to be on their best behavior during Tuesday's debate, there were 10 key highlights of the debate that showed the unity and minor chasms among them on certain issues.
Oct 13, 2015
Syrian Priest Kidnapped by ISIS Now Free After 5 Months, Conducts First Mass
A Syrian priest who was kidnapped by the Islamic State terrorist organization in was finally released Saturday, allowing him to conduct his first mass since his abduction the following day in the Homs province.
Oct 13, 2015
Danish ISIS Hostage Forced to Dance Tango With 'Jihadi John' Who Threatened to Cut Nose Off Using Pliers
A Danish photographer who was held captive for 13 months by the Islamic State terrorist organization in Syria has finally spoken out about his tortuous detention, which included periods where he was not allowed to sit for days, and an instance where he was forced to dance with IS' most notorious executioner.
Oct 12, 2015
Grandma Praises God for Saving Her in Deadly Flood Using Giant Red Cross
A South Carolina grandmother is giving all her praises to God after she and her grandson were saved by a giant cross after they nearly drowned in the midst of severe flooding that killed as many as 19 others throughout the state last Sunday.
Oct 12, 2015
Muslim Mob Tries to Lynch Christian Family After Father Is Accused of Blasphemy for Using Public Water Fountain
A Pakistani Christian man and his family were forced to flee from their home to escape the wrath of an enraged Muslim mob after he was accused of blasphemy during an altercation over water with a group of Muslim men.
Oct 12, 2015
Franklin Graham Bashes Atheists' Threat to Remove Christian Cross From Small Town
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has taken to Facebook to speak out against an atheist organization that is threatening to file a lawsuit against a Kentucky town if it fails to remove a cross from atop a community water tower, which is located on the campus of a private Christian university.