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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Feb 26, 2020
Asia Bibi planning to seek asylum in France: 'I am in exile forever'
Pakistani Christian mother Asia Bibi, who spent nearly a decade on death row over trumped-up blasphemy charges before she was released and granted asylum in Canada last year, says she plans to apply for political asylum in France.
Feb 26, 2020
5 things Democratic Party must do to win back pro-life voters in 2020
Pro-life Democratic voters are warning the party and leading candidates that they must moderate their positions on abortion if they hope to have any chance of regaining ground lost to Republicans in recent years.
Feb 25, 2020
Catholics who accept all of the church's teachings are most likely to vote for Trump: poll
Catholic support for President Donald Trump has increased but there’s a disconnect between Catholics who agree with all of the Church’s teachings and those who don’t.
Feb 25, 2020
University bans student from handing out Christian pamphlets to LGBT studies class
The University of Louisville in Kentucky is barring an unnamed Christian student who passed out literature about the Bible’s teachings on homosexuality from having any more contact with students or a professor associated with an LGBT studies course.
Feb 25, 2020
Christian leaders speak out as Trump's extended travel ban goes into effect
Christian leaders have spoken out in response to President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban that went into effect last Friday, expressing concern over its impact on countries where religious persecution is severe.
Feb 24, 2020
Supreme Court to weigh ban on foster agencies that don't work with LGBT couples
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case that could have huge implications on the rights of Christian and other faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to turn away LGBT couples on grounds of religious beliefs.
Feb 24, 2020
Christian group pushes for paid family leave as Congress considers 3 proposals
An evangelical advocacy organization is supporting a push in Congress to ensure working families — in the government and private sector — are ensured paid parental and family leave as hope builds that bipartisan legislation will be passed this election year.
Feb 22, 2020
2 Christians executed in al-Shabaab bus attack for not reciting Islamic declaration of faith
Two Christians are reported to be among three people killed after suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a bus in Kenya on Wednesday morning.
Feb 22, 2020
UPS accused of banning drivers' prayer meetings, claims there's a 'misunderstanding'
The United Parcel Service — better known by its initials UPS — is being accused of banning drivers at a shipping center from holding prayer meetings prior to their shifts. However, the shipping giant contends that a “misunderstanding” has occurred.
Feb 22, 2020
Iran threatens to destroy tomb of Esther and Mordechai
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is raising concerns over unconfirmed reports that authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are threatening the destruction of the tomb of Esther and Mordechai in response to President Trump’s Middle-East peace plan.