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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Sep 26, 2019
Olympics scientists can't agree on new regulations for trans athletes competing in women's sports
The adoption of stricter International Olympic Committee guidelines for trans-identified athletes has been delayed and will likely not be enacted before the start of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo since scientists have not been able to come to an agreement on the polarizing issue.
Sep 25, 2019
Trump admin says UN 'undermining role of the family' by promoting abortion
United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a group of 19 nations in asking the United Nations this week to remove pro-abortion language from U.N. documents while President Donald Trump separately blasted the U.N.’s promotion of abortion.
Sep 25, 2019
'Abrahamic Family House': Church, mosque and synagogue to share new complex in UAE
Plans were revealed for the construction of an interfaith complex that will house a church, synagogue, and mosque in the United Arab Emirates as part of an effort to promote religious harmony and bridge adherents of the three Abrahamic religions.
Sep 25, 2019
Trump admin could pull funding for Duke-UNC program over alleged pro-Islam bias
The Trump administration has threatened to withdraw federal funding to a joint Duke University-University of North Carolina Middle East studies program over concerns it has misused federal funding and displayed a pro-Islam bias.
Sep 24, 2019
Judge dismisses Christian therapist's lawsuit challenging Maryland's gay 'conversion therapy' ban
A federal judge in Maryland has dismissed an ex-gay psychotherapist’s lawsuit against a state law banning mental health professions from providing so-called "gay conversion therapy" to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction.
Sep 24, 2019
Stonewall co-founder slams group's support for transgender agenda, may form new charity
A co-founder of Stonewall, the largest LGBT rights group in Europe, is among gay rights activists and feminists threatening to form a breakaway group in opposition to the organization's championing of pro-transgender policy.
Sep 24, 2019
Report projects 35 million youth to leave Christianity by 2050; Greg Stier responds
With 35 million youths raised in Christian families projected to disaffiliate from Christianity by the year 2050, youth ministry leader Greg Stier believes churches can't settle for simply slowing down the bleeding.
Sep 23, 2019
Trump announces $25 million fund, new business coalition to protect religious freedom
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will dedicate $25 million to protect religious sites and houses of worship across the world and also announced the creation of a coalition of top business leaders to help protect religious freedom in the workplace.
Sep 23, 2019
Coffee company co-founded by Jarrid Wilson creates new blend in his honor
A coffee company co-founded by late pastor Jarrid Wilson is making a special blend in his honor with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting Wilson’s nonprofit suicide and depression outreach, Anthem of Hope.
Sep 23, 2019
'Big term' for religious liberty expected at US Supreme Court in 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court term for 2019-2020 could be a “blockbuster” when it comes to religious freedom issues as the nation’s high court is set to take on a handful of cases and possibly more that deal with the First Amendment right, lawyers who work for a prominent religious freedom law firm believe.