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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Aug 8, 2019
Iraqi Chaldean man dies weeks after being deported by Trump administration
An Iraqi Catholic man whom the Trump administration deported in June after having lived in the United States since he was six months old has died reportedly because of an inability to obtain insulin to treat his diabetes.
Aug 8, 2019
Adventist siblings sue after high school tennis championship scheduled on Sabbath
Two siblings filed a federal lawsuit claiming that their rights are being violated because the Washington state's high school tennis championship tournament continually includes scheduled play on Saturdays, their day of Sabbath.
Aug 8, 2019
NCAA urged to investigate Baylor University's policies for LGBT discrimination
Students at Baylor University, the nation's largest Baptist higher education institution, are asking the National Collegiate Athletic Association to review the school's policies and treatment of LGBT students.
Aug 8, 2019
NAMB sues Georgia town over plans for new $10 million Send Relief ministry center
The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board is suing the city of Clarkston, Georgia as the town's city council stands in the way of plans related to a proposed $10 million Send Relief ministry center.
Aug 7, 2019
Superintendent defends back-to-school worship service after atheist group complains
An Alabama school superintendent defended a local high school that hosted a worship rally on Sunday after a complaint was filed by one of the nation's leading secularist legal groups.
Aug 7, 2019
Gunmen kill Nigerian pastor and abduct his wife; church leader calls for gov't protection
A Nigerian pastor was reportedly killed and his wife was abducted while traveling on a dreaded and notorious stretch of highway where hundreds have been held hostage by criminals in recent months.
Aug 6, 2019
Evangelical ministry leaders resign amid allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds
The leaders of an evangelical ministry based in Montana have resigned following allegations of abuse and misappropriation of funds earmarked to help feed impoverished children.
Aug 6, 2019
Pentecostal church's permit revoked in Indonesia after Muslim radicals protest: report
A recently issued permit for a Christian church in Indonesia's special region of Yogyakarta has reportedly been revoked following protests and threats from radical Muslim groups in the area.
Aug 6, 2019
Pence meets with Russell Moore, religious freedom advocates to discuss China's abuses
Vice President Mike Pence met with an interfaith coalition of religious freedom advocates Monday that included Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore to discuss what the United States can do to hold China to account as it continues to persecute and abuse religious believers of all stripes.
Aug 5, 2019
Satanic Temple continues legal battle against Missouri abortion law after court defeat
The Satanic Temple is continuing its legal battle against a Missouri law that requires women to wait 72 hours before getting an abortion after its case on behalf of a Satanic Temple member was struck down earlier this year by the state's supreme court.