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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Apr 18, 2019
NFL’s Torrey Smith says trip to notorious prison led him to question his view of forgiveness
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith has detailed how a recent ministry trip to the largest maximum security prison in the United States changed the way he views forgiveness.
Apr 17, 2019
Twitter drops ‘hate map’ nonprofit SPLC as 'safety partner' amid accusations of discrimination
Twitter is reportedly no longer partnering with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center after the organization was itself accused of having a culture of discrimination and sexual harassment.
Apr 17, 2019
School district passes ‘biological sex’ rule for using gendered changing facilities
At a time in which school districts across the United States are opening up their locker rooms and bathrooms on the basis of gender identity, a Pennsylvania school district in a largely conservative Christian area is bucking the trend with its own solutions.
Apr 17, 2019
Pete Buttigieg stops calling Mike Pence a 'Pharisee' because it offends Jews
The campaign of Democrat presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says that it will no longer refer to Vice President Mike Pence or other evangelical Republican adversaries as “Pharisees” after receiving complaints that the term is offensive to Jews.
Apr 17, 2019
Sovereign Grace refuses independent investigation on sex abuse cover-up claims
Sovereign Grace Churches will not launch a third-party investigation into how the church network has handled accusations of sexual abuse despite allegations church leaders covered up and mishandled claims of sexual misconduct.
Apr 17, 2019
Azusa Pacific's new president to promote 'unity' amid concerns of 'theological drift'
The largest Christian college on the West Coast has named a new president who looks to restore financial stability and promote unity at a 120-year-old institution that has faced questions about its commitment to the authority of scripture.
Apr 16, 2019
Court orders return of Pakistani Christian teen raped and tortured in forced Islamic marriage
A Pakistani court has ordered the return of a Christian teenager who was abducted and forced into an Islamic marriage in March after the victim gave testimony of how she was beaten, tortured and raped, rights groups are reporting.
Apr 16, 2019
SWBTS removes stained glass honoring Paige Patterson, conservative SBC leaders
Stained-glass windows at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary immortalizing leaders of the conservative resurgence within the Southern Baptist Convention have been removed.
Apr 16, 2019
Rick Warren criticized for hosting Rwanda president at Saddleback Church
California megachurch pastor and author Rick Warren is facing criticism for his decision to invite Rwanda President Paul Kagame to speak at Saddleback Church about the transformation of the Central African nation since the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994.
Apr 15, 2019
New Museum of the Bible exhibit to explore relationship between science and the Bible
The Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. has announced plans for a year-long exhibition examining the often contentious relationship between science and the Bible over the course of history.