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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Mar 21, 2019
US evangelical leaders met, prayed with Brazil’s conservative President Bolsonaro
A group of about a dozen American evangelical leaders led by Pat Robertson met with Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mar 21, 2019
Franklin Graham meets sanctioned Russian official, says VP Pence approved of his trip
Leading American evangelical Franklin Graham recently met with a Russian official sanctioned by the U.S. government during a trip to Moscow that he says Vice President Mike Pence “wholeheartedly supported.”
Mar 20, 2019
Religious 'nones' now as big as evangelicals in the US, new data shows
The number of religious “nones” in the United States now statistically equal than the number of evangelicals, according to a political scientist who analyzed data from the recently released 2018 General Social Survey.
Mar 20, 2019
Google banned Christian YouTube ad on homosexuality after backlash from employees
A video advertisement informing people on the Bible’s teachings on homosexuality was banned by Google-owned YouTube and ruled to be “counter” to the organization’s mission.
Mar 20, 2019
‘Not a preaching series’: Joel Osteen details new History channel program 'Jesus: His Life'
Televangelist Joel Osteen was on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Monday to talk about his upcoming 8-part History channel series detailing the life of Christ through the eyes of those around him.
Mar 19, 2019
Muslim prisoner supported by Trump evangelical adviser Johnnie Moore released from prison
An 82-year-old Muslim prisoner of conscience in Pakistan who was supported by Trump evangelical adviser Johnnie Moore has been freed after three years imprisonment for blasphemy.
Mar 19, 2019
Francis Chan defends speaking at events with 'false teachers,’ will use more caution in future
After taking heat for speaking at a stadium event with pastors described as prosperity gospel preachers and “false teachers,” Francis Chan has publicly responded to those concerns and vowed to continue speaking at events that feature people with whom he theologically disagrees.
Mar 19, 2019
VP Pence gets ovation at Hispanic evangelical summit; new 'Life Manifesto' unveiled
Vice President Mike Pence gave a closed-door address and received a standing ovation last Thursday before a gathering of the largest Hispanic evangelical coalition in the United States.
Mar 19, 2019
Islamic militants kill 6 Christians in Congo, 470 families flee violence: report
Six Christians, including a 9-year-old child, were reportedly killed in a recent attack in a predominantly Christian village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mar 18, 2019
Nigeria genocide: 9 more, including children, killed by armed men in Kaduna; houses burned
Nine more people have been killed and more homes have been destroyed as Fulani violence in Nigeria’s troubling Kaduna state has seen the death of dozens upon dozens of Christians in the last few weeks.