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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Nov 23, 2017
Algeria Shuts Down Church Accused of Illegally Printing Bibles and Evangelism Materials
A church in the Northeastern African nation of Algeria has been closed down after authorities claimed that the church building was being used to print Bibles and other Christian materials.
Nov 22, 2017
Massachusetts Republican Gov. Signs Law Mandating Birth Control Coverage
Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to mandate birth control coverage in the wake of the Trump administration's move last month to provide religious employers a broader exemption to an Obamacare mandate requiring contraception coverage for employees.
Nov 21, 2017
High School Pressured by Atheist Group to Halt 'Adam and Eve' Marching Band Performance
The nation's largest secular legal organization is now pressuring a Georgia public school district to force a high school band director to change the theme of the band's performances because they have a biblical theme.
Nov 21, 2017
13 Christians Detained, Questioned After Chinese Police Raid Worship Service
Thirteen Christians were detained and taken to a police station in China's Guangdong province earlier this month after authorities raided their Sunday morning worship service.
Nov 21, 2017
Iraqi Christians Fear 'Shiafication' of Their Villages After Liberation From ISIS
An Iraqi Christian man who fled his hometown due to the rise of the Islamic State in 2014 says circumstances have gotten "even worse" for him and his Christian brothers and sisters following the liberation of Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plains.
Nov 21, 2017
Trump's Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan Demands Sudan Stop Demolishing Churches
A high-ranking U.S. State Department official has demanded that the Sudanese government put an end to the systematic confiscation and demolition of churches and mosques.
Nov 21, 2017
Christian Man Barred From Preaching in Tennessee Town Without Permit; City Contemplates Rule Change
Administrators in a Tennessee town are thinking about altering a city ordinance that critics say infringes upon individuals' First Amendment rights after a Christian street preacher claims he was prevented from evangelizing on a public sidewalk.
Nov 20, 2017
Man Responsible for Jailed Indonesian Governor's Blasphemy Accusations Convicted of Hate Speech
The man responsible for the blasphemy accusation against the jailed former Christian governor of Indonesia's capital has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of doctoring video of the politician speaking in September 2016.
Nov 20, 2017
100 Most Influential Evangelicals List Contains a Few Surprises
The conservative news website Newsmax.com has released a list of 100 most influential evangelicals in America, which consists of many of the biggest names in evangelical Christianity and a few surprises.
Nov 20, 2017
Oklahoma School District Investigates Football Team's Prayer After Atheist Group Complains
A school district in Oklahoma is investigating a high school football coach after the nation's largest secular legal organization voiced concern that the coach was seen praying with his student athletes before a Nov. 3 game.