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 30, 2017
Mattis Creates Expert Panel to Examine Trump's Transgender Ban
Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced that transgender military personnel already in service can continue to serve in the U.S. military while an expert panel reviews ways to implement President Donald Trump's request to ban transgender Americans from openly serving.
Aug 30, 2017
Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Sheltering Over 400 Evacuees of Hurricane Harvey
Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, has provided shelter and aid to over 400 victims of Hurricane Harvey this week who were directed to the church after a nearby American Red Cross shelter reached its capacity.
Aug 30, 2017
Canadian Megachurch Pastor Says Imprisonment in North Korea Was 'Discipline From God'
A Canadian megachurch pastor who was imprisoned in North Korea for over two years and recently released has said he believes his imprisonment was "discipline from God."
Aug 30, 2017
Sudan Arrests 7 Pastors Who Refused to Give Gov't Control of Denomination
Authorities in the overwhelmingly Sunni nation of Sudan have arrested seven Christian leaders and forced six others into hiding amid the government's demand that they fork over denominational leadership, sources said.
Aug 29, 2017
Christian Mom Who Died in Eritrean Prison Showed Signs of Torture, Relative Says
The body of a Christian mother who died in an Eritrean prison earlier this month showed scars that indicate that she may have been abused by her captors, a family member said.
Aug 29, 2017
School Defends Sending First Grader to Principal's Office for Misgendering Classmate
A public charter school in California has defended its decision to send a first grade student to the principal's office for not referring to her biologically male transgender classmate by the classmate's preferred pronoun.
Aug 29, 2017
Cancer-Stricken Nabeel Qureshi Evacuated From Houston Home Due to Hurricane Harvey
Cancer-stricken Christian apologist and author Nabeel Qureshi was evacuated from his home in flooded Houston just two days after he returned from a five-week hospitalization in which his stomach was removed and was told cancer has spread to his liver.
Aug 28, 2017
Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Staff Members Rescued From Hurricane Harvey Flooding
At least three staff members at Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, had to be rescued from their homes while several others experienced flooding due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Aug 28, 2017
Over 250 Christian Scholars Endorse Statement Condemning White Supremacy
A bipartisan group of over 250 Christian scholars have endorsed an open letter condemning white supremacy and have called on all religious and political leaders to do the same.
Aug 28, 2017
ISIS Burns Infant, 7 Others to Death for Fleeing 'Caliphate' Stronghold, Report Says
The brutal and twisted Islamic State terrorist organization has reportedly burned eight civilians, including one infant, to death in Iraq for trying to escape the so-called "caliphate."