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, 2017
Evangelical Pastor Kidnapped by Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria, Denomination Says
A Nigerian evangelical denominational leader has been kidnapped and is now being held for ransom by suspected Fulani herdsmen, Nigerian media outlets are reporting.
Aug 8, 2017
Anne Graham Lotz Warns of God's Judgment After Great American Eclipse
In anticipation of the solar eclipse that will span the entire contiguous United States later this month, evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has warned that the Great American Eclipse might not be a cause for celebration.
Aug 8, 2017
Greg Laurie: Some 'Good People' Will Be Condemned to Hell While Some 'Bad People' Will Be in Heaven
Leading evangelist and megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie has warned his congregation that it's a biblical fact that more people are going to be damned to Hell than will receive salvation in Heaven, adding that some "good people" will be condemned while some "bad people" are saved. Greg Laurie: Some 'Good People' Will Be Condemned to Hell While Some 'Bad People' Will Be in Heaven
Aug 7, 2017
Calif. Private School Sued for Not Treating 8-Y-O Biological Boy Like a Girl
A private school in Orange County, California, is being sued by the parents of an 8-year-old biological boy who claim that the school violated a state discrimination law by refusing to change its policies so that their child could be treated like a girl.
Aug 7, 2017
Indian Pastors Attacked Outside of Church by Hindus With Metal Rods, Butcher Knife
Two Christian pastors in India, who are father and son, were attacked and beaten by hardline Hindu extremists wielding metal rods and a knife in what is believed to have been an "attempt at murder," a leading Christian persecution nonprofit has reported.
Aug 7, 2017
Prison Worker Banned From Chapel Services for Citing Bible on Homosexuality Loses Appeal
A Christian prison worker who was banned from attending prison chapel services because he cited a Bible verse that calls out the sin of homosexuality lost his appeal in court.
Aug 3, 2017
Professor Who Opposes Gender-Neutral Pronoun Mandates Suspended by YouTube, Google
A professor who is widely known for his opposition to people being forced to use gender-neutral pronouns such as Ze and Zir was suspended from his YouTube and Google accounts after he was considered to be in violation of the terms of agreement.
Aug 3, 2017
Seth Meyers Makes Fun of Trump Evangelicals on Late Night Show
Late night talk show host Seth Meyers took nearly 10 minutes of his Tuesday program to make fun of President Donald Trump's reported spiritual life and outreach to evangelicals, joking that evangelical leaders were participating in an exorcism instead of praying for the president last month.
Aug 3, 2017
$2M Fundraiser Launched to Rebuild Christian Town Decimated by ISIS
A leading humanitarian organization has launched a fundraising initiative to raise over $2 million to help the Archdiocese of Erbil rebuild an Iraqi Christian town decimated by the Islamic State so that the town's displaced citizens can finally return home in what has been described as a "now-or-never situation."
Aug 2, 2017
Wisconsin Can't Force Christian Photographer to Work Gay Weddings, Court Announces
The state of Wisconsin and its capital city of Madison cannot legally force a Christian photographer to photograph same-sex weddings, a court has said.