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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Jun 13, 2017
Greg Laurie's Calif. Megachurch Joins Southern Baptist Convention
Greg Laurie's independent megachurch congregation, Harvest Christian Fellowship, has officially joined the Southern Baptist Convention, the California evangelist announced Monday.
Jun 9, 2017
NFL Star Ben Watson: Bernie Sanders 'UnAmerican' for Questioning Trump Nominee's Evangelical Beliefs
Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson and evangelical religious leaders from both sides of the political aisle have spoken out against Sen. Bernie Sanders' questioning of White House deputy budget director nominee Russell Vought's evangelical beliefs on salvation.
Jun 9, 2017
Missouri School Superintendent Forced Out After 'Offending' Students for Praying at Graduation
A retiring school district superintendent in Missouri has been forced out of his job after students complained about him inviting the crowd at a high school graduation ceremony last month to stand while he prayed.
Jun 9, 2017
Greg Laurie to Headline 'Super Bowl of Evangelism' Sunday in Phoenix (Interview)
Tens of thousands of people across the nation are expected to attend or watch what evangelist Greg Laurie has referred to as the "Super Bowl of evangelism" this Sunday.
Jun 8, 2017
Trump to Christian Right Conference: 'We Are Under Siege,' 'God's Glorious Wisdom Will Shine'
Speaking to a room full of social conservatives Thursday, President Donald Trump declared that God's truth will prevail against the "hatred" and "prejudice" that the "entrenched interest" has toward religion and faith in the United States.
Jun 8, 2017
Bipartisan Senate Group Slams Jeff Sessions' 'Counterproductive' Sentencing Guidelines
Two prominent conservative senators involved in the criminal justice reform movement have voiced their concerns with the sentencing guideline memoranda issued by Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions last month that directs federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious offense possible against defendants.
Jun 8, 2017
School District to Reinstate Off-Campus Bible Class Canceled After Secular Group's Complaint
A public school district in Michigan will once again allow elementary school students to participate in a voluntary off-campus Bible study program that it suspended after receiving a complaint from a local secularist group.
Jun 7, 2017
Indian Muslim Family Burns Pregnant Daughter Alive for Marrying Man of Lower Caste
A 21-year-old pregnant Muslim woman in India was burned alive by her own family members because she married a man from a lower caste, according to a police official.
Jun 7, 2017
House Passes Bill That Would Fund Christian Relief Efforts for ISIS Genocide Victims
Bipartisan legislation that would authorize U.S. government funds to be given to relief groups directly providing assistance to displaced Iraqi and Syrian Christians unanimously passed through the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening.
Jun 7, 2017
ISIS-Affiliated Jihadis Destroy, Burn Catholic Cathedral in Philippines (Video)
Video has emerged that purports to show Islamic State-linked militants in the Philippines ransacking, desecrating and burning a Catholic cathedral inside the besieged city of Marawi.