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 9, 2017
Tim Tebow Receives Standing Ovation After Hitting Into Double Play
Hitting into an ordinary run-scoring double play doesn't usually warrant a standing ovation from the crowd at a professional Major League Baseball game. However, popular Christian athlete Tim Tebow received a large applause from fans at the New York Mets' Spring Training game on Wednesday afternoon after doing exactly that.
Mar 9, 2017
Christian Groups Produce New 13-Part TV Series in Defense of Israel
Three Christian organizations have teamed up to produce a new weekly television doucseries devoted to defending the Jewish state of Israel.
Mar 8, 2017
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Urges UK Lawmakers to Legalize Assisted Suicide
The former head of the Church of England has urged U.K. lawmakers to legalize physician-assisted suicide, renewing his stance on the controversial issue that is considered "out of step" with the view of the Anglican Communion.
Mar 8, 2017
Christian Preschool Closes Over Fear of Gov't Forcing Staff to Compromise Church Teachings
A Christian preschool in Florida that receives much of its funding from the state government will close its doors in May due to concerns that government regulations could one day force staff to compromise religious teachings or even create bathroom accommodations for transgender children.
Mar 8, 2017
Radical Islamic Jihadists Kill Christian Mother, Son for 'Defiling' Islam by Converting to Christianity
Islamic extremists believed to be affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia shot to death a Christian convert and her son after breaking into their home last month.
Mar 7, 2017
Over 80 Chinese Christians Arrested for Worshiping in House Churches
Dozens of Christians were arrested for worshiping at underground house churches across the autonomous Chinese region of Xinjiang during crackdowns on Christianity that occurred around the Lunar New Year holiday in late January, a leading persecution watchdog has reported.
Mar 7, 2017
Planned Parenthood Rejects Trump Compromise on Funding: Abortion 'Vital to Our Mission'
The Donald Trump administration has reportedly told the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, that it can maintain its hundreds of millions of dollars in annual federal funding as long as it stops performing abortions altogether.
Mar 7, 2017
Texas Lt. Gov Calls Pastors to Engage in Alamo-Like Transgender Bathroom Battle
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is mobilizing pastors in Texas to be public advocates of a transgender bathroom bill that would require people use state-run bathrooms consistent with their biological sex and prevent local governments from enacting their own transgender bathroom ordinances.
Mar 7, 2017
Blind Christian Woman Refuses ISIS' Demands to Convert to Islam, Lives to Tell About It
A blind Christian woman who was trapped under Islamic State control in Mosul for over two years before she was finally able to escape has opened up about how she boldly refused militants' demands for her to denounce Christ and convert to Islam.
Mar 7, 2017
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke Who Led Millions to Christ Announces 'Farewell Crusade'
Prominent German-born evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, whose ministry has led 76 million people to Christ since 1974 and has had a profound impact on the continent of Africa, has announced his African "farewell" crusade.