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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Jan 4, 2017
Is Obama Creating 'Abortion Mandate' With Sex Discrimination Law?
The Obama administration is trying to plant a seed that will eventually grow into a full-blown mandate that could require faith-based employers like religious orders and dioceses to pay for abortion coverage, a lawyer involved in a lawsuit against Obamacare's new health care regulations warns.
Jan 4, 2017
Vatican Debunks Fake Pope Quotes Calling Jesus, Muhammad 'Distinctly The Same'
No, Pope Francis does not believe that the spiritual lessons found in the Quran "are just as valid" as ones found in the Holy Bible nor does he want to combine Islam and Christianity.
Jan 4, 2017
Pakistani Evangelist Faces Life in Prison for Trumped-Up Blasphemy Charge
A Christian evangelist and father of three in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after he was falsely accused of desecrating the Quran.
Jan 3, 2017
Nick Cannon Claims Planned Parenthood Is 'Better,' Has 'Evolved' Since Margaret Sanger
Despite being a vocal critic of Planned Parenthood, popular rapper and entertainer Nick Cannon has let it be known that he is "neither pro-life nor pro-choice" and doesn't believe a man nor government should have any say over what a woman does with her body.
Jan 3, 2017
ISIS Claims Istanbul Nightclub Terror Attack Was Targeted at Killing 'Pagan' Christians
The Islamic State terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the first terrorist attack of the year, saying that Sunday's atrocity at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, was an attack on "Christians" celebrating an "apostate holiday."
Jan 2, 2017
Pakistan: Muslims Demand Shaan Taseer Be Killed for Anti-Blasphemy Post on Facebook
The son of a Pakistani governor who was assassinated over his opposition to the nation's blasphemy laws is now the subject of a fatwa calling for his death after he criticized the nation's blasphemy laws and voiced his support for its victims on Facebook.
Jan 2, 2017
Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Transgender Health Care Mandate
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction against the controversial Obamacare mandate that opponents say requires religious doctors to violate their medical judgement and religious beliefs to perform gender reassignment surgeries and other transgender procedures.
Jan 2, 2017
'Hand of God' Led Trump to Victory, Not Russian Hackers, 'Wiki-Leaky or Whatever,' Franklin Graham Says
Leading evangelist Franklin Graham says that president-elect Donald Trump won the 2016 election because of the "hand of God," not because of Russian hackers.
Dec 30, 2016
90,000 Christians Killed in 2016, 1 Every 6 Minutes: Study
Christians continue to be the most persecuted believers in the world with over 90,000 followers of Christ being killed in the last year, according to prominent Italian sociologist and author Massimo Introvigne.
Dec 30, 2016
Franklin Graham Wants Trump to Make America a Global 'Peacemaker' Again
Popular evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to restore the United States to its role as a global peacemaker following what some have called one of the worst foreign policy presidencies in American history.