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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Oct 27, 2016
Wheaton College Trustees Admit Suspending 'Same-God' Prof. Larycia Hawkins Was 'Error in Judgment'
Wheaton College's board of trustees have admitted that the evangelical school erred in judgment when it placed political science professor Larycia Hawkins on administrative leave last winter after she posted on Facebook that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
Oct 27, 2016
Pushing Faith Out of the Public Square Now 'Normal,' 'Accepted,' Robert P. George Warns
The belief that religion should be excluded from any role in the public square has become the "normal" and "accepted" view in today's society, Princeton law professor Robert George warned Wednesday night at an awards dinner honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Oct 26, 2016
'Sniper of Mosul' Shoots ISIS Jihadi to Save Iraqi Teen From Beheading
An Iraqi marksman known by the name "Sniper of Mosul" killed an Islamic State terrorist moments before the militant was going to publicly behead an Iraqi teenager, British news sites are reporting.
Oct 26, 2016
Georgia Demands Pastor Surrender Sermons After Filing Federal Religious Discrimination Claim
A Seventh-day Adventist lay minister who says he was fired by Georgia's Department of Public Health after officials were assigned to watch and review the content of his sermons, says he will not comply with the state's demands that he hand over his sermons for review by state attorneys.
Oct 26, 2016
Tim Tebow Defends His Baseball Dream in Interview With ESPN Critic Stephen A Smith (Watch)
Popular Christian athlete and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow eloquently answered criticisms about his decision to drop his professional football aspirations and pursue a career in baseball on Tuesday when he was put in the "hot seat" on an episode of "First Take" on ESPN 2.
Oct 26, 2016
Not Letting Evangelicals, White Working Class Express Their Opinions 'A Recipe for Social Division,' Scholar Says
White evangelical Protestants are more likely to hold a negative view of today's American culture than any other social demographic, an extensive new survey released by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute has found.
Oct 25, 2016
'I'm Not Ashamed' Filmmakers May Sue Google for Banning Film's YouTube Trailer for Nearly a Year
The producer for the movie "I'm Not Ashamed," starring "Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson, is accusing Google of having an anti-Christian bias in its decision to remove the film's trailer from YouTube for over a year and is now considering legal action.
Oct 24, 2016
Max Lucado Never Agreed to Be in Anti-Trump Ad Launched by Progressive Christian Group
Best-selling Christian author and preacher Max Lucado was never consulted about being featured in a progressive Christian nonprofit's anti-Donald Trump ad campaign that launched last week and includes audio from his interview with National Public Radio earlier this year.
Oct 24, 2016
ISIS Burns 6 Men Alive in Bakery, Uses Dough Mixer to Kill 250 Children
A Syrian woman has recounted the horrifying details of how Islamic State jihadis killed hundreds of children in her village and executed her son after he refused to deny his faith in Jesus Christ.
Oct 24, 2016
Christian Bakers Fined for Refusing to Make Gay Marriage 'Bert and Ernie' Cake Lose Appeal
The Christian owners of an Irish bakery who were found guilty of discrimination and fined £500 last year over their refusal to bake a pro-gay marriage cake because it would have violated their religious beliefs lost their appeal on Monday.