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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Dec 20, 2019
Trump officials call on 69 countries to decriminalize homosexuality
The Trump administration is calling on 69 countries that criminalize homosexuality to expand protections for LGBT citizens, a call that is backed by at least one conservative evangelical leader.
Dec 20, 2019
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap pastor amid spike in abductions
A bivocational pastor was abducted by gunmen in Nigeria earlier this week, according to multiple news reports from the African nation. Police have mobilized a search team to track down the abductors.
Dec 19, 2019
Tennessee to continue accepting refugees as Republican gov. upsets conservatives
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has given consent to allow refugee resettlement in 2020 in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order giving states and localities the ability to block resettlement.
Dec 19, 2019
Church settles breastfeeding lawsuit after telling mother she could cause men to lust
A church in Michigan has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a mother who claimed she was shamed by church staff for breastfeeding her baby during a service in 2018.
Dec 19, 2019
Senate compromise to reauthorize USCIRF included in spending bill as deadline looms
The U.S. Senate has agreed on a compromise for the reauthorization of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as funding for the congressionally mandated watchdog body is set to expire this month if Congress does not act.
Dec 18, 2019
Supreme Court to hear 2 cases on employment decisions for religious institutions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear appeals brought forth by two California Catholic schools sued for terminating religion teachers, a case that could determine how far ministerial exceptions go in protecting employment decisions for religious institutions.
Dec 18, 2019
Christian university blocks pro-life group but says it doesn't support abortion
A Christian university in Tennessee is standing behind its student senate’s decision not to officially recognize a local chapter of the pro-life activist organization Students for Life of America. However, students are still hopeful they will be able to get recognition in the spring.
Dec 18, 2019
Coptic activist arrested on 'preposterous charges' in Egypt; UN agency demands release
The international community is condemning Egypt’s imprisonment of a prominent Coptic Christian activist who they say has been jailed on “preposterous charges” despite the government’s promises to promote religious coexistence.
Dec 18, 2019
New York school district reverses decision to reject student's Christian club
A public school district in New York will allow a freshman student to form a Christian club after school officials refused her request for months, a national legal group reports.
Dec 17, 2019
35 psychologists resign from UK gender identity clinic with 3,000 kids on wait list
Thirty-five psychologists have resigned from the children’s gender-identity service in London in the last three years as there has been an exponential increase in referrals for gender dysphoria in the last decade, according to an investigation from Sky News.