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 4, 2019
NFL star linebacker fined $7,000 for wearing 'Man of God' headband during game
New Orleans Saints Linebacker Demario Davis was fined thousands of dollars for wearing a headband during last Sunday’s game that reads “Man of God.”
Oct 4, 2019
Supreme Court to hear first abortion case since Kavanaugh, Gorsuch confirmations
To the delight of pro-life advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will consider a challenge to a Republican-backed Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
Oct 4, 2019
World Vision launches new era of child sponsorship where kids pick their sponsors
Sponsor children from impoverished countries worldwide now have the opportunity to do what they have never been able to do before: choose their sponsors.
Oct 3, 2019
5 Christian men among 35 killed in series of attacks in Burkina Faso
At least five Christian men and 30 others were reportedly killed during a spate of recent attacks in northern Burkina Faso, a region plagued by Islamic extremist violence in recent years.
Oct 3, 2019
Detroit church's gas giveaway shut down by police after 30 minutes due to massive turnout
A church’s free gas giveaway in Detroit was shut down by police over the weekend because so many cars got in line for the promotion that traffic was backed up nearly to the highway.
Oct 3, 2019
Trump admin sued over new refugee executive order; advocates want clarity
The International Refugee Assistance Project filed a lawsuit seeking answers on how President Donald Trump’s executive order giving states and localities the ability to block refugee resettlement was created as questions remain about how it’ll be implemented.
Oct 2, 2019
Court gives Norway's CPS 'permanent' custody of 3 American children taken away from parents
A child welfare court in Norway has awarded custody of three American children who were removed from their parents’ home this year to the state child services agency even though the criminal case against the parents was dropped, the mother told The Christian Post.
Oct 2, 2019
Betsy DeVos backs Prison Fellowship push to increase inmates' access to college education
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Monday endorsed a legislative effort backed by evangelical prison ministry Prison Fellowship to make incarcerated inmates eligible to receive federal grants for higher education.
Oct 1, 2019
3 'best’ and ‘worst' new TV shows for families this fall: Parents Television Council
The Parents Television Council has released its annual guide to help parents determine which shows premiering this fall are appropriate for families and which shows their children should stay away from.
Oct 1, 2019
Imprisoned Iranian pastor's kids denied school certificates for refusing to study Islam
Imprisoned Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has gone on a hunger strike to protest the regime's attempt to bar his children from completing their education because they refuse to study Islam and read the Quran.