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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Aug 2, 2019
3 Founders Ministries board members resign after controversial trailer is called 'sin'
Three Founders Ministries board members resigned this week after a controversial trailer the organization released for its upcoming cinedoc on social justice in the Southern Baptist Convention seemed to demonize sexual abuse survivors.
Aug 2, 2019
Trump DHS extends deportation protection for 7,000 Syrians as civil war continues
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday approved an 18-month extension for the temporary protected status for thousands of Syrian immigrants who feared they might face deportation.
Aug 2, 2019
Christian girl kidnapped, forced into Islamic marriage in Pakistan
The parents of a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl who was abducted in July and forced into an Islamic marriage are now battling the justice system in an attempt to rescue their daughter from her captors.
Aug 1, 2019
Iran sentences Christian convert to 1 year in prison for 'acting against national security'
An Iranian Christian convert was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of “acting against national security" and engaging in “propaganda against the system" as crackdowns against Christians continue, the aid group International Christian Response reports.
Aug 1, 2019
Syrian Christians in US fear deportation as their protected status is in 'jeopardy'
Thousands of Syrian immigrants in the U.S., including Christians, could be at risk of deportation back to their dangerous and deadly home country as a decision by the Trump administration to extend their longstanding temporary protected status has yet to be made as a crucial deadline looms, advocates say.
Jul 31, 2019
Buttigieg cites Proverbs to shame conservative Christians over minimum wage
Conservative evangelicals have responded after Democrat 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg used a verse from the Old Testament book of Proverbs during Tuesday night’s Democratic primary debate to shame Christian Republicans who oppose a $15 minimum wage.
Jul 31, 2019
Kamala Harris' 'Medicare for All' plan slammed as example of abortion 'extremism'
A leading pro-life advocate is speaking out against the "Medicare for All" plan proposed by Democrat 2020 hopeful Kamala Harris, concerned that it would allow taxpayer funding for abortion.
Jul 31, 2019
Founders Ministries expresses 'regret' over divisive film trailer as SBC leaders back out
The head of Founders Ministries has responded to the backlash he received after the organization released a controversial trailer last week for its upcoming documentary that was highly critical of the social justice push within the Southern Baptist Convention and evangelical churches.
Jul 31, 2019
Ravi Zacharias shares the 'most important phrase in the Ten Commandments'
Renowned Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias sat down with popular Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro this month to discuss a number of philosophical and theological topics, including what he believes to be the "most important phrase" in the Ten Commandments.
Jul 30, 2019
Trump holds meeting with black pastors amid Rep. Cummings, Al Sharpton tirade
President Donald Trump met with a group of predominantly black inner-city pastors at the White House on Monday after a weekend of blasting one of the more prominent African-American members of Congress and the city he represents.