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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May 3, 2019
Cory Booker faces pushback for speaking at 'anti-LGBT' Willow Creek Church in 2011
After declining to speak at a Christian conservative gathering this week, Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is facing pushback for his decision years ago to speak at an Illinois megachurch known for its traditional stance on sexuality.
May 3, 2019
National Day of Prayer: Americans called to 'love one another' or risk destruction as divided nation
Christian leaders, lawmakers and distinguished guests packed into the U.S. Capitol for the 68th National Day of Prayer observance Thursday night, calling on Americans of all political stripes to “love one another” or run the risk letting a divided kingdom fall.
May 2, 2019
100 Nigerian Christians killed in April by Fulani militants, Boko Haram: NGO report
At least 100 Christians in Nigeria were killed and hundreds of others injured in April, according to a human rights watchdog group warning that Fulani attacks against Christian farming communities seem to be spreading further south.
May 2, 2019
National Day of Prayer: David Platt on the 'greatest hindrance' to advancing the Gospel
Influential megachurch pastor and best-selling author David Platt voiced concerns about a trend within church culture that he suspects might be the “greatest hindrance to the advancement of the Gospel” today.
May 2, 2019
Over 100 injured, 2 killed in Venezuela uprising; Maduro still in power
Dozens are injured and at least one woman is dead as clashes continued for the second day in Venezuela between opposition supporters and security forces loyal to socialist president Nicolas Maduro.
May 2, 2019
Interfaith leaders slam US law firm lobbying for Chinese gov’t, other repressive regimes
An interfaith group of religious leaders and human rights activists asked one of America’s top international law firms Wednesday to stop representing foreign governments known for their repeated human rights abuses.
May 1, 2019
Trump proposes charging fees for immigrants to apply for asylum
President Trump issued a memo Monday proposing changes to asylum policies that would, among other things, require migrants coming to the U.S. to pay fees for asylum and work permit applications.
Apr 30, 2019
Merriam-Webster dictionary euphemizes sex reassignment surgeries with new terms
Leading reference book producer Merriam-Webster has added three new terms to its online dictionary to accommodate the transgender community and LGBT activists who coined them.
Apr 30, 2019
Dad faces arrest if he refers to trans-identified daughter by her birth sex: court order
A father in Canada is facing the possibility of arrest if he refers to his trans-identified 14-year-old daughter as a “girl” after a court ordered that the teen be allowed to begin taking testosterone.
Apr 30, 2019
Pastor, 5 churchgoers killed by gunmen after Sunday service in Burkina Faso
A pastor and five churchgoers were murdered by gunmen while leaving their church in the West African nation of Burkina Faso on Sunday.