State Street Preacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American street preacher
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Place of Birth: Mississippi, United States
About State Street Preacher
- Samuel Chambers (born May 22, 1938), better known by his nickname The State Street Preacher is a street preacher from Chicago, Illinois.
- Chambers has been a fixture on Chicago's State Street since 1969, usually seen preaching for up to 8 hours a day, six days a week.
- Chambers' preaching has been controversial, particularly because he frequently tells people they're going to hell.Chambers was born in Mississippi.
- He claims that when he was 13, God appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to spread God's word to the people.
- Chambers began preaching on State Street around 1969 and as of 2004, claimed to preach "from 12:30 or so until 8:30 or nine o'clock, 6 days a week, sometimes 7." Chambers initially began preaching at the intersection of State and Madison but later moved a block north to intersection of State and Washington Street, usually standing in front of the Marshall Field and Company Building or an Old Navy store (which moved in 2012).
- Chambers also is a pastor at High Way Church of God in Christ and is married with eight children.Chambers has been a controversial figure during his preaching career.
- Chambers is strongly opposed to homosexuality, premarital sex, smoking and crossdressing and frequently tells people he suspects of engaging in these activities that they're going to hell.
- Chambers also preaches that women's primary purpose is to have children and obey men.
- Chambers' preaching is unpopular with many, and he has been subject to violence on multiple occasions, claiming that people have spit on, maced, and threatened violence towards him.
- He reported that in one incident someone attempted to burn his clothes while he was wearing them.
- Chambers was assaulted by two men on May 21, 2014, but declined medical treatment and returned to preach the following day, telling reporters he was ready to forgive the attackers.After a Donald Trump rally was canceled due to protests in Chicago, a meme of Chambers went viral in response to claims that people in Chicago didn't respect free speech.
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