Samuel Smith

Pastor who banned rainbow flag emoji from his Facebook page is forced to flee after receiving death threats
Pastor who banned rainbow flag emoji from his Facebook page is forced to flee after receiving death threats

Pastor Rich Penkoski has faced a severe backlash over his ban from members of the LGBT community. While most just protested by posting the rainbow emoji to his page, some have made threats of violence.

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says ignoring all the criticism that comes with her job would be harder if it weren\'t for her Christian faith
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says ignoring all the criticism that comes with her job would be harder if it weren't for her Christian faith

Conway, who was a prominent conservative pollster before becoming Trump's campaign manager in August 2016, said a lot of the criticism of her was 'gender-based'.

ISIS receipt surfaces in Mosul for sale of 20-year-old woman to jihadi for $1,500
ISIS receipt surfaces in Mosul for sale of 20-year-old woman to jihadi for $1,500

The 'bill of sale' for a young sex slave sold for around $1,500 was discovered in the recently liberated Iraqi city of Mosul.

Is it a sin for a Christian to provide services for a gay wedding? Pastor shares his thoughts
Is it a sin for a Christian to provide services for a gay wedding? Pastor shares his thoughts

One evangelical pastor explains why he thinks it is not a sin.

Iraqi officials say ISIS militants used church as a site to rape and imprison up to 200 women and girls
Iraqi officials say ISIS militants used church as a site to rape and imprison up to 200 women and girls

Barbaric ISIS militants had used the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Ephraim in eastern Mosul to abuse innocent women and girls

Supreme Court refuses to review case of Christian Marine who claims she was discharged over Bible verse
Supreme Court refuses to review case of Christian Marine who claims she was discharged over Bible verse

Former Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling claims she was unfairly discharged from the Marines after refusing to remove a Bible verse from her work station.

8 Christians killed by Islamic State militants were shot dead because they refused to recite Islamic creed
8 Christians killed by Islamic State militants were shot dead because they refused to recite Islamic creed

The eight Christians were killed by members of an Islamic State-linked group in the Philippines last month after refusing to recite the Shahada, an Islamic declaration of faith.

Terrorist attacks like Manchester are a sign of End Times, says pastor
Terrorist attacks like Manchester are a sign of End Times, says pastor

"A lot of people, we look at something like Manchester and we think of lawbreakers but we don't think about a spirit behind that and where that originated from," says Phil Hotsenpiller.

The two Bible verses North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is terrified of, according to one US senator

The Kim regime in North Korea, which has imprisoned, tortured and even killed thousands of Christians, is terrified of the Gospel, according to one US senator.

Joel and Victoria Osteen receive criticism after making hand gesture some people think is sign of the devil
Joel and Victoria Osteen receive criticism after making hand gesture some people think is sign of the devil

The televangelists were pictured with their son throwing up their pinky and index fingers, a sign more often seen with rock music fans.

Legendary actor Steve McQueen died with the Bible of evangelist Billy Graham in his arms
Legendary actor Steve McQueen died with the Bible of evangelist Billy Graham in his arms

Hollywood icon Steve McQueen accepted Christ months before he was diagnosed with fatal cancer

What happened when Donald Trump ditched protocol and gave evangelical leaders a guided tour of the White House
What happened when Donald Trump ditched protocol and gave evangelical leaders a guided tour of the White House

President Donald Trump did away with protocol by taking a large group of evangelical leaders up to the second floor of the White House for a tour the day before signing an executive order on religious liberty.

What is Donald Trump\'s executive order on religious liberty?  Here\'s what it does and doesn\'t do
What is Donald Trump's executive order on religious liberty? Here's what it does and doesn't do

Much has been made about the executive order promoting religious liberty signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday but what is it and what does it do? We explain.

Ex-radical Muslim explains the 8 different types of jihad
Ex-radical Muslim explains the 8 different types of jihad

Although most people think of war and Islamic-related terrorism when they think of the term "jihad," there are actually eight different types of jihad.