Then, last Tuesday, Clark’s own church posted a statement saying he had “taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling. The post added that Clark will no longer moderate an upcoming meeting for the General Association of General Baptist. “The sermon included comments that are not consistent with the positions and values of General Baptists.” A southeastern Missouri preacher went on leave from his church and is seeking professional counseling after giving a sermon that chastised married women who let themselves go and held up former first lady Melania Trump as the pinnacle of feminine beauty. ![]() Furthermore, we believe that all individuals regardless of any other factors are so loved by God that Christ died for them,” the post read. “General Baptists believe that every woman was created in the image of God, and they should be valued for that reason. The next day, General Baptist Ministries responded to the widespread criticism in a Facebook post. Thousands of comments flooded her post accusing the pastor of being sexist, misogynist and perpetuating antiquated, negative tropes about woman and men. 28, captioned the video saying, “On this lovely Sunday morning I spent my time getting ready listening to a head pastor in Malden who so nonchalantly decided to exercise pastoral abuse towards women." Later that morning, Reagan Williams, who posted the sermon on Facebook on Feb. Don’t let yourself go.”īut criticism was swift. He also went on to make excuses for his sexist diatribe, saying, “Ladies, it’s the way God made us. But you don’t need to look like a butch either.” I don’t know, but all I can say is not everybody looks like that. "Most women can’t be trophy wives, but you know, maybe you’re a participation trophy. ![]() I’m not saying that at all," Clark said, as a photo of Trump appeared on a screen behind him. “Now look, I’m not saying every woman can be the epic, epic trophy wife of all time like Melania Trump. Although the church hasn’t publicly posted the video, a lengthy snippet of the sermon was widely circulated online, garnering thousands of views. In a sermon last Sunday, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of Malden First General Baptist Church in Missouri said wives should lose weight and maintain their appearances in order to keep their husbands’ attention. ![]() pastor has gone on leave after preaching that men marry women for sex and that wives should lose weight and aspire to resemble former first lady Melania Trump.
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