Hello?! The … Clark continued to provide unsolicited marriage advice for women, which included watching your weight, wearing makeup, and wearing perfume. "In keeping with our structure, the Executive Committee recommended that the Council of Associations and the MoArk Presbytery research the statements and take appropriate action.". "Now, look, I'm not saying every woman can be epic – the epic trophy wife of all time like Melania Trump – I'm not saying that at all," he continued. None of that is very helpful because it doesn’t matter who’s delivering this sermon or what they look like. Stewart Allen Clark is serving as the pastor of the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri and now he’s on leave after he said wives should make themselves sexually available to their husbands, “lose weight,” and look less “butch.”. Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark and his model woman Melania Trump. During a sermon he delivered on February 21 — which has since been deleted from the church’s website and YouTube/Vimeo — Clark gave a sermon on how to keep your marriage strong. This kind of mentality, as many Christians and former Christians would tell you, is groundwork for abuse. It’s this post I read today about a pastor in Missouri who advises his female congregants to “look pretty” so their husbands won’t go astray. Why do they do that?…. (Oops.). It’s never the other way around. That’s how important this is! Malden First General Baptist Church confirmed on Tuesday that the pastor was taking a leave of absence. Clark said. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The Friendly Atheist Blog brings us the story of one Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri. Each General Baptist church has autonomy from the national organization, and as a result General Baptist Ministries does not have authority related to the employment of any pastor or church leader in a local congregation. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. That’s all. A PASTOR was slammed for telling women in his congregation to "lose weight" and hailing Melania Trump as the ultimate "trophy wife.". | Facebook/Reagan Williams A Missouri pastor who told women in his congregation to keep slim, wear makeup and be sexually available for their husbands to keep their marriages healthy is now under investigation by his denomination and is “seeking professional counseling” after backlash over his advice. All rights reserved. The fact that he doesn’t realize those things aren’t universal is (ahem) telling. At least that’s not the focus of this sermon. Baptist preacher Stewart-Allen Clark, 55, made the disparaging remarks during a sermon at the First General Baptist Church in Missouri last month. Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of Missouri's Malden First General Baptist Church is on leave and in counseling, the church told local CBS News affiliate KCTV. Here’s some free relationship advice for you: Never listen to Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri. So how important is this? Get our FREE Newsletters and special offers! 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Stewart-Allen Clark, a preacher at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, said in his February 21 that each man needs "an attractive wife." Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, is trending on social media and making national news for preaching a sermon in February suggesting that wives who “let themselves go” is the reason husbands stray sexually.. Because you’re in my office, you and your husband, and we’re talking about your marriage, and you’ve asked me this question about “What can I do about that?” All right, if you were sitting in my office, here’s the first thing I’d say to you — and boy, I hate to say this, this is why I don’t do marital counseling anymore — and that is… weight control. He was a kind hearted man who would find joy in learning different languages such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Russian & more and would practice them by talking to strangers out in public, making for some pretty entertaining content. "Don't give him a reason to be looking around. We do not know if Pastor Clark has any daughters but if he does he is the shittiest father on record and some girldads are going to take out some anger on him, no matter how beautiful our daughters may be. This compilation below is already cringe-worthy, but I suspect some viewers might have a more visceral reaction to the kind of abusive, misogynistic messages he’s sending to women. "As of March 2, 2021, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark has taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling," the … It’s called the wedding cake. A PASTOR was slammed for telling women in his congregation to "lose weight" and hailing Melania Trump as the ultimate "trophy wife." ", The pastor acknowledged that not everyone can look like the former first lady, but urged women that they should at least avoid looking "butch.". . MALDEN, Mo. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. His answers? A Baptist Pastor Delivered a Wildly Sexist Sermon Telling Wives to Lose Weight. A Missouri pastor is seeking "professional counseling" after having delivered a sermon that advised women to lose weight and aspire to resemble former first lady Melania Trump. Furthermore, we believe that all individuals regardless of any other factors are so loved by God that Christ died for them. Robert Jeffress: You’ll Work in Heaven ...", A Texas Newspaper Published an Essay ...". More Missouri Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark on Leave After 'Trophy Wife' Sermon A Baptist pastor is on leave after being criticized for sexist and racist comments he made about women during a sermon to his congregation. "[Clark's] sermon included comments that are not consistent with the positions and values of General Baptists," the statement says. Makeup is a good thing!" American pastor Stewart-Allen Clark based in Missouri has taken a leave of absence from his church, after sparking outrage over his suggestion that women look trim like former US First Lady Melania Trump. Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark took a leave of absence after receiving widespread criticism for his sermon given in late February. Get our FREE Newsletters and special offers! Jesse and Brittany discuss their non-stereotypical approach to Peloton, listener emails and voicemails related to cancel culture, the stimulus bill, and facing elections in the future, Pastor Stewart Allen-Clark’s take on women and the highlights and the lowlights of the stimulus bill. A Missouri pastor has been labeled "sexist" after he delivered a sermon telling women to keep their body weight under control because sex is the "main reason" that men marry women. In fact, he preached about it from his church, according to video captured by the Friendly Atheist. You know, my little boy said, “Why do girls wear makeup and perfume?” You say “Because they’re ugly and they stink.” You don’t want to be ugly and stink! Here’s some free relationship advice for you: Never listen to Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri.. During a sermon he delivered on February 21 — which has since been deleted from the church’s website and YouTube/Vimeo — Clark gave a sermon on how to keep your marriage strong. If he apologized, it’s certainly not obvious. "My little boy said, 'Why do girls wear makeup and perfume?' A video of the speech, in which Clark claimed women "let themselves go" after marriage, went viral online – and led to mass backlash and the preacher being put on a leave of absence. A Baptist pastor is on leave after being criticized for sexist and racist comments he made about women during a sermon. After video of the sermon went viral this week, Clark's Twitter account was flooded with comments about his hypocrisy and using religion to shame women. Yes, you heard it right! Stewart-Allen Clark, a pastor at First General Baptist church in Malden, Missouri, is on leave after a sexist sermon about marriage and women’s appearances. When reached for comment, General Baptist Ministries, the umbrella organization overseeing this place, issued a pathetic statement without even explaining why they were saying it. And the fact that this conversation has been occurring within Christian circles for years now — and still never made its way to this particular church — is an indication of the bubble these people live in. "Real pastors don't fat shame women," wrote user David Gough. It’s awful no matter what. OK, point taken.". Stewart-Allen Clark, pastor of the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, is seen in video clips of a Feb. 21 sermon questioning the appearance of women after they marry their husbands. Stewart-Allen Clark, the pastor of the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, has a problem with women these days. You know, makeup! Pastor Stewart Allen-Clark of First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, told the women in his church during a 20-minute sermon last month that was posted on Facebook. It suggests they don’t take any of this very seriously. The article goes on to state the following: “As of March 2, 2021, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark has taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling,” the Church said in a statement on its website. I can’t go through all the problems with his thinking here because it’s just… a lot. (A longer version is here.). Video of the misogynistic sermon was shared so widely online that the General Baptist Ministries released a statement on Monday condemning the pastor. Why is that? — A pastor from Missouri is in professional counseling after many people are saying he gave a sexist sermon.A viral video shows Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark preaching on … Fair warning. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It’s like they just hope no one will notice. There’s a certain level of misogyny built in to traditional Christian religion more often than not—women, submit to your husbands; women, take no leadership roles—but for Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark, apparently the Bible’s own misogynistic views weren’t enough, so he decided to preach his own to the congregation of Malden First General Baptist Church. They’re just not hot enough for him and by golly, he has had enough. It puts all the weight of a marriage on one person and provides a scapegoat for anything that goes wrong. Copyright 2008-2021, Patheos. If you didn’t read everything I just posted, you’d have no clue what they’re talking about. "You know makeup? Pictured, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark at Missouri’s Malden First General Baptist Church caught on video sexist sermon. In recent days, yet another scandal has exploded across evangelicalism. A Baptist preacher at the Missouri Bootheel went on leave this week after preaching that women who “could not be the all-time epic trophy wives like Melania Trump” should still try to compete in the heat of the snow. Clark says in the video. You hear me? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Scientists have discovered, by the way, a food that diminishes the woman’s sex drive. 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"I find it hilarious that an extremely overweight man is lecturing women about gaining weight after they get married," Twitter use Amyana Mills wrote. But you don’t need to look like a butch either! Stewart-Allen Clark at the Malden First General Baptist Church is temporarily no longer preaching after a video of the sermon went viral. I have relatives in that area . Amen?! Because they're ugly and they stink. Let me tell you something: I have a friend. A couple obvious points that come up here: There’s an underlying assumption that it’s the woman’s responsibility to satisfy her husband and be eye candy for him, and that it’s her fault if he strays, and that it’s her responsibility to make him happy. You hear me?" So what brings up today’s topic? "As of March 2, 2021, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark has taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling," the church said. Whether he implied it or not, there’s no set of rules a husband has to follow that’s in any way the equivalent of what he’s telling women. I’m so glad you asked that question! Like I said, the video is no longer on the church’s website, but there’s no explanation for that deletion either. It also implies nothing’s going to happen to Pastor Clark because it’s just not their business. Right-Wing Atheists Are Oddly Excited About CPAC Embracing Secular Conspiracies, "Hey! Don’t give him a reason to be looking around. Hey Pastor Clark… here’s something for you to think about. That’s vague as hell. But you say, “How can I do that?” Oh, I’m so glad you asked that question! Now look, I’m not saying every woman can be the epic, the epic trophy wife of all time, like Melania Trump — I’m not saying that at all. "He looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.". This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. By the way, I’ve seen a number of comments online focusing on his looks — like he’s one to talk. A video widely circulated on social media shows Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark's sermon before the 1st General Baptist Church in Malden in the state's bootheel. And ladies, here’s the thing you need to know about men: Don’t give him a reason to be like this distracted boyfriend. Why is it so many times that women, after they get married, let themselves go? He also shared an anecdote about a friend of his who gave his wife a "divorce weight" limit. Hahahahahahahaha, yeah. "Ladies, here's the thing you need to know about men: Don't give him a reason to be like this 'distracted boyfriend.' It’s the theological version of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. He also weirdly implies that all men find the exact same kind of woman attractive, and all relationships have the same kind of dynamics, and no woman cares about a man’s attractiveness, and no woman has a sex drive like a man, and all women have less sex after marriage. But it’s disturbing that not a single staffer at this church who knew what he was going to talk about talked him out of it. ... Want more from the Friendly Atheist? Also, the response from women online is none of their concern. So, okay, why is it so many times that women, after they get married, let themselves go? Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark took a leave of absence Tuesday from First General Baptist in Malden after widespread criticism of his sexist sermon in late February. Baptist preacher Stewart-Allen Clark… View our online Press Pack. Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark came under fire for a sermon where he offered advice to wives, stating that it would stop their husbands from becoming 'distracted' by other women. He has put a “divorce weight” on his wife! Or else it’s all her fault when he strays. The wife needs to look hot — like Melania Trump, preferably — and that means losing weight and submitting to her husband’s sexual desires at all times. Neither of them have issued any kind of public statement regarding the sermon. Want more from the Friendly Atheist? I don’t know. Stewart-Allen Clark Sparked a Fustercluck of Biblical Proportions. Pastor Stewart Allen Clark at Malden First General Baptist Church in Missouri goes on leave following sexist sermon demanding women must look good for their husbands along with insisting that they lose weight while holding Melania Trump as a trophy wife benchmark. . For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark was slammed for telling his congregation women should lose weight to keep their husbands from straying, Clark called Melania Trump to ultimate 'trophy wife', Clark said every woman can't be an 'epic' trophy wife like Melania Trump, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Missouri pastor Stewart-Allen Clark is on leave after saying women should strive to look like Melania Trump in order to keep their husband’s attention. For other inquiries, Contact Us. A MISSOURI pastor has been ousted after he called Melania Trump a "trophy wife" and told women to "lose weight."