A Missouri preacher is on leave and seeking professional counseling following a sermon he gave chastising women who “let themselves go” after marriage and holding up former first lady Melania Trump as the pinnacle of feminine beauty.
A video of Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark's sermon before the 1st General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, has been widely circulated on social media and roundly panned as sexist and counter to Christian teachings.
In the video, Clark berated wives who gained weight after marriage and admonished that they should look good for their husbands, adding, “it’s important that he thinks you’re hot!
“I’m not saying every woman can be the epic — the epic – trophy wife of all time like Melania Trump,” Clark said, as a photo of the former first lady appeared behind him on a screen. “Most women can’t be trophy wives, but you know ... maybe you’re a participation trophy.”
The church’s website said Clark began his leave on March 2 and is seeking professional counseling.
