Missouri pastor under fire after preaching autism is caused by the devil: ‘God doesn’t make junk’

The pastor of a Missouri religion landed himself successful blistery h2o aft preaching that autism is caused by “demonic” powers — insisting parents should “just formed the demon out” to cure their children.

Pastor Rick Morrow, of the Beulah Baptist Church successful Richland, sparked outrage among parishioners pursuing the live-streamed sermon erstwhile helium made the arguable remarks connected September 6.

“If it’s not demonic, past we person to accidental God made them that way,” helium said. “That’s the lone different explanation.”

“Either the devil has attacked them, he’s brought this infirmity upon them, he’s got them wherever helium wants them, and/or God conscionable doesn’t similar them precise much, and helium made them that way. “

“Well my God doesn’t marque junk. God doesn’t marque messiness ups.”

Morrow besides claimed to cognize a curate who had cured “lots of kids that are autistic” conscionable by praying for them.

“He had to commune and their encephalon was rewired and they were fixed,” helium said.

Pastor Rick Morrow’s sermon was posed to the Facebook radical of Beluah Baptist Church successful Richland Missouri Rick Morrow/Facebook

The sermon was aboriginal posted to the Beulah church’s Facebook profile, wherever it rapidly racked up hundreds of thousands of views and scores of comments demanding Morrow’s resignation. It has since been taken down.

Samantha Jaramillo, a parent and autism consciousness advocate, called Morrow a “false prophet” successful a heated effect connected Facebook.

“Imagine idiosyncratic getting up connected a pulpit and preaching that your kid was junk,” she said. “People entrust you with starring them successful their faith. They look to you to assistance usher them to the Lord. How bittersweet that you instrumentality implicit advantage. How bittersweet that you’ve led truthful galore lives astray.”

Mia Daughtery, the parent of an autistic boy, vowed to debar Morrow’s church.

“I’ll ne'er deliberation that maine oregon my children oregon others that I cognize and emotion who person autism are demonic. They were made precisely however they were meant to beryllium made,” she wrote.

“This is not preaching love. I americium truthful bittersweet listening to this. I’ll ne'er measurement ft successful this religion again.”

The preacher aboriginal dialed his comments back, explaining helium though autism was “junk,” not the radical who person itRick Morrow/Facebook

Morrow somewhat recanted his comments during different sermon Sunday, explaining helium thought autism was junk, not the children affected by it.

“I person been told that autism is simply a blessing from God. I person been told that I’m the evil one,” Morrow said, according to The Kansas City Star.

“But you cognize what? If I was to basal up present and accidental crab is junk, radical would agree. If I were to basal up present and accidental addiction is junk, radical would agree.”

The backlash led to Morrow’s resignation connected Tuesday from a presumption helium besides held connected the Stoutland School Board, KY3 reported.

Beulah Church could not beryllium reached for remark erstwhile contacted by The Post.