Editing Spirit possession (section)

==== Baptist ====
In May 2021, the Baptist Deliverance Study Group of the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]], a [[Christian denomination]], issued a "warning against occult spirituality following the rise in people trying to communicate with the dead". The commission reported that "becoming involved in activities such as Spiritualism can open up a doorway to great spiritual oppression which requires a Christian rite to set that person free".{{sfnp|Showalter|2021}}

In September 2023, Pastor Rick Morrow of Beulah Church in [[Richland, Missouri]] gave a sermon in which he presented the cause of [[Autism spectrum|autism]] as, "the devil's attacked them, he's brought this infirmity upon them, he's got them where he wants them". He asserted that the cure for the [[neurodevelopmental disorder]] was prayer by claiming to "know a minister who has seen lots of kids that are autistic, that he cast that demon out, and they were healed, and then he had to pray and their brain was rewired and they were fixed."<ref name="FA">{{cite web |last1=Mehta |first1=Hemant |title=Baptist pastor falsely claims autism is demonic: "My God doesn't make junk" |url=https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/baptist-pastor-falsely-claims-autism |website=Friendly Atheist |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
Members of the pastor's community found his comment to be "derogatory toward individuals with certain disabilities." Their public outcry led to Morrow's resignation from the [[Board of education|school board]] on which he was a member.<ref name="KY3">{{cite web |last1=Hoffman |first1=Michael |title=Pastor resigns from Stoutland School Board amidst backlash from autism comments during sermon |url=https://www.ky3.com/2023/09/13/richland-mo-pastor-resigns-stoutland-mo-school-board-amidst-backlash-autism-comments-during-sermon/ |website=KY3 |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>

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