A controversial US preacher is being probed after telling his flock that women’s “primary functions” are washing up, cooking and cleaning. Pastor Donald Clough has been accused of penning “a masterclass in misogyny” over his claims the world is in a mess because too many women are refusing to submit to the will of their husbands.
The pastor told his congregation at Moray Coast Baptist Church, in the village of Garmouth, near Fochabers, that he wouldn’t like his wife to look ugly – but he also wouldn’t like her to “look sensual” in front of other men. The American fundamentalist penned a sermon that the National Secular Society (NSS) claims breaches charity guidelines.
According to his sermon, The Conduct of Christian Women, women should regard their role in life “to be married, to have children, and to tend to household affairs – the cooking, the cleaning, the washing up, the preparing of meals”. NSS head of campaigns Megan Manson said: “This is a masterclass in misogyny.
