A controversial Danish religious group is claiming that autism is not just a mere neurodevelopmental disorder. Its members believe that autism is caused by demons.
The Last Reformation, a controversial evangelical Christian group that originated from Denmark, has been staging various healing sessions to help people recover from various conditions, including autism. The group's members claimed that they were able to drive demons out of people with autism.
The Danish Religious Group's Beliefs About The Link Between Demons And Autism
Torben Sondergaard, founder of The Last Reformation, narrated to The Local how he was able to cast a demon out of 9-year-old Australian girl with autism. "She was with her mother and we all prayed and the demon was cast out and she was happy and the mother was happy," he recalled.
Sondergaard, however, clarified that The Last Reformation does not offer cure to autism. He explained that they are only teaching people how to pray so that they may be able to cast demons and heal diseases just like what Jesus did.
Sondergaard also emphasized that the The Last Reformation is not a church or a cult. He affirmed that it is a religious movement with members who chose to detach from the church to live a life with Christ.
Autism Campaigners Are Offended By The Danish Religious Group's Claims
The Danish religious group has been heavily criticized for promoting that people with autism are possessed with demons. The group, which is currently in Spain conducting "spirituality seminars," was welcomed with protests by autism campaigners who found its claims offensive.
Fiona O'Leary, a member of the group Autistic Rights Together and a mother of two children with autism, called the group's claims "dangerous." She said that the group is terrifying vulnerable people and children with autism by conditioning their minds that they are possessed with demons.
"They seem to target vulnerable people," O'Leary stated. "It is truly horrendous what this group is doing."
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