A Gay man has received a five-figure settlement from a Sheffield church after enduring an “exorcism” to rid him of homosexuality. @MattDrapps was a volunteer at St Thomas Philadelphia church in Sheffield, in 2014. During this time, he was invited to an “Encounter God Weekend” at the “contemporary, welcoming church”. According to an interview Matthew did with The Times, it was here that he was told “s3xual impurity” had allowed demons to enter his body and that an exorcism was to be performed to rid him of homosexuality. During the exorcism, Matthew said he was told to “break agreements with Hollywood and the media” that led him into an ungodly lifestyle. Looking back on it, Matthew remembers it being like “something out of a horror movie” and that the whole ordeal was “quite terrifying.” After the exorcism, Matt said he was left feeling ‘so depressed and “empty” that he considered taking his own life.’ In 2016 he left the church, and then made a formal complaint about the exorcis...