William Branham Historical Research

Weird Doctrines: From Sacred To Strange

Religion EN ↓ 33 episodes

Weird Doctrines: From Sacred To Strange is a grab-bag exploration of the beliefs, stories, and subcultures that live at the edge of religion, folklore, and pop culture. One episode might trace a fringe teaching or prophetic claim; the next might jump into UFO lore, urban legends, oddball history, or why a pinball machine can become a cultural time capsule. Expect curious questions, careful sourcing, and a mix of humor and seriousness where it matters. If it has ever made you say, "Wait... people really believed that?"—it belongs here. Views expressed by guests or co-hosts are their own and do...

Author

William Branham Historical Research

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Religion

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william-branham.org

Latest episode

Dec 29, 2025

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Episodes

Inside the Mythology: John and Jed on IHOPKC, Faith, and Psychological Escape | Jed Hartley 29.12.2025

John and Jed discuss the strange world of charismatic lore, looking honestly at how supernatural testimonies, miracle stories, and movement mythology shape the inner life of believers. Together, they explore how testimonies are created, how disassociation reinforces spiritual narratives, and why people inside revival culture often feel pressure to reinterpret reality through faith language. They a...

Weird Doctrines: Be Kind to the Cult ... or ELSE!!! 05.08.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the unusual doctrine about non-cult members, and how that doctrine is intended to bypass the plan of salvation. They critically examine the bizarre and harmful doctrines propagated by these Latter Rain / NAR movements, such as the notion tha...

Weird Doctrines: The Gospel of Pat Boone 22.07.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  The William Branham Historical Research Podcast delves into the strange teachings and practices of the Branham movement, exploring how preachers manipulate and misinterpret historical events and cultural phenomena to enforce their doctrines. John Collins, the au...

Weird Doctrines - Integration of Church and State 24.06.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the subtle integration of Church and State happening among some churches of influence and the double standard created when many of those same churches cry foul when it does not fit their agendas.

Weird Doctrines: NAR Prophets and Politics 03.06.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the NAR's strange mixture of religion and politics and examine failed "prophecies" regarding political candidates. ______________________ – Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/branham – Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube....

Weird Doctrines - The Gospel of Divine Healing 06.05.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John explore the "Gospel" of Divine Healing from the perspective of a leader in the movement who is also in need of the alleged "Gospel". ______________________ – Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/branham – Subscribe to the channel: https://ww...

Weird Doctrines: The Pentecostal Foot Fetish 01.04.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the weird doctrines against women exposing their toes by wearing sandals ... to seduce men into sex.

Weird Doctrines: The Marks of the Beast 18.03.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the ever-changing predictions about the "Mark of the Beast" from the Book of Revelation.

Weird Doctrines: Thou Shalt Not Superbowl!!! 12.02.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss ministers' weird statements about the Superbowl and football players with Superbowl rings.

Weird Doctrines: Martin Luther King and the Race War 15.01.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John explore the strange things that preachers say about Martin Luther King, segregation and/or integration of races, and the impending "race war" prediction made by William Branham and other white supremacists. We discuss: * Ministers supporting the rac...

Weird Doctrines: Relics, Iconography, and Idolatry 08.01.2024

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John discuss the relics, iconography, and flat-out idolatry that is found in the "Message" movement and its splinter groups. We discuss: * Books, Statues, Furniture, Paintings and more * Various "Words of God" * Worship of man-made objects * Unnatural re...

Merry Christmas! 25.12.2023

James and John discuss Weird doctrines about Christmas in the "Message" and the strange and unusual things from their past. Merry Christmas! From our house to yours!

Weird Doctrines: Thou Shalt Not Vote Me Out 18.12.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John examine the weird doctrines about voting within the churches. We discuss: * Doctrines against females voting * Churches with no pastoral vote * Ethics and legalities ______________________ – Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/branham  – Su...

Weird Doctrines: A Superhuman Race From a Dead Guy's Tomb 04.12.2023

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast James and John examine the weird doctrines about a "superhuman race," how ministers dance around that doctrine, and where it came from. We discuss: * Ministers agreeing with Hitler's concept of developing a super race * British Israelism * Pyramidism * King's Cham...

Weird Doctrines: A Church Culling 20.11.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the culling of a church by the minister and deacons. We discuss: * Opening prayer designed to intimidate * "Speaking in Tongues" designed to intimidate * Embarrassing children to intimidate the parents * Singling out members of the congreg...

Weird Doctrines: How To Be Bad People to Those Who Leave 06.11.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the weird doctrines preachers use to teach people how to behave badly to those who leave their church for another Christian church. We discuss: * Fear tactics * Shame tactics * Verbal bullying

Weird Doctrines: Don't Pray for the Gay Guy 27.09.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the weird and incompassionate ways in which homosexuals are treated in the churches. We discuss: * Rejected prayers * Branding * Accidental demons

Weird Doctrines: The Gospel of Snidely Whiplash 20.09.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the very weird way some ministers go outside the boundaries of pastoral care to pastoral authority and submission. We discuss: * Rhema * Kenneth Hagin * Dub Hagin * Kenneth Copeland

Weird Doctrines: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Healing 13.09.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the doctrines of healing and positive confession as is practiced in sects that developed through the "Gospel of Divine Healing". We discuss: * Healing through curses * Lying about one's healing ... to be healed * Link between faith, healin...

Weird Doctrines: Charlie Chaplin is the Devil's Puppet 06.09.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the weird doctrines against Charlie Chaplin.

Weird Doctrines: The Gospel of Ma'at - Beatings From God 30.08.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the doctrine of "beatings from God". We discuss: * Beatings From God * Public chastisement, sold as "for your own good" * Smith Wigglesworth * Frank Sandford * The Gospel of Ma'at: preachers proclaiming the God of vengeance and the god of...

Weird Doctrines: MineCraft Creeper Demons 23.08.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the doctrine of losing one's soul to MineCraft. We also examine video and fantasy games in general, including the historical rejection of games by fundamentalist Christianity.

Weird Doctrines: Afraid of No Ghosts 09.08.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the very strange and unusual doctrine about "ghosts", communicating with the dead, and the souls coming back to haunt the church kids.

Weird Doctrines: Snoopy Is the Devil 02.08.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the very strange and unusual doctrine about the comic strip hero Snoopy and his never-ending war with the Red Baron.

Weird Doctrines: Picture Shows, Television, and Demonic Forces 26.07.2023

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham  Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast  James and John examine the very strange and unusual doctrine of "accidental damnation" by the "demonic forces" in those old-timey "picture shows".

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