Jesse Branham: William Branham's Stage Persona
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In most versions of his stage persona, William Branham claimed to be strongly opposed to remarriage after divorce. According to those versions of the stage persona, men and women joining together in marriage must honor their wedding vows “Until death do you part”, and are not permitted to be remarried while their partner is still alive. Though this version later changed to permit the remarriage of men only when Branham introduced his “covenant of polygamy” doctrine, the majority of Branham’s evangelistic career depicted a stage persona that opposed remarriage after divorce.
To this day, members of William Branham’s cult of personality are not permitted to marry after divorce. Worse, women who are partners to an abusive husband are often “spiritually forced” to reconnect with their abusers, leading to even more abuse. Some of these stories of abuse are mentioned in the “Our Stories” section of william-branham.org and castingpearlsproject.com.
Off stage, however, William Branham was not so firmly against being remarried after divorce. Branham officiated the weddings of divorced couples and signed their marriage licenses. An example of this is William Branham’s brother, Jesse Branham. Jesse was married and divorced multiple times, and William Branham performed the weddings. In February of 1941, for example, William Branham performed the wedding ceremony for Jesse Branham and Mary Merryman.
From document:
Is this his first marriage: NO. If not, how often has he been married: 1.
You can learn this and more on william-branham.org
Divorce and Remarriage:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/divorce_and_remarriage
Jesse Branham:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/jesse_branham
Example marriage license:
https://william-branham.org/site/resource?key=bbe49a7b-86fd-42dc-b037-7a9de720d598&parent=jesse_branham
To this day, members of William Branham’s cult of personality are not permitted to marry after divorce. Worse, women who are partners to an abusive husband are often “spiritually forced” to reconnect with their abusers, leading to even more abuse. Some of these stories of abuse are mentioned in the “Our Stories” section of william-branham.org and castingpearlsproject.com.
Off stage, however, William Branham was not so firmly against being remarried after divorce. Branham officiated the weddings of divorced couples and signed their marriage licenses. An example of this is William Branham’s brother, Jesse Branham. Jesse was married and divorced multiple times, and William Branham performed the weddings. In February of 1941, for example, William Branham performed the wedding ceremony for Jesse Branham and Mary Merryman.
From document:
Is this his first marriage: NO. If not, how often has he been married: 1.
You can learn this and more on william-branham.org
Divorce and Remarriage:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/topics/divorce_and_remarriage
Jesse Branham:
https://william-branham.org/site/research/people/jesse_branham
Example marriage license:
https://william-branham.org/site/resource?key=bbe49a7b-86fd-42dc-b037-7a9de720d598&parent=jesse_branham