Women treated as ‘second-class citizens’ in Christian sect 'The Message'
From the Twisted Message: A prophet’s unchecked global sect series
"The Message" considers the late Rev. William Branham to be a prophet from God, but some of his sermons contain sexist rhetoric. Women share misogynistic experiences they have had in the Christian religious sect.
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Men across the country use misogynistic rhetoric from their prophet, the late Rev. William Branham, to justify sexist behavior.
“I know for a fact young women did not want to be 17, 18 years old and marrying a man in his 50s. ... But the parents had a different view.”
Women were told never to cut their hair, one of the many rules controlling them. Women who disobeyed "weren't worth a good, clean bullet," the sect's founder taught.
