Talk:Branhamism

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Someone who believes the doctrines of William Branham will be 'religously opposed' to merging 'message of the hour' into Branhamism as they would be 'religously opposed' to anything representing denominationalism. To keep these ideas separate, it is suggested that this article be recreated under 'Message of the Hour' rather than the controversial 'Branhamism'.

InsertformulahereIs the term 'Branhamism' Derogatory?

The term Branhamism signifies the doctrine and practices of William Branham and his followers. The term is not intrinsically derogatory anymore than comparable terms such as Calvinism or Lutheranism. The term is particularly apt as typically followers of Branham not only adopt his theological views but also his dress code and other preferences. Why many followers of Branham find the term derogatory is partly because they sometimes use it themselves in a derogatory sense to describe other factions of Branham's followers, particularly those with views more extreme than themselves. More importantly since followers of Branham typically regard themselves having the true Christian doctrine they dislike terms that remind them of the human origin of their destinctive beliefs and that these beliefs are not normative of Christianity.

[edit] So what is the end result of what you are saying?

Use the term or not? Can't tell from the above messages. NLOleson 18:26, 23 August 2006 (UTC)