Continuing the doctrine of John Alexander Dowie, William Branham coerced his listeners to believe that they should rely upon their faith for healing instead of doctors or medicine. According to Branham, medication could only assist in healing, and was ineffective in producing a cure. His strategy matched that of Dowie, which aligned with leading members of his campaign team who were trained in Dowie's Zion compound or by Dowie's teaching, such as Gordon Lindsay and F. F. Bosworth. Examples were given of which current medication of the era could only assist in healing, while it was insinuated that medications which did exist to cure disease were of little value.<br /><br />Instead of encouraging listeners to seek medical help for their diseases and afflictions (which would have had a direct impact to his revenue stream), William Branham warned his listeners that medication would bring death to their household. He often gave the examples of his father and his son to dissuade listeners from taking medication.<br /><br />If his listeners did not heed his warning, decided to take medication, and died, Branham said that it was "your own fault after that". He said that humans that took medication were "guinea pigs", and that medicine was dangerous. According to Branham, diseases of the modern world exist because of medication, and without medication, people would be healthy.<br /><br />You can learn this and more on william-branham.org <br /><br />https://william-branham.org/site/topics/anti-medicine_doctrine
