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In our search to find the truth and to separate fact from fiction as it relates to William Branham's ministry, the biggest issue that we have run across is whether William Branham was credible with respect to the various stories he relates describing his supernatural experiences.
In our search to find the truth and to separate fact from fiction as it relates to William Branham's ministry, one of the the most important issues that has to be asked is whether William Branham was credible.  Most importantly, this question needs to be asked in respect of the various stories he tells in describing his supernatural experiences.


''To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful.'' — Edward R. Murrow
''To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful.'' — Edward R. Murrow
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The following items have caused us to question William Branham's credibility (click on the links to read a detailed explanation of the issue):
The following items have caused us to question William Branham's credibility (click on the links to read a detailed explanation of the issue):


#Did William Branham visit the Vatican and see the inscription "''[[VICARIVS FILII DEI]]''" above the throne of the Pope?
#[[William Branham and Billy Graham|Did William Branham lie about his prophecy regarding Billy Graham?]]
#[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Did anyone hear the voice on the Ohio River in 1933?]]
#[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Did anyone hear the voice on the Ohio River in 1933?]]
#Did William Branham see [[Stories about Eagles|a mother eagle carry her babies on her wings?]]
#[[The Cloud|Why did William Branham say that he was under the cloud when they took its picture, when he clearly wasn't?]]
#[[The Cloud|Why did William Branham say that he was under the cloud when they took its picture, when he clearly wasn't?]]
#Did William Branham travel [[William_Branham's Travels#Around the world seven times?|around the world seven times?]]
#[[Bible saved from the flood|Was William Branham's Bible saved miraculously in the 1937 flood?]]
#[[The Man from Windsor|Why did the story of the man from Windsor change so drastically over time?]]
#[[The Man from Windsor|Why did the story of the man from Windsor change so drastically over time?]]
#[[Plagiarism|Why did William Branham say that he received his revelations from God when he took many of his doctrines from other men?]]
#[[Plagiarism|Why did William Branham say that he received his revelations from God when he took many of his doctrines from other men?]]
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#[[William Branham's Double Standard#Trimmed Hair & Short Skirts in the Branham Family|Why did William Branham criticize women that cut their hair and wore short skirts, when his own family did?]]
#[[William Branham's Double Standard#Trimmed Hair & Short Skirts in the Branham Family|Why did William Branham criticize women that cut their hair and wore short skirts, when his own family did?]]
#[[Arvel Mosier|What actually happened to Hattie Wright's boys?]]
#[[Arvel Mosier|What actually happened to Hattie Wright's boys?]]
#[[William Branham on Suicide#Inaccuracies about William Cowper's death|Why did William Branham say he went to William Cowper's grave when he didn't?]]
#[[William Branham on Suicide#Inaccuracies about William Cowper's death|Why did William Branham say William Cowper committed suicide when he died of heart failure?]]
#[[William Branham on Suicide#Stephen Foster|Why did William Branham state the Stephen Foster committed suicide, when this is not true?]]
#Was there really a connection between [[The Pope and the Lunar Eclipse|the Pope visiting israel in 1964 and the lunar eclipse that preceded his visit?]]


=But didn't Abraham lie?=
=But didn't Abraham lie?=