James Goad

James Goad is a researcher and co-host on the William Branham Historical Research Podcast who examines the history, theology, and cultural effects of William Branham's Message movement and its related splinter groups. James helps analyze teachings about women, gender hierarchy, modesty, polygamy, and the ways certain Message doctrines turned ordinary interactions between men and women into sources of fear, suspicion, and control. He brings a research-focused perspective to how harmful teachings can become normalized inside high-control religious groups, especially when members hear them repeatedly from the pulpit.