Sex Glands

Similar to the Gnostic groups that Irenaeus mentioned in “Against Heresies”, William Branham considered human sex glands to be "filthy".  In his Creation Theology, these glands were not in the original human design from the Garden of Eden since (according to that theology) women were “not in the original creation”.  Branham claimed that women were "designed by satan" for the purpose of "deceiving men",[1] and apparently the human reproductive system was part of Satan’s evil design.

From a biological standpoint, William Branham did not fully understand sex glands or their purpose.  Branham claimed that the human sex glands were in the lips, and considered kissing to be a "sex act".  Teenage members of his cult following were forbidden to kiss until after marriage because according to Branham, they would have been having sex by kissing and (even though not yet married) "committing adultery".  

Looks on these screens and see these movie stars kissing, and hugging, and slopping, and around, over these women. A woman does that, is of a bad character. She might be virtuous, otherwise. But, see, in her heart... When, those glands, sex glands, are in the lips. The man kisses a woman, he's actually, potentially, committed adultery. Sex glands are in the woman's lips and in the man's lips. He could kiss her on the hand, it wouldn't mix through their sex glands. But the sex glands is in the lips. And see all this nonsense in the--the Hollywood today, of all this slopping and loving around with women, and so forth, and little girls looking at all that. No wonder our morals are rotten and decayed, and filthy, see, because it's put before the children. That's right. It has to be that way for the last day.[2]

Interestingly, William Branham held sex classes for women in the early church.[3]  He came prepared with papers and "things" to discuss sex with church members, sometimes making plans to spend the entire day talking about sex.[4]