<TITLE>13. Par 120-132</TITLE>L-120   And today! Years ago we used to find the people in deep sincerity and worship. And today it's become a big glamour of Hollywood, just some kind of a trained music; and women up on the platform, with their clothes tight enough, the skin on the outside, almost, and dancing around over the platform; no sincerity, and almost making it just an outright ridiculous shame, and professing Christianity. I wonder if our offerings hasn't become kind of a stench in His nose again, our differences!

L-121   It's just a shame that the enemy has taken our American women and stripped them down, out there on the streets. And, why, it's--it's a disgrace. No wonder little boys and little girls, and things, are in such a shape as they are today! They're always trying to pattern after some woman out here in Hollywood, married four or five times. And she'll come out with some sort of a--a nude clothes on, and all the little girls in the country will pattern after that. What a pity! That's too bad. Yes, sir. It's too bad, and it got into the church. The beautiful virtue that God give a woman, to be a mother, has been marred.

L-122 And that's the backbone of the nation. You break motherhood, and you've broke the nation right then. That's one thing that helps hold it together, real genuine parenthood.

L-123   I was talking to the cab driver, coming down. We was talking about some delinquent children up there. And he said, "I think it's the parents."

L-124 I said, "Amen. Fellow, I don't know who you are, but you're on the right road." And I said, "That's right." I said, "It's too bad that they've took the--the Bible out of the home, and give them a deck of cards."

L-125 And that started in the church. I was standing on the elevator, a few moments ago; and a certain woman on there, talking to another, said, "Well, you know," he said, "this is a wonderful thing, our church is giving a card party," and how they were going to have some kind of a Thanksgiving turkey affair, that they was going, out of a protestant church. Oh, my! Gambling, lottery, bunco, dances, oh, when it gets to a time that people have to do stuff like that, to entertain the church!

L-126 The Church, born-again, the Holy Ghost entertains the Church, with Eternal Life. See?

L-127   But people, they don't want That, because they are pleasure stricken. It's too bad that the things happened the way they have. Long ago, too long ago, has the beautiful virtue of women and their fine dress has bowed before the shrine of the goddess of Hollywood. It's the truth. It's such a pity that the world has got in a place like that. Nation's backbone is broken. Sex appeal is many times regarded as fashion, modern; people dressing, going out on the street. You know what the Bible said?

L-128 I'll tell you, I was speaking on that, one time, and there was a noted minister said to me, he said, "Why don't you leave away from them women doing that and saying that?" And I told him, I said. Said, "You ought to teach them how to become prophetesses, and so forth, like that."

L-129 I said, "How am I going to teach them algebra when they wouldn't even learn their ABC's?" Always believe Christ, you know, A-B-C. And so I said, "How can you do that?"

L-130   All these things has just been a great conglomeration that's weeded into the church. It's too bad it's getting amongst we Pentecostal people. Oh, people, stop! Think. You may call me a fanatic now, but at the Day of the Judgment you will shake my hand. And I--I love you with--with godly love. And I want you to be right, friends. What's the use of taking any chance on such things as that?

L-131 A lady said to me, said, "Well, Mr. Branham, they--they don't, they... that's the only kind of clothes they make for women."

L-132 I said, "They still make goods, and sell sewing machines." You--you, there is no excuse, see. That's right.


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