By Betsy Woodruff
The Wilks brothers are spending
millions to support the Texas senator in the hope that he carries the
teaching of their tiny church all the way to the White House.
CISCO,
Texas — Right outside this little town, there’s a tiny church that
wants to change the world. And, thanks to the billionaire pastor’s
backing, it just might be able to get that done.
The church is the Assembly of Yahweh, and its pastor, Farris Wilks,
happens to be one of the most powerful new players in presidential
politics. Farris, along with his brother Dan, made his fortune off the
fracking boom and is using part of it to back Sen. Ted Cruz in his bid
for the White House.
But new wealth didn’t dint his commitment to
old time religion—and to the culture war (read: anti-gay) politics that
defined George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns. Now, Cruz is taking a
page out of Karl Rove’s playbook, looking to galvanize evangelical
voters as a way to make the Republican Party competitive again. And
Farris Wilks is just the guy to fund that effort.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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