Deep in the Heart of Texas: Combating Billionaire Christian Nationalists in the Bible Belt

GPAHE: Judge Fred Biery’s gavel fell on August 20th, 2025. Eleven Texas school districts wouldn’t have to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. Not yet, anyway.

Attorney General Ken Paxton fired back within hours. Every other district in the state would comply with the law regardless, requiring 16-by-20-inch posters declaring Christian religious law for children of all faiths.

This isn’t just another church-state skirmish. It’s a bold advance of Christian nationalism — a movement that doesn’t just want to influence government policy, but to explicitly ground American law and society in biblical principles and Christianity. Christian nationalism demands that the government actively promote Christian doctrine and prioritize the interests of Christian citizens.

And in Texas, Christian nationalism is growing like a weed, fertilized by Trump’s implementation of Project 2025 policies.

The men behind the curtain of this Christian nationalist surge are two West Texas oil billionaires who preach from Sunday pulpits and have spent $45 million since 2000 reshaping state government for their theological vision.

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