| Number | 14168 |
| Subject | Religion |
| Source | Texas Monthly |
| State | TX |
| Year | 1997 |
| Publication Date | July 1997 |
| Summary | Draper investigates the House of Yahweh of Abilene, Texas and its leader, Yisrayl Hawkins. He tries to answer the question: another Waco, or simply wacko? Draper finds Hawkins is an experienced con-artist who changed his name from Buffalo Bill Hawkins in 1982. The self-titled holy man has pulled off a lifetime of shady money-making schemes and created a cult based on his interpretation -- or rejiggering -- of Scripture. In his guarded compound, Hawkins preaches that polygamy is acceptable and that the world will end in 2000. |
| Category | General |
| Pages | 15 |
| Keywords | cult;Biblical interpretation;manipulation;Hebrew |
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