If you read this article closely you'll see the curiously convoluted phrase "In addition, Alan Askew's wife used to be Falwell's receptionist, and Rush is Neal Askew's son-in-law."

After decipherhing the relation references, we learn that Falwell was invited to this church by the the senior pastor who's the brother-in-law of the Republican running against the Democratic encumbent for the Dripping Springs district for the Texas House.

I confirmed this with the reporter (the Statesman's Religion reporter), who told me that "yes, Rev. Ryan Rush is married to Alan Askew's sister. That information was reported by a colleague who is covering the Askew race. He wrote up a couple of paragraphs for me to include in the story. And Rush also confirmed the family tie."

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