Man behind armed Oregon band says he's on mission from God

[azurnoir]

Source: AP

Ammon Bundy came to Oregon hoping to rally support behind his cause, but his tactics have been broadly rejected by many locals, by the state's main ranching group and by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which the Bundy family has belonged to for generations.

In a statement issued Monday, Mormon leaders said the Oregon land dispute "is not a church matter," but they condemned the seizure and said they were "deeply troubled" by reports that suggest the armed group is acting "based on Scriptural principles."

The ranchers that Ammon Bundy came to defend rejected his assistance and on Monday voluntarily surrendered to serve a federal prison term on a 2012 conviction on charges of committing arson on federal land.

A leader of the group Oath Keepers_past and present members of the military, first-responders and police officers who pledge to uphold the Constitution— issued a statement saying Ammon Bundy has gone too far. Many Oath Keepers were at the 2014 Bundy ranch standoff in Nevada.



Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e61c5d1a12a44b6aba4d3568791af56c/man-behind-armed-oregon-band-says-hes-mission-god

[trillion]

1. Yep this was exposed on Today's democracynow.org show. Or Tuesdays as it's now Wednesday.

You guys should watch the show each day because they go into detail covering this and I found out way more about bundy than any other news outlet has shown. They're interviewing people who know him and people who stop his type. It's a one hour daily news show and they'll start by mentioning him in the first 10 minutes as they go through the world news. I believe the show is out about 8am each morning. I watch it at noon on my lunch hour at work.

[JDPriestly]

2. Isn't that a coincidence. So am I.

In fact, aren't we all on missions from God, whether we want to be or not???? Isn't that sort of what life is about, having your own personal mission from God -- being whatever mission it may be.

I really don't see anything particularly special about being on a mission from God. But then, I'm a Unitarian, and I think God is pretty much everywhere. So -- maybe that's why I think I'm on a mission from God and that most people at least act like they are on a mission from God.

The guy is an egomaniac who doesn't realize there is nothing special at all about him. It's called being narcissistic. We all have a bit of it. Some have more than others.

[trillion]

3. The republicans mission from God seems to be about forming their own taliban and making us live by

it though. They can't handle our freedom.

[JDPriestly]

7. We just have to love 'em. What else can we do?

Evolution is a funny thing. Some have evolved further than others. I never can be sure just how far on the scale of evolution I am in the perception of others. But, at least all this confusion makes life interesting.

It's just so crazy that people are so sure they are right. I am not so sure. I try to be right, but to be so absolutely certain is just a state I don't know much about. Feeling you are right with absolute certainty is amazing to me.

[mdbl]

12. It's difficult to stick to principles

when you have a bunch of whackos in congress pretending to be normal, and even weirder people voting for and following them.

[maddiemom]

23. That's because you're a SANE critical thinker.

[YOHABLO]

35. I have a sister who is diagnosed with schizophrenia and it's no laughing matter.

I love my sister, she has a chemical imbalance in her brain. These people are just bonafide idiots. It has nothing to do with evolution, but ignorance at their own volition. Their ignorance can / and does cause real harm to those just trying to survive. I have no love for them.

[jmowreader]

4. That doesn't always turn out so well

[trillion]

5. Love it!

[House of Roberts]

10. When I read the OP title,

I heard it in my mind in Elwood's voice.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

19. Exactly my reaction n/t

[libdem4life]

42. What a memory. Going to have to find that movie online. Makes my day.

[merrily]

6. Just like in the Blues Brother comedy film. What an a$$.

[Feeling the Bern]

11. Dammit, you stole the joke I was going to say. Grrrrrrrrr!

hehehe

[merrily]

21. Don't hate the joker, hate the joke.

(I have no idea what I'm saying. I need more coffee.)

[livetohike]

13. The Blue Tarp Brothers. n/t

[merrily]

20. Barum bum. Nicely done.

[NewJeffCT]

25. That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the headline

You beat me to posting it, though.

[Mendocino]

37. I hate

Oregon Nazis.

[trillion]

8. .

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[mdbl]

14. LOL and it wasn't even open.

LOL

[Skittles]

9. lol, paranoid gun humpers, overplaying their hand

[raccoon]

15. If he were on a mission from Allah, well, I don't need to finish the sentence.nt

[mdbl]

16. On a mission from the god of ignorance

that is the only god that would condone his actions.

[Downwinder]

17. Any more evidence of Christian terrorism necessary?

[SammyWinstonJack]

36. Nope.

[The CCC]

46. Any more evidence of Christian terrorism necessary?

When your own religion rejects your actions, maybe its time to rethink those actions.

[Downwinder]

48. Has the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

rejected their actions?

[NurseJackie]

18. Insanity!

[mercuryblues]

22. that is why

I like to call them Bundimentalists.

[BlueMTexpat]

24. Just like this guy ...

[whatthehey]

26. Of course he is

That's the first go-to reason for doing things so profoundly idiotic.

[Gregorian]

27. Pick up a guitar and join a real band then.

Argh, these clowns with so much energy. Do something productive you pinheads.

[KeepItReal]

28. Well isn't that special?

[yellowcanine]

29. I believe that. Only question is, which God.

The one living inside his testosterone addled brain, yes that is quite possible.

[7wo7rees]

30. Oh noes! They've lost the "Oath Keepers"!!

They are in deep S*@# now!! No snacks, all utilities cut off and it is bout to get REALLY COLD!!

How long before they wave a white flag?

[niyad]

39. but, according to some reports, they are free to come and go, so why aren't they getting supplies?

[7wo7rees]

40. Yeah, since I posted above, have read the same, "free to

come and go".

Just WTF?

[niyad]

41. why are they not being contained?

[7wo7rees]

43. Just got off phone with Oregon State Police.

Fugate's phone goes straight to VM. Called HQ and was told FBI now in charge. FBI HQ in Portland nmbr is 503 224 4181.

PIO (public info officer) at Oregon State Police nmbr is
541 419 8843.

Phone is dying.......

Good luck, I pass the baton of info gathering on to you....

[packman]

31. Can't wait for the movie, TV show or book to come out of this

Movie - The Birdmen of Oregon-or-Forbidden Love in a Cold Cabin
TV - definitely something on the Outdoor channel, starring Ted Nugent
Book - God Told Me To Do It

[7wo7rees]

44. Has to be on Lifetime or Discovery channel! n/t

[randr]

32. This is the sort of mental illness that should disqualify anyone from owning a weapon--nt

[madokie]

33. This is a perfect example

of why I don't believe in a god, no matter whose god it is

[libdem4life]

45. Can't blame "god". It's those nuts who think they hear one and he usually speaks English. Who knew?

[The CCC]

47. This is a perfect example

So when a non-believer does something evil. Do you become a believer?

[PeoViejo]

49. The Borg

These theo-fascists, regardless of stripe, are like the fictional Borg. You will be assimilated or die.

Everyone is trying to get in on the great wealth transfer from the Wicked to the Righteous.

..like the great OK land rush. Who consulted the Indians about this?

[jberryhill]

51. That's why I'm thinking of going to the Church of God

I can't figure out why religious people don't all go the Church of God.

I mean, duh, what's the point of going to another other church?

I saw a place called the Assembly of God. That's a head scratcher. Do you have to bring your own tools? Does He come with instructions from IKEA? What if you end up with parts leftover?

And what's with all the places called "First Baptist Church"? Where's the Ninth Baptist Church? Never see that one.

[madokie]

53. Hell that's a good enough argument for me

That I'll go with you if you come by and pick me up on your way. I don't want any of my atheist friends to see my truck in the parking lot though

[The Wizard]

34. Mission from God?

So were Jake and Elwood Blues.

[gregcrawford]

38. When a lunatic with a high-powered rifle...

... says he's following instructions from a voice in his head, it is customary to confine, restrain, and sedate him, if the cops don't pop his melon with a .223 round first. But if he calls the voice, "GAWD," then somehow it's okay.

Seriously? Have we, as a nation, sunk so low in the fetid swamp of delirious fantasy that we'll give the fevered gibberish of an over-grown child desperate for attention so much as a nanosecond of credibility?

Apparently so. One such oily con artist is currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, and befouling the airwaves with sanctimonious lies. And yes, that could describe any one of them.

This has all gone beyond being a pitiful farce. Now it's scary.

[czarjak]

50. The Mormon God...

Or the New Testament God?

[Odin2005]

52. This is going to turn into Ruby Ridge 2.0

[davidpdx]

54. Coo-coo for Coo-puffs