Welfare Rancher Bundy and His version of Republican Jesus ... two shoot-em-up Kindergarten Konservatives saved by the Graces and Tender Mercies

Silly Section Nomination here ...

The Lord talks to Cliven Bundy? When the Cliven speaks the discussion is over ... far as he's concerned.  Personally I think the Lord oughta be telling Bundy to lose that hat and go on a belly diet ... folks talkin to God need to look more ascetic than a rancher who shows up ta meeting in a big hat with a big overstuffed ego.

Bundy: Showdown with Feds a Spiritual Battle

The disagreement with federal officials over whether Bundy has a right to graze his cattle on "public" lands without paying government fees remained the focus of the summit's finale, but much of the dialogue delved into spiritual influences.

The Independent American Party draws much of its inspiration from statements made by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the majority of its members are LDS and Utah residents, although Gneiting said the party is not about doctrines specific to the Mormon religion or any other faith that believes in the biblical "providence of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

The LDS church does not endorse any political party, although its Utah members are heavily conservative and Republican.

Even so, Bundy's and Mack's comments were largely couched in the language of the believer and the gathering at times took on the spirit of a revival.

"If our (U.S.) Constitution is an inspired document by our Lord Jesus Christ, then isn't it scripture?" he asked. 

"Yes," a chorus of voices replied. 

"Isn't it the same as the Book of Mormon and the Bible?" Bundy asked. 

"Absolutely," the audience answered. 

Bundy's daughter-in-law, Briana, spoke of how the members of the family fasted and prayed for the spirit of their forefathers to be with them as they prepared on horseback to defy the Bureau of Land Management's efforts to impound cattle deemed to be "trespassing" on federal lands. 

The Bundys pointed out that the family was unarmed when the initial confrontation with federal agents turned violent, and Mack referred to a Book of Mormon account of women "softening the hearts" of a militant enemy in praising Bundy's daughters and daughters-in-law for helping to bring about a peaceful resolution. 

"If the standoff with the Bundys was wrong, would the Lord have been with us?" Bundy asked, noting that no one was killed as tensions escalated. "Could those people that stood without fear and went through that spiritual experience … have done that without the Lord being there? No they couldn't." 

Bundy also cited personal inspiration from God in establishing his course of action."The Lord told me ... if (the sheriff doesn't) take away these arms (from federal agents), we the people will have to face these arms in a civil war. He said, 'This is your chance to straighten this thing up,'" Bundy said.

UPDATE: 08/07/14

Welfare Rancher Bundy: Divine Inspiration has told me to Disarm the Feds

"I have no idea what God wants done, but he did inspire me to have the sheriffs across the United States take away these weapons, disarm these bureaucracies, and he also gave me a little inspiration on what would happen if they didn’t do that," Bundy said, according to the Tribune. "It was indicated that 'this is our chance, America, to straighten this problem up. If we don’t solve this problem this way, we will face these same guns in a civil war.'" 

UPDATE; 08/10/14

Kirby (Salt Lake Tribune): Prayer - Hearing What you Want