January 4, 2016
Religion Prof. Patrick Mason in Buzzfeed on Mormonism and the Oregon standoff
God told Ammon Bundy to fight back against the government.
One day before Bundy became the public face of a group of ranchers and militia members who seized a government building in Harney County, Oregon, he posted a video to YouTube. The video explains why Bundy became involved in the Harney County protest, beginning with the time he felt an “overwhelming urge” to find out more about a pair of Oregon ranchers facing prison for burning land.