"Friends said Mr. Lafferty's political beliefs changed as well -- or perhaps evolved -- from conservative Republican to strict fundamentalism. During the 12 years he lived in Highland, he came to believe in a return to the gold standard, strict constitutionalism and obedience only to 'righteous laws', said a neighbor
"He had a fervent desire to save the Constitution -- and the country", said a long-time friend. "It became a religious obsession."
From Jon Krakauer's "Under the Banner of Heaven", a book about 2 fundamentalist Mormon brothers who killed their sister-in-law and her baby daughter because they received a commandment from God. Does God talk about LANCE too?
