Role of Religion and Power of Prejudice in Fueling Terrorism

Abstract

This paper proved to be a very knowledgeable experience for me as I got to know about the role of religious ideals and power of prejudice in igniting terrorist activities. I started this paper by defining terrorism. Today, we can witness numerous examples of terrorism in different forms. From bombs planted in crowded places to hijacked airplanes, everywhere people are threatened, and number of deaths and causalities are registered. Terrorism has become much more alarming as religion has become the new justification for such acts. Terror in the mind of God explains the justification of terrorism through religious beliefs but not in isolation. It is fused with social, ideological and political movements. The book Religion and Racist Right also talk about the confluence of political and religious ideals in igniting terrorism. Later, I have described the power of prejudice while using Relational Frame Theory in fueling terrorism. In the end, I concluded the report by justifying the combination of power of prejudice and use of religious ideals as dangerous.



Table of Contents

Introduction4

Discussion5

Role of Religion in Fueling Terrorism5

Terror in the Mind of God5

Religion and Racist Right6

Power of Prejudice in Fueling Terrorism7

Relational Frame Theory…………………………………………………………......7

Confluence of Religious Ideals and Power of Prejudice8

Conclusion9

References10

Role of Religion and Power of Prejudice in Fueling Terrorism

Introduction

Terrorism is a variant of the tactics of political struggle involving the use of ideologically motivated violence. Terrorism is based on violence and terrorist achieve their goals by any type demonstrative physical suppression of opponents in order to full fill their objectives.

Today, all over the world, we can witness numerous examples of terrorism in different forms. From bombs planted in crowded places to hijacked airplanes, everywhere people are threatened, and number of deaths and causalities are registered. The problem of terrorism has become one of the worst problems of all mankind. Terrorism in all of its forms, manifestations, scale and intensity is one of the most acute and urgent problem of global significance and the most unsettling development of our time. Terrorism is by its nature refers to such methods of deprivation of human life, whose victims are most often the innocent people who do not have anything to do with the heated conflict.

The terrorist attacks have led the authorities to the creation of anti-terrorist organizations and departments. For many people, terrorism becomes a way to deal with issues such as politics, religion, and national. Terrorism is has been used, in the past, by political groups who have abandoned the path of legality to face their opponents. These groups are usually too weak to directly confront their enemy, which is generally the state. It is the use of violence to achieve political objectives. Since the 1970s, there was an overflow of terrorist attacks organized by different groups for achieving political goals. This paper is based on the analysis of the role of religion and power of prejudice in fueling terrorism and later impact of their confluence on the increased terrorism in ...