Difference Between Religious And Secular Terrorism
When speaking about religious and secular terrorism, the main difference is not between cultural aspects and political agendas. There are many religious extremists with the same goals as you describe secular terrorists as having in your post. Religious terrorists differ by using sacred texts and historic examples to validate the often-violent acts where as secular terrorism has more developed boundaries (Rapoport, 1990, p. 107).
In recent news, we see a Mormon group in Oregon that can be described as religious extremists in their act of an armed takeover of a government building and expressing they were prepared to die if provoked (Stone, 2016). The group’s demands are purely political, but the root of their demand is religiously based.
The groups leader Ammon Bundy declared that God directed him to go to Oregon and posted several videos that draw similarities to Martyrdom videos by jihadists. There is also a key similarity in the fact that you see the Mormon Church expressing a key disapproval of the actions said to be on behalf of the church and in the name of God (Beam, 2016).
In recent news, we see a Mormon group in Oregon that can be described as religious extremists in their act of an armed takeover of a government building and expressing they were prepared to die if provoked (Stone, 2016). The group’s demands are purely political, but the root of their demand is religiously based.
The groups leader Ammon Bundy declared that God directed him to go to Oregon and posted several videos that draw similarities to Martyrdom videos by jihadists. There is also a key similarity in the fact that you see the Mormon Church expressing a key disapproval of the actions said to be on behalf of the church and in the name of God (Beam, 2016).