ENGLISH REPORT
The Motivation behind Religious Terrorists
Natasha Fernandez
B1302660
HELP University
Outline
I. Introduction
A. Opener:
B. Thesis Statement: Religious terrorists are usually motivated by the group’s collective goal of fulfilling their perceived moral duty, obtaining recognition and gaining martyrdom.
II. Religious terrorists perceive themselves to have a moral duty to the people of the world which influence their decisions.
A. Co-religionists reap benefits of afterlife
B. Non-believers deserve to be killed
III. Intentionally creating physical damage to further their cause is a method for religious terrorists to obtain recognition.
A. Collateral damage
1. provoke overreaction by their enemies
2. hopefully widen the conflict
B. Symbolism
IV. Gaining martyrdom is also motivation for religious terrorists to commit acts of terrorism.
A. Suicide terrorism
1. extremely difficult to counter
2. delivering maximum damage for little cost
B. Glorifying the culture of martyrdom benefits the terrorist organization
1. increases the group 's sense of victimization
2. inspires more people to join the group
V. Conclusion:
The Motivation behind Religious Terrorists
Terrorism is steadily becoming a widespread occurrence in the world today as causing destruction and mass mayhem is becoming increasingly effortless with the benefits of technology. Gaining notoriety through social media and advanced technology is also just one of the numerous ways in which terrorists threaten and trigger chaos in these modern times. Terrorism can be divided into several categories, with religious terrorism emerging as the most prevalent and lethal form of terrorism, considering religious fanatics have no compunction in performing atrocious acts on the basis of faith. However, as argued by Stephen Weinberg (as cited in “Is There A God?”, n.d.) it takes religion for good people to do evil things.
Religious terrorists often claim to follow a certain belief, usually a
Natasha Fernandez
B1302660
HELP University
Outline
I. Introduction
A. Opener:
B. Thesis Statement: Religious terrorists are usually motivated by the group’s collective goal of fulfilling their perceived moral duty, obtaining recognition and gaining martyrdom.
II. Religious terrorists perceive themselves to have a moral duty to the people of the world which influence their decisions.
A. Co-religionists reap benefits of afterlife
B. Non-believers deserve to be killed
III. Intentionally creating physical damage to further their cause is a method for religious terrorists to obtain recognition.
A. Collateral damage
1. provoke overreaction by their enemies
2. hopefully widen the conflict
B. Symbolism
IV. Gaining martyrdom is also motivation for religious terrorists to commit acts of terrorism.
A. Suicide terrorism
1. extremely difficult to counter
2. delivering maximum damage for little cost
B. Glorifying the culture of martyrdom benefits the terrorist organization
1. increases the group 's sense of victimization
2. inspires more people to join the group
V. Conclusion:
The Motivation behind Religious Terrorists
Terrorism is steadily becoming a widespread occurrence in the world today as causing destruction and mass mayhem is becoming increasingly effortless with the benefits of technology. Gaining notoriety through social media and advanced technology is also just one of the numerous ways in which terrorists threaten and trigger chaos in these modern times. Terrorism can be divided into several categories, with religious terrorism emerging as the most prevalent and lethal form of terrorism, considering religious fanatics have no compunction in performing atrocious acts on the basis of faith. However, as argued by Stephen Weinberg (as cited in “Is There A God?”, n.d.) it takes religion for good people to do evil things.
Religious terrorists often claim to follow a certain belief, usually a
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