The interaction of religion and terrorism

This article addresses the interfacing of religious ideology and terrorism. It examines religion as a form of political motivational ideology. The author asks if terrorism is caused by lack of economic or political opportunities, a theory often presented by both Western politicians and media or if terrorism is more ideological in nature or a mixture of the mundane with the ideological. The article asks next-world oriented religions may have a higher proclivity toward political violence. The article questions the validity of the use of the term religion for non-Christian and Muslim faiths and compares both eastern and western faith systems