In his work the territorial imperative Philips, draws from the Zoological parallels and indicates that in a paradox, a threat to peoples' security at the personal level is an effective stimulus to seek a certain identity (5). A good example is when the society is in conflict. Religion gains the greater prominence when there is no security and helps nurture a particular identity that is under threat or undermined. In such conditions, the societies are able to develop the need for identification, which becomes a blame objects and a scapegoat facilitated through special religious doctrines. For instance, when the conflict is direct, the opponent will be demonised, which is fodder for strengthening and creating a justifiable case of identity and
