Religious terrorism can be common, destructive, skeptical, or revolutionary. It can be done so by one person, linked cells, large dissident movements or governments. Depending on one’s point of view, there is often a debate on whether or not the attackers should be classified as terrorists or religious freedom fighters. Religious terrorism is typically characterized as acts of unrestrained, irrational and indiscriminant violence, while offering few if any policy options for measures on countering terrorism. The current standing premise about religious terrorism stems from two challenges in the literature, unparalleled attention to apocalyptic terrorism and a lack of distinction between religious terrorism and
