[mreid]

It has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with acceptance. It is also both a push and a pull. When I don't fit in and feel alienated, I am pushed towards more fringe elements. The fringe elements are always recruiting (the recent French terror attacks are already being used for recruiting) pulling the disenfranchised towards their cause. The more someone feels alienated, the more potential there is for them to want to blame the other party or seek revenge. The more I feel accepted, the more apt I am to align my beliefs and actions with the accepting party, even to the point of committing heinous acts. This happens every day in America and it is the behavior gangs count on for membership.