The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between religion and violent activity among domestic right wing extremist groups. Both religion as well as its intensity will be measured to determine if those groups who are religious are more prone to be involved in acts of violence than those who are not. The study will utilize an existing database of domestic right wing groups. While religion has been a justification for violence for centuries, few studies have examined it in an empirical matter as it pertains to domestic right wing extremist groups. This study will do so and determine the impact it has on organizational level violence.
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