It can be symbolic, thematic, biblical, Shakespearean, romantic, allegorical, transcendent” (Foster 88). The Republic of Gilead was born “after the catastrophe, when the president was shot and Congress was machine-gunned and the army declared a state of emergency. At the time they blamed Islamic fanatics… That's when they suspended the Constitution” (Atwood 174). The fundamentalist Christian movement “Sons of Jacob” organizes this terrorist attack to create a common enemy, and then quickly secures power before citizens can realize what is happening. In an interview with Bill Moyers for PBS, Atwood states: “When societies are under stress… people start to look around for essentially human sacrifices. They start looking for someone to blame. And they think that if they could just tear that person down, then everything would be fine.” The leaders of the “Sons of Jacob” use Muslims as scapegoats to distract citizens while they take complete control of the country. The Angels of the Apocalypse, Baptist guerrillas, and the Angels of Light are euphemisms for brutal religious sects fighting for supremacy: "...the Angels of the Apocalypse, Fourth Division, are