It can be symbolic, thematic, biblical, Shakespearean, romantic, allegorical, transcendent” (Foster 88). The Republic of Gilead was created "after the disaster, when they shot the president and machine-gunned Congress and the military declared a state of emergency." They blamed it on the Islamic fanatics at the time…That’s when they suspended the Constitution” (Atwood 174). The fundamentalist Christian movement "Sons of Jacob" stages this terrorist attack to create a common enemy, then quickly asserts its power before citizens realize what is happening. In an interview with Bill Moyers for PBS, Atwood said: “When societies are under stress…people begin to look around for essentially human sacrifices. They start looking for someone to blame. And they think that if only they can tear this person down, then everything will be fine. The “Sons of Jacob” leaders use Muslims as scapegoats to distract citizens while taking total control of the country. The Angels of Revelation, Baptist Guerrillas, and Angels of Light are euphemisms for brutal religious sects vying for supremacy: "...the Angels of Revelation, Fourth Division, are