The issue focused on religion and Christianity as central drivers of politics in France. After election promises were issued by ministers that voters would elect three representatives from Muslim communities to parliament, Muslims stepped up their participation in Parliament. They formed small committees which watched closely over politicians. One researcher claimed they produced anti-Semitic posters across the country. This theory seems plausible given that religion has already become more politically embedded within French society since 2000. But research suggests this theory does not apply only to religion itself. Science researchers such as physicist Roland