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"Apostasy is the antonym of conversion; it is deconversion." [38] B. J. Oropeza states that apostasy is a "phenomenon that occurs when a religious follower or group of followers turn away from or otherwise repudiate the central beliefs and practices they once embraced in a respective religious community."
Apostasy is the rejection of Christ by one who has been a Christian. …" [3] "Apostasy is a theological category describing those who have voluntarily and consciously abandoned their faith in the God of the covenant, who manifests himself most completely in Jesus Christ." [4] "Apostasy is the antonym of conversion; it is deconversion." [5]
Hyperdispensationalism is a niche view in Protestantism which views Pauline Christianity or the beliefs and doctrines espoused by the apostle Paul through his writings as the purest form of Christian faith and worship from which the church fell away. E. W. Bullinger framed the position for early apostasy thus:
A heresy is a belief or doctrine that is considered to be false or erroneous by one or more Christian denominations, i.e. what is believed to be contrary to the teaching of Christianity.
This category is for articles related to apostasy, or the renunciation of a religious belief system, for sake of religious conversion, or else religious disaffiliation This category is often contrasted with Heresy .
Note that values for the total number of Muslims who favour the death penalty for apostasy have been derived from the values for the number of Muslims who support sharia AND support the death penalty for apostasy. These values are not part of the Pew report itself, and do not include Muslims who may not support sharia but do support the death ...
In common with other Restorationist churches, the LDS Church teaches that a Great Apostasy occurred. It teaches that after the death of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, the priesthood authority was lost and some important doctrinal teachings, including the text of the Bible, were changed from their original form, thus necessitating a restoration prior to the Second Coming.
The beliefs of an individual are often centred around a religion, so the religion can be the origin of that individual's values. [13] When religion is defined heuristically , it can be used by individuals, communities or societies to answer their existential questions with the beliefs that the religion teaches. [ 14 ]