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Apostasy (/ ə ˈ p ɒ s t ə s i /; Ancient Greek: ἀποστασία, romanized: apostasía, lit. 'defection, revolt') is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person.
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]
As of 2014, apostasy was a capital offense in Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. [254] Executions for religious conversion have been infrequent in recent times, with four cases reported since 1985: one in Sudan in 1985; two in Iran, in 1989 and 1998; and one in Saudi Arabia in 1992.
Religious disaffiliation is the act of leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. ... including [2] defection, apostasy [3] and disengagement. [4]
In contrast, conversion from another religion to Islam is recognized, and the government publishes through mass media an annual list of foreign residents who have converted to Islam. Though the punishment for apostasy is death, there has been no known case of legal persecution for apostasy and no known death penalty has been applied. [246]
Apostasy in Judaism is the rejection of Judaism and possible conversion to another religion by a Jew. [1] The term apostasy is derived from Ancient Greek : ἀποστάτης , meaning "rebellious" [ 2 ] ( Hebrew : מורד .
The Great Apostasy is a concept within Christianity to describe a perception that mainstream Christian Churches have fallen away from the original faith founded by Jesus and promulgated through his Twelve Apostles.
Religious offenses are actions that are considered to violate religious ... is the act of insulting or showing contempt for a religious deity. Apostasy ...