Apostasy
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Apostasy is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of one's religion - especially if the motive is deemed unworthy by one's co-religionists. Apostasy is almost universally condemned as far worse than simply being an unbeliever, as one has had the One True Way and abandoned it. In many parts of the world with "religious freedom," each religious group has freedom, but there is no freedom to convert between religions for this reason. In some Islamic states, apostasy is a capital offence.
Apostasy should not be confused with heresy, which is essentially keeping with the same relgion, but altering the interpretation of it rather than flat out abandoning it or turning to a different faith. Heretics are often viewed relatively favourably in comparason to apostates.
As the term can also be loosely applied to any belief system, including political beliefs. Pondering the question whether some of Rational Wiki's editors could be referred to as "Conservapedia Apostates".
