apostasy

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Later that year, a judge recommended that he also be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty, because Mr Badawi had refused to "repent to God".

From BBC

He added that “Taliban ideology is much more fundamentalist and extreme” on the question of what the Islamists view as “apostasy” from the nation’s official faith.

From Washington Times

No one was ever quite sure what motivated Smith’s apostasy, whether personal resentment of his former ally FDR or the financial blandishments of his new friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Both the far right and far left employ a culture of purging anyone guilty of apostasy.

From New York Times

His apostasy was difficult for Soviet leaders to accept.

From Washington Post