apostasy

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Longstreet’s prominence made his apostasy an especially dangerous threat.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

Among them is Lin Pao Rafetta, who is part of the Argentine Coalition for a Secular State, which has led the apostasy movement.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“There are about a dozen countries in the world where apostasy or blasphemy is, at least in theory, subject to the death penalty,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023

The flip side of apostasy, of course, is the enmity it earns you from your old comrades.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

My actual conduct is not therefore an apostasy but the energetic continuance in my opinions and principles.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher