Apostasy (/əˈpɒstəsi/; Greek: ἀποστασία, translit. apostasía, lit. "defection, revolt") is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation...

Apostasy in Islam (Arabic: ردة, romanized: ridda or ارتداد, irtidād) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or...

The Apostasy is the eighth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was released on 17 July 2007 through Regain Records. The Apostasy...

Apostasy in Christianity is the repudiation of Christ and the central teachings of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian (Christ-follower)...

The Great Apostasy is a concept within Christianity to describe a perception that mainstream Christian Churches have fallen away from the original faith...

the crime of apostasy. The apostate can avoid prosecution and/or punishment if he or she confesses of having made a mistake of apostasy and rejoins Islam...

religion by a person. Apostasy in Christianity Apostasy in Islam Apostasy in Judaism Apostasy may also refer to: Apostasia of 1965 (Apostasy of 1965), often...

offenses is allowed by law in some countries. Such offenses include adultery, apostasy, blasphemy, corruption, drug trafficking, espionage, fraud, homosexuality...

Apostasy is a Swedish black metal band formed in 2000. The original lineup from 2000 (the band should not be confused with the earlier Norwegian band of...

morality, apostasy is in some way equivalent to high treason in the modern nation-state". Early Islamic jurists set the standard for apostasy from Islam...

Apostasy in Judaism is the rejection of Judaism and possible conversion to another religion by a Jew. The term apostasy is derived from Ancient Greek:...

their families and communities due to beliefs about apostasy in Islam. In 23 countries apostasy is a punishable crime and in 13 of those it carries the...

Apostasy is a 2017 British drama film about Jehovah's Witnesses directed by Daniel Kokotajlo. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto...

"National Apostasy" was a sermon preached by John Keble at the University Church of St Mary, Oxford, on 14 July 1833. The sermon has traditionally been...

Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History is a 1909 book by James E. Talmage that summarizes the Great Apostasy from the...

illegal to convert from Islam and leaving the Islamic faith is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death. In 2023, the country was scored 2 out of...

states Malacca, Pahang, Perak, and Sabah, apostasy, attempted apostasy or being an accomplice to apostasy of someone else is a crime punishable by various...

laws, and 13% of them also had anti-apostasy laws. By 2017, 13 Muslim countries imposed the death penalty for apostasy or blasphemy. Amid the contemporary...

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At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy is the first live album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released on 31 October 2008 through Regain Records...

the possibility of apostasy. In particular, its fifth article expressed the necessity of further study on the possibility of apostasy. Sometime between...

name also spelled Nadar-Khani or Nadar Khani) was based on the crime of apostasy, renouncing his Islamic faith. Government officials later claimed that...

of their eventually losing Christianity after generations of wars and apostasy. The Book of Mormon and continuing revelations would be the means of establishing...

also used the name Dan P. K. Smyth. He wrote and directed the 2017 film Apostasy, which reflects his own experience of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness...

1580–1650) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary who committed apostasy after being captured and tortured during the anti-Christian purges in 17th-century...

Under Saudi law conversion by a Muslim to another religion is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death. In March 2014, the Saudi interior ministry...

for apostasy. Twenty-three Muslim-majority countries, as of 2013, additionally covered apostasy in Islam through their criminal laws. Today, apostasy is...

The Politics of Religious Apostasy: The Role of Apostates in the Transformation of Religious Movements is a 1998 book edited by David G. Bromley. It presents...

traditional interpretations of Islamic law (sharīʿa) the punishment for apostasy is the death penalty, and potentially a cause of strife and violence within...

Ridda Wars (Arabic: حُرُوب ٱلرِّدَّة, romanized: ḥurūb ar-ridda, lit. 'Apostasy wars') were a series of military campaigns launched by the first caliph...