Peter Bergen

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad belongs to the small Alawite sect and is therefore considered a heretic by many Sunnis; al-Assad runs a secular regime, and therefore he is considered by Sunni militants to be an apostate, and he is inflicting a total war on his Sunni population.

American Journalist

Jakob Bohme

God's love-eye does not see essentially into the wicked rebellious apostate soul; neither also into the devil, but his anger-eye sees thereinto; that is, God, according to the property of the anger or fire of wrath, sees in the devil, and in the false soul.

German Theologian

Origen

This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.

Theologian

Andrew Rosenthal

It's getting hard to keep up with all of the news from Washington - witch hunts, conspiracy theories and Republicans tearing each other apart over who is ideologically pure and who is apostate. It's a real set of carnival sideshows.

Maajid Nawaz

There were people who had sampled my voice from speeches when I was an Islamist and made them the chorus of pro-Islamist rap songs who then began talking about me as an apostate.

British Activist

Donald Cargill

But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so.

Scottish Clergyman

Anthea Butler

The moment of true capitulation came when the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association quietly took Mormonism off the list of apostate religious groups.

American Educator

Paula White

I have been called a heretic, an apostate, an adulterer, a charlatan and an addict.

American Public Servant

Often used when someone abandons their religion, seen negatively by that religious community.

Religious Connotation

Can also refer to leaving non-religious beliefs, like political ideologies.

Secular Context

Be aware of religious or cultural sensitivity when using, as it can offend.

Cultural Sensitivity

When describing beliefs or actions, it implies a strong rejection of one's previous system of faith.

Culturally Charged

Carries a sense of betrayal or disloyalty that may be socially stigmatizing.

Sign of Disloyalty

Viewed differently depending on the speaker's beliefs and attitude towards change.

Subjective Viewpoint

 and everyone else who abhors their behavior and ideology are sellouts or apostates. So if we want to prevent radicalization, we have to keep people going to the mosque.

Apostate