Apostates as a Hidden Population of Abuse Victims.

ABSTRACT: The term "apostate" describes the term used by the religious to describe individuals raised within religious families who once identified as religious, but who have ceased to believe in the existence of God, gods or follow their religious belief, and now identify as non-religious. Given the strong feelings families can have about the rejection of their shared faith, and the difficulty that police forces may have in identifying and understanding the complexities of violence toward the apostate, this study sought to examine the possibility that apostates represent a hidden population of abuse victims within religious households. We recruited 228 persons (102 males, 119 females) from an online survey with the support of "Faith to Faithless"-a service within Humanists UK, which supports people

SUBMITTER: Parekh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature