Apostates as a Hidden Population of Abuse Victims

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 f...

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Main Author: Egan, Vincent (Author)
Contributors: Parekh, Hari
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2021
In:Year: 2021
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