Apostasy is the abandonment or renunciation of one's religious beliefs. A person deciding not to follow his or her religious beliefs is committing apostasy.

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.

Apostasy refers to the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief. Backsliding, on the other hand, refers to a falling away from faith or moral behavior that one previously held. Apostasy is a more intentional and complete rejection, while backsliding is seen as a temporary or gradual decline in one's beliefs or practices.

The duration of The Defection of Simas Kudirka is 1.67 hours.