That thing about apostates actually reminds me of how CS treats it when faith healing fails. "They didnt really believe the truth" victim blamey nonesense.

Of course my mom, when i brought that up to her (well before i left the religion, just a brief burst of rebelion because i was studying it for a school project) she said that if that was my takeaway i "didnt really get it" so what do i know

(The woman was an abuser she loved the gaslighty part and wiedled it against me constantly lol)