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So there's this guy who is deeply religious, a Friend to All Living Things. Then, one day, he decides there is no God or tires of his prayers not being answered. Expect a lot of shouting. He loses all hope for everything, including human decency, and now he likes to rape puppies in his spare time. Obviously, in Real Life, it takes a hell of a lot more than a loss of faith to just drive people to do evil. Done poorly, this can be an outright Strawman Political character to show that religion is supposed to be the sole moral compass for people. Examples of Faith Heel Turn include:

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  • So there's this guy who is deeply religious, a Friend to All Living Things. Then, one day, he decides there is no God or tires of his prayers not being answered. Expect a lot of shouting. He loses all hope for everything, including human decency, and now he likes to rape puppies in his spare time. Obviously, in Real Life, it takes a hell of a lot more than a loss of faith to just drive people to do evil. Done poorly, this can be an outright Strawman Political character to show that religion is supposed to be the sole moral compass for people. Examples of Faith Heel Turn include:
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  • So there's this guy who is deeply religious, a Friend to All Living Things. Then, one day, he decides there is no God or tires of his prayers not being answered. Expect a lot of shouting. He loses all hope for everything, including human decency, and now he likes to rape puppies in his spare time. Obviously, in Real Life, it takes a hell of a lot more than a loss of faith to just drive people to do evil. Done poorly, this can be an outright Strawman Political character to show that religion is supposed to be the sole moral compass for people. Compare Hollywood Atheist (who experiences a much less drastic shift in his personality), Beware the Nice Ones, Fallen Angel. When a character who gets religion turns good as a result, that's a Heel Faith Turn. If a character who gets religion turns evil, it's probably a Cult, Corrupt Church, Path of Inspiration or outright Religion of Evil. Not to be confused with Faith's heel turn, becoming kill happy has little to do with atheism. Examples of Faith Heel Turn include:
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