Line #31 PlayingWith/FaithHeelTurn


1	'''Basic Trope''': A religious character makes a FaceHeelTurn as a direct result of losing faith in their religion.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob used to be a member of a SaintlyChurch, but after he stops believing in their teachings he descends into a life of crime.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob used to be a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness sinless]], selfless, dedicated follower of {{God}} who spent all his time helping the poor feeding the hungry, but when he stopped believing he became a raging, sociopathic, and irredeemable villain who plots to kill those who are associated with his old church, EatsBabies, tortures kittens, [[DrugsAreBad snorts cocaine]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually violates anyone]].
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob used to be a religious NiceGuy, but after an incident that makes him question his beliefs he suddenly stops going to church and has become [[JerkAss a bit of a jerk]].
5	* '''Justified''': Bob's religion is so central to his life that when he finds himself unable to believe it anymore, his mind snaps, and he starts lashing out because he doesn't know what else to do and has no concept of good, decent behavior being possible independently of his religion.
6	* '''Inverted''':
7	** Bob suddenly becomes nicer to everyone after he stops believing in his religion.
8	** Bob suddenly becomes meaner to everyone after believing in his religion.
9	** HeelFaithTurn
10	* '''Subverted''': When Bob loses faith in his religion, he becomes very upset and flies into a rage. However, he ultimately calms down and moves on without it permanently affecting his character for the worse.
11	* '''Double Subverted''': But the calming down and moving on was an act, he's secretly still very torn up about it, to the point that he is secretly [[OmnicidalManiac plotting to destroy the universe because he doesn't think a world in which his previous beliefs aren't true ought to exist]].
12	* '''Parodied''': Bob leaves his old religion and subscribes to a media geared towards ex-believers, whose articles center around stereotypical HollywoodAtheist antics, such as "What cooking method best suits baby meat?", "Replace morality with cold hard Logic Today", "10 full-proof ways to harass theists", "Raping on a whim and (godless) you"...
13	* '''Zig Zagged''': (Continuing on from Double Subverted) He eventually accepts that his religion isn't true, until he thinks about the lack of afterlife, which makes him go in a rage, before calming down and accepting the lack of afterlife.
14	* '''Averted''':
15	** Bob loses faith in his religion but it doesn't make him turn evil.
16	** Bob keeps his religious beliefs but becomes evil anyway.
17	** Bob neither loses his religion nor turns evil.
18	* '''Enforced''': The writer, who is [[TheFundamentalist very devoted to his religious beliefs]], wants to prove to viewers that leaving religious faith is unquestionably immoral.
19	* '''Lampshaded''': "Yup, the bible thumpers always go crazy."
20	* '''Invoked''': TheCorrupter plants seeds of doubt in Bob's faith to turn him evil.
21	* '''Exploited''': ???
22	* '''Defied''': Alice sees that Bob is about to snap as a result of his CrisisOfFaith and attempts to calm him down.
23	* '''Discussed''': ???
24	* '''Conversed''': "I've heard that some people who have stopped believing in God remain nice people or even do horrible things because of their newfound beliefs, so the author is massively biased."
25	* '''Played For Drama''': As Pastor Bob's faith wavers, his once saintly church slowly but surely warps into a terrifying {{cult}} where the only object of worship [[AGodAmI is Bob himself]].
26	* '''Implied''': Bob is an unrepentant criminal with a MysteriousPast. When the heroes ransack his lair, attention is drawn to a discarded crucifix necklace.
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33	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
34	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
35	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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