(a.) Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion.

aggressiveness agreement to disagree alienation antagonism apostasy argumentation bellicosity belligerence bickering clashing combativeness conflict contention contentiousness contradiction controversy counter-culture difference disaccord disaccordance disagreement disapprobation disapproval discord discordance discordancy discrepancy disharmony disparity dissatisfaction dissension dissent dissentience dissonance disunion disunity divergence diversity dropping out faction factiousness flak heterodoxy inaccordance inequality infighting irascibility irritability jarring litigiousness minority opinion misbelief negation nonagreement nonassent nonconcurrence nonconformism nonconformity nonconsent opposition oppugnancy partisan spirit partisanship pugnacity quarrelsomeness recusance recusancy rejection repudiation repugnance schism secession shrewishness strife underground unharmoniousness unorthodoxy variance withdrawal