It almost feels like you're being misunderstanding and misquoting on purpose.
Genuinely voluntary apostasy, punished by death, happens. And it's clearly 'not succumbing to social pressure' to do it in countries that criminalize it and punish it by death.[1]
And then you replace 'integral part of your identity' by merely 'part of your identity', however that's the important word you're omitting.
When I was younger I liked some styles of music and felt them part of my identity too. Some used to mock and critisize them, and now that my tastes changed, I can see why.
However, particular musical genres were never an integral part of my identity the same way people are gay or not, or have a particular ethnical background.
Attributing some special powers to a class of mere opinions is wrong, misguided and often used as a tool of oppression.[2]
[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy
[2]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law
Genuinely voluntary apostasy, punished by death, happens. And it's clearly 'not succumbing to social pressure' to do it in countries that criminalize it and punish it by death.[1]
And then you replace 'integral part of your identity' by merely 'part of your identity', however that's the important word you're omitting.
When I was younger I liked some styles of music and felt them part of my identity too. Some used to mock and critisize them, and now that my tastes changed, I can see why.
However, particular musical genres were never an integral part of my identity the same way people are gay or not, or have a particular ethnical background.
Attributing some special powers to a class of mere opinions is wrong, misguided and often used as a tool of oppression.[2]
[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy
[2]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law