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[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]] have argued for increased usage of the term, stating that it does not come from a disrespectful perspective, but is similar to using the term ''[[orthodoxy|orthodox]]'' for devout believers.<ref name="Orthodox">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8TYrAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA188&dq=infidel+usage&hl=en&ei=ULjDTd3GOMLi0QGh4dSJCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=infidel%20usage&f=false| title = Infidel Testimony|publisher = J.E. Dixon|quote=When we use the word ''infidel'', we intend nothing disrespectful, any more than we do when we use the word ''orthodox''.|accessdate = 2007-03-25}}</ref>
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]] have argued for increased usage of the term, stating that it does not come from a disrespectful perspective, but is similar to using the term ''[[orthodoxy|orthodox]]'' for devout believers.<ref name="Orthodox">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8TYrAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA188&dq=infidel+usage&hl=en&ei=ULjDTd3GOMLi0QGh4dSJCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=infidel%20usage&f=false| title = Infidel Testimony|publisher = J.E. Dixon|quote=When we use the word ''infidel'', we intend nothing disrespectful, any more than we do when we use the word ''orthodox''.|accessdate = 2007-03-25}}</ref>
The [[Arabic]] term ''kafir'' is often translated 'infidel' and applied to non-[[Muslim]]s or Muslims who leave the faith.
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