what are the penalties for the local Muslim to bail out of the
religion?
in some countries, the punishment is death.
according to wiki:
"Today apostasy is punishable by death in the countries of Saudi
Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, Mauritania, the Comoros
and, most likely, Iraq.[11][12] Similarly, blasphemy is punishable
by death in Pakistan. In Qatar apostasy is a capital offense, but
no executions have been reported for it.[13]"
the interesting part is these laws are laid and enforced by people
in the name of the religion, yet the Quran itself does not
specifically mention that these people should be punished by the
faithful.
"the Quran itself is silent on the punishment for apostasy, though
not the subject itself. The Quran speaks repeatedly of people going
back to unbelief after believing, but does not confirm that they
should be killed or punished."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy
