The problem of course is that religion is one of those things that a few people just can’t take a joke about. There are some religious people who are deeply insecure about their religious beliefs, but for societal reasons aren’t allowed to express them. This creates a lot of tension in their lives and can turn some into humorless sticks in the mud.
Sort of like the people who discover they are gay, but live in a society where that is a major sin. So they become strident anti-gay activists. We sometimes refer to people like this as “tortured”.
