Some big generalizations there in the whole “religion vs science as polarized paradigms” outlook, which is not shared by all. For me the overlap between science and religion is much bigger than the differences, but that’s because I see them both as value-neutral methodologies. For me, faith has no place in religion, or anywhere else, really.
The friction you mention I think results when people try to awkwardly compartmentalize disparate ideas, such as trying to use religious ethics in the bedroom and statist ethics for their taxes and science ethics on their paleology dig, and rationalize why some exceptions and priorities occur instead of others.
FWIW I think that prosecuting people for criticizing religion hurts people all around. Do people get a tribal exception for criticizing Christianity as a Christian? Criticizing religion, even one’s own are what theologians and religious scholars are for, and they are arguably the experts on religion. It’s the same reason why I hate web groups forbidding the discussion of illegal activities - it’s hypocritical, because people need to discuss something to even arrive at a consensus about its legality. So the practice serves only to allow certain special groups to discuss and criticize, while silencing others.
