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I find that to be really odd behavior tbh. One of the issues with organized religion is when a group shuns or hates on someone for their religious/ spiritual views. That's also something that can happen with atheism, even if it's not really seen as a "religion".
Just be accepting of other people
Off topic: I'm old & out of the loop. Is this a new meaning for "give slack"? It seems opposite of what my understanding. To me it means giving leeway, or latitude, or freedom. To give someone slack was to give some freedom or forgiveness. A metaphor of lengthening a dog's leash.
You're not alone, that's what giving or cutting someone some slack means to me as well. I hadn't considered that maybe this was a sign of me aging.
I'm not sure if slack has a new meaning, but it might be one of those misspellings where the person really means "flack"
"To give flack" fits the context here