To a degree I do have some sympathy with the religious fundamentalist and literalist. ( Not much we are basically opposites. ) But when they look at moderate religion, especially cults, like the, so called, spiritual and metaphorical views of theism, Christian culture, and corporate religion for profit, then they see quite rightly, that it is, shallow, narcissistic, dishonestly cherry picking, manipulative, self serving, and corrupt, so that their moral instincts give them a visceral disgust at the very thought of it.

Their mistake is in thinking that more, and more extreme religion, not less or no religion, is a better answer.