If you start talking about your religious beliefs at a social event people treat you like you just farted in their face.

I cannot take that piece of writing seriously, given how out of touch it is from the very beginning.

Yes, bringing up your religious beliefs out of nowhere at a social event is, for a lack of a better word I can think of, extemely cringe.

Mind you, I am not trying to say "mentioning religion at social events is bad". Context matters. If everyone was talking about their weekends, and when the turn came to you, you honestly say "I went to church for an XYZ event", and then you elaborate more on it, it is all good. Or when talking about upcoming plans, you go "i am planning a big trip to Mecca". Both of those are appropriately contextualized, no issues there.

But when you, out of nowhere, in a completely unrelated context, bring up your religious beliefs at a social event, you gotta be extremely socially unaware to wonder why people are cringing and "treat you like you just farted in their face." Again, context matters. Shooting shit about religion with your close friends at a bbq or a simialr gathering is one thing. It is another trying to introduce the same type of conversations at a social events that are a bit more public, like those among coworkers.

Unless your religious beliefs are the exact same of the non-close-friend you are talking to, bringing them up out of nowhere quickly turns into a situation similar in effect to congratulating your coworker on their pregnancy after seeing their "bump", only for them to tell you they aren't pregnant. It is absolutely cringeworthy to witness such a thing.

This article has a lot of accusations and little evidence, so I’m not inclined to believe the author just yet.