Locutus wrote:

This person will not speak to me, because of my differing religious beliefs. 

............. and therein lays the issue.    We are often judged by our former religious cohorts or family members ... when they are clearly working the 'worldly' system to suit themselves!    We are justified in being miffed about that.    

"Life is too short to spend with people who suck the happiness out of you!"