Probably because it misses the point entirely and in an almost comical way uses “HR” as an excuse to exclude from the hiring process someone for a reason other

Probably because it misses the point entirely and in an almost comical way uses “HR” as an excuse to exclude from the hiring process someone for a reason other than merit or ability? Maybe OP would also exclude folks from religious institutions as well, people who learned to code at BYU or a Catholic college, or one of the like 30,000 Christian high schools, but I would probably downvote that sentiment too.