I don't think many people would, really; but I certainly remember becoming a militant atheist at the age of 6, and resenting every encounter with a hymn or a ch

I don't think many people would, really; but I certainly remember becoming a militant atheist at the age of 6, and resenting every encounter with a hymn or a christmas carol for most of the rest of my school days. I needed to take a long detour through black metal before I could appreciate sacred music (and while I appreciate the importance of Renaissance art to the development of human culture, I find still that there are only so many paintings of Jesus and martyred saints I can look at consecutively before my eyes glaze over). So I can certainly imagine there being people out there, like my 8-14 year old self, who really don't like religion to the point that they can't appreciate religious art at all. If the subject matter really does set your teeth on edge, you're not going to appreciate the beauty. Art isn't just a thing; it's an interplay between the thing and the viewer/listener etc. If there's no open port on the receiver, the message won't get through.