you can be right about religion’s connection to right-wing politics and bigotry, but referring to someone as an angel because they do something wonderful doesn’t even imply you believe angels exist or that you are religious at all (let alone devout or dedicated to religion). This makes your reaction feel out of place given the context, both in how extreme it is, and in how it responds to a casual reference to someone being an angel as if they had just sworn loyalty to the Bible.
you can be right about religion’s connection to right-wing politics and bigotry, but referring to someone as an angel because they do something wonderful doesn’t even imply you believe angels exist or that you are religious at all (let alone devout or dedicated to religion). This makes your reaction feel out of place given the context, both in how extreme it is, and in how it responds to a casual reference to someone being an angel as if they had just sworn loyalty to the Bible.