To me it seems more like two wildly different forms of PTSD. For the former group (those who prefer static typing), unmaintainable and poorly documented spaghetti code has been the most identifiable source of pain in their career while for the latter, it has been long iteration times due to bureaucratic nightmares caused by compiler and management.

Like early childhood experiences, each programmer I've discussed the subject with seems to have their own unique professional experience that has molded their opinions. It's less a religion and more a coping mechanism for bad experiences.