If you noticed, many of the miners crossed themselves when they got out from the pod. They did not genuflect and bow down to Mecca. And I am sure all the miners, with their families, were in church ASAP.
Oh give me a break. He is NOT one of the guys. He wasn’t given a decent male role model as a child (commie grand dads don’t count) and he wouldn’t know how to fit in with a bunch of normal guys.He’s a pampered poodle.