Projection. The internet atheist movement (that turned into the 'facts-and-logic FEMINISTS OWNED' movement), hated islam in part because they could justify it as treating women worse than them. "Don't look at me - I'm the good guy here - ok maybe I dont really like women or gay people but... at least I don't advocate for stoning them!"

A few years later and those same men come out as 'culturally christian' because they were the true reactionaries all along.