Sounds like we still agree, I could have been more clear that the "they" in my first sentence refers to all religion. There are still individuals who deserve to be insulted and mocked but most, as you say, are victims of whichever religion they grew up under.

I see those people as human shields that the nefarious actors hide behind. Guide them toward freedom and you're left with the ones who are in on the grift. One part of this can be ridiculing the beliefs but different people respond to different things.