Why do Atheists defend Islam?

[Mr.wizard]

I don't know about Atheists defending Islam, but a lot of liberals sure seem to. I too have noticed the double standard with Christianity vs Islam in the American liberal mentality. Like, it's ok to bash Christians/Christianity but politically incorrect to do it to Muslims/Islam. Considering Islam is much more extreme and far right on social issues, I too don't understand why this is the case. The only thing I can think of is that us small minded Americans generally tend to think of Christians as white/European descent and Muslims as brown/Arabic. So it becomes a "minority" type thing.

This is simply not true, what is the only thing we see on tv here in America about Islam? Muslims are always portrayed as terrorists and I think that is the misconception that most liberals object to. Just like Christianity, Islam is made up of many good men women and children who shouldn't have to bear the label of "terrorist".