Is Sam Harris becoming a pariah for the anti-religious cause?

[Mudhammam]

Never heard of the man. He has opinions though eh? Fancy that...lol.

Yeah, I understand that his opinions don't reflect on anyone else, per se. Again, I say "per se" because in the way that atheism is perceived, oftentimes under the umbrella of it's most successful proponents (Harris, Dawkins, Krauss, etc.; these guys sell a lot of books, so their opinions do matter to many), I think/hope someone should/will push back...and honestly, we shouldn't leave it to the religiously-inclined to make the rational case against Israel's war crimes and for a peaceful Palestine here.