You might be right - the same thing has happened to me
Sometimes I reckon there is some sort of complex with them. You know if they wanna believe in fairytales then fine. As long as they don't impose there beliefs on me and make claims to some sort of objective reality.
Islame if your interested, there is a group on FB called "Islam wasn't spread by the sword" or something like that. I don't care if it was spread by sword, miswak, feather or hankie makes no odds. If the foundational story is bogus it really doesn't matter.