Ex-Muslims give reasons they left the faith, using a hashtag, Muslims Accuse Them of Being "Hateful"

Muslims give reasons they left the faith,using hashtag #ExMuslimBecause #ReligionOfPeace https://t.co/Zrh04v7skg pic.twitter.com/vSCGpc22da

— Shawn Steel (@shawnsteel1) December 1, 2015

Hateful, huh?

One could almost say they are "Islamophobic".

From the BBC:

Ex-Muslims are using a hashtag, #ExMuslimBecause, to tell why they have left the faith.  

The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain started the tag, saying it wanted to defend people's right to leave Islam and criticise it without fear or intimidation. 

But many Muslims are taking issue, saying that the hashtag is "hateful," and being used as an excuse for Muslim-bashing at a time of increasing fear of Islamophobia.

If you use Twitter, you can check out the Tweets here. 

This is one of my favorites:

#ExMuslimBecause ↓ Saudi conference on the women's rights https://t.co/enc79xyNjd @RichardDawkins @MaryamNamazie pic.twitter.com/SZcIW8v5sL

— Jihadi Kermit ☮ (@islamlie2) December 1, 2015