You vastly underestimate the power of cognitive dissonance my FRiend. What you described is exactly what they will do. Moral authority when he agrees with them. Repressive religious fanatic when he doesn’t, or they will say he is just putting on an act.
Oh, I understand thats what they’ll do.
But it only serves to reveal the illogic and inconsistancy, even hypocrisy,of their positions. Makes it easier to beat them over the head with it ...