Evangelicals continue their fight to be able to discriminate against the LGBT community. That's one of their reasons for supporting an obviously immoral man to be president (Donald Trump). Trump has told them he supports their right to discriminate when using religion to disguise that discrimination.
But in spite of having Trump on their side, they are fighting a losing battle. The American people have already decided that the LGBT community should have the same rights as all other citizens. The charts above illustrate that.
By a 27 point margin, the public agrees with the Supreme Court decision giving same-sex couples the right to legally marry. By a 45 point margin, the public supports legislation that would prevent the members of the LGBT community from being discriminated against (jobs, public accommodations, housing, etc.). And by a 20 point margin, the public opposes allowing businesses to refuse service to the LGBT community using religion as an excuse.
Personally, I think this is a huge reason why many young people are leaving the church. Most of them have an LGBT friend, and they don't understand why that friend shouldn't have the same rights as everyone else.
The charts above were made using information contained in a recent Public Religion Research Institute Poll -- done between March 14th and 25th of a random national sample of 2,020 adults, with a 2.6 point margin of error.
