If they embraced all forms of humanity as their Jesus did, it could be a very good thing for them, but, Noooooooooo........

Of course.

Any progress that shows christians it's actually OK to be yourself, rather than be someone you feel uncomfortable with because some grumpy old bastard in the church tells you to, is going to be bad for christianity.

You see - LGBTQ respect has positive effects even for those who don't happen to be LGBTQ.

Well fuck them. Eh?

Anything that Christians consider bad for Christianity is probably good for society in general.

The essence of Christianity (and the other Abrahamic religions) is oppression, whether it's other religions, Women, non-whites, scientists or LBGT. As society grasps the cruelty and falsity of Christian doctrines, people at large see that dogma relies on primitive values. The yoke of paternalistic patriarchy has been rejected, and very few will put it back on. The morality that has evolved is patently more moral, charitable and honorable than Christianity, and only idiots would dispute that.

not that there's anything wrong with that.

You bring up a very good point about wasted research time.

Their brand is dying anyway……..so who gives a rats dick what they think.

I'm sure the evangelicals hate any diversity progress: outlaw gays; outlaw women's contraception and abortion; keep divorce difficult, as in states like Oklahoma; allow racial and ethnic profiling; in general fuck over everyone that is different from a heterosexual, White, born in the US man of European heritage.