It only comes as a surprise to liberals.
Trump may not be a buttoned-down evangelical but he respects people of faith.
The problem is people on the other side don’t respect the sincerely held beliefs of religious people.
Refusing to bake a wedding cake for gays isn’t bigotry.
Agree with you that holding religious views is not bigotry. It’s the religious views that drive homosexuals crazy, though. The thought that God is condemning their behavior infuriates them. Otherwise, they’d go to a ‘gay-friendly’ bakery.