I'd say it goes beyond mere endorsement and rises to the level of enjoyment. Christians revel in vicarious hatred they can parade in the name of religion and the freedom of its expression. It's one of their many endearing qualities.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell