SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading ...
SMU fights to break away from United Methodist Church after LGBTQ schisms
Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the United Methodist Church are set to deliver oral arguments in the Texas ...
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Dispute between SMU and UMC body headed to Texas Supreme Court
In layman's terms, the fight is over who owns the nonprofit private university and has the authority to set its rules.
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
In 2019, SMU leadership changed its articles of ... He added that he did not want the university’s Perkins School of Theology to be only associated with one sect of Methodism.