As you may have read, the United Methodist Church has determined that it will split into multiple organizations, pending final approval at its global conference in May of this year. News around the UMC over the past several years has basically revolved around disagreements regarding women in a pastoral role, support over same-sex marriage, the ability of gay individuals to hold pastoral roles in a church, and other LGBT-related issues. However, the underlying disagreement actually relates to one’s view of Scripture.