The Methodist Church Split Is a Terrible Deal for Conservatives

Conservatives have long tended to underestimate the value of institutions, and to get out maneuvered by liberals in institutional battles. As a result, it's usually conservatives who exit from institutions in order to form new ones. But because nothing has changed with them, their new institutions frequently undergo a reprise of the same problems that plagued the original ones they left. The proposed United Methodist Church split is a good example of conservative thinking on institutions. Al...