Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have picked a side in the bitter fight between their longtime Dallas church and the United Methodist Church.
The Bushes, members of Highland Park Methodist Church since 1989, supported the congregation’s effort to break away from the national denomination amidst its fight with the UMC over authority and the church’s assets and resources.
According to The New York Times, the Bushes took part in their church congregation’s vote last month to leave or stay in the UMC, after the denomination sued the church for changing its bylaws. The in-person vote drew nearly 5,000 votes, with 90 percent of the Dallas congregation voting in favor of leaving the UMC…