I understand the Methodist church is being torn apart by the queer/LBGQTXYZ debacle. It's hard to tell from the story but is SMU having a quarrel with the queer/LBGQTXYS side of the church or the side that says we don't support that crazy stuff.
Frankly, I can't imagine any college standing up against the queer crowd. After all, SMU has a DEI officer reporting directly to the president of the college.
The way I read it is that SMU doesn’t want to be associated with the Church’s traditional marriage views and the Church says too bad, we gifted you that land so you dance with the one that brought you.