I used to think of Methodism as a relatively conservative branch of Protestantism. Either I was wrong from the start or something happened when I wasn't looking.
The UMC has been completely hijacked. I couldn't endure the comparisons of GW to Caesar I heard three years ago at Xmas, and haven't been back since.
I think it happened when you weren't looking. It's really quite sad. The Methodists played a major role in America's first Great Awakening. They'll be on the sidelines (or the other side) for this one.