University in Ohio ends United Methodist affiliation over LGBT bans

ALLIANCE, Ohio (AP) — A university in Ohio has ended its affiliation with the United Methodist Church over the denomination's renewed bans on LGBT clergy and same-sex marriage.The Canton Repository reports the University of Mount Union president says the board of trustees considered the issue for months before voting recently to end the affiliation of more than 150 years.University President W. Richard Merriman Jr. says the school wants a diverse campus. He says it became difficult to see