Editing United Methodist Church (section)

===Diversity within beliefs===
In appealing for tolerance of diversity of theological opinions, John Wesley said, "Though we may not think alike, may we not all love alike?" The phrase "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity" has also become a maxim among Methodists, who have always maintained a great diversity of opinion on many matters within the Church.

The United Methodist Church allows for a wide range of theological and political beliefs. For example, former [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-TX), former First Lady [[Laura Bush]] and former [[Attorney General of the United States]], [[Jeff Sessions]], are United Methodists, as are Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-MA), former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-NY) and former Senator [[Max Cleland]] (D-GA).

The [[Pew Research Center]]'s 2014 US Religious Landscape Study concluded that the political preferences of US adult members of the United Methodist Church was 54 percent Republican / lean Republican, 35 percent Democrat / lean Democrat, and 11 percent independent / no lean / other.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Political Preferences of U.S. Religious Groups |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/23/u-s-religious-groups-and-their-political-leanings//|website=pewforum.org|date=February 23, 2016 |publisher=Pew Research|access-date=October 31, 2017}}</ref>