Editing United Methodist Church (section)

====Creation====
The United Methodist Church, like many mainline Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church, has determined that there is no conflict between faith and the [[Evolution|theory of evolution]]. Some clergy have stated that "it's time for people of faith to accept evolution."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/its-time-for-people-of-faith-to-accept-evolution |title=It's time for people of faith to accept evolution |work=UM News |publisher=The United Methodist Church |access-date=May 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416163549/http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/its-time-for-people-of-faith-to-accept-evolution |archive-date=April 16, 2016 |url-status=dead|author-first1=Al|author-last1=Kuelling|date=25 May 2011}}</ref> Additionally, the UMC officially affirms the theory of evolution and "opposes introducing theories such as [[Creationism]] or [[Intelligent design|Intelligent Design]] into public school curriculum."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/what-is-the-united-methodist-churchs-position-on-evolution|title=What is The United Methodist Church's position on evolution? – The United Methodist Church|last=Communications|first=United Methodist|website=The United Methodist Church|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513181222/http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/what-is-the-united-methodist-churchs-position-on-evolution|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, the denomination denied approval for a creationist group to be officially represented at the church's General Conference.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/united-methodist-church-bans-intelligent-design-group-general-conference-creation-evolution-155368/ |title=United Methodist Church Bans Intelligent Design Group From General Conference|website=Christian Post|date=January 20, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref>