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Lots of hospitals were started by churches.
One of Texas's biggest medical providers is the Methodist Health System, with 12 full-fledged hospitals and over 100 clinics that started as a hospital in Houston founded by the Methodist church. For most people, it's just another hospital. The church doesn't get any of the money or anything.
Catholic hospitals, however, are a little more notorious for denying care based on religious principles - with abortion and birth control being the big one. They won't do abortions, offer contraceptives, or perform vasectomies, for instance.
I'm not religious in the slightest, but in my experience, them Methodists seem pretty chill. Worked with one to make their website a while a back and their pastor was the most laid back, easy to work with dude, loved everyone, black, white, brown, straight, gay, trans, whatever. I miss that guy.
The Methodist Church has always been staunchly anti-gay. Some are trying to change it, but the bigotry remains.
It seems the United Methodists are the more tolerant ones compared to the Global Methodists? I'm not sure, like I said, I'm not religious in any sense and by and large avoid this world. Apologies for any ignorance on my side. My experience is entirely anecdotal. The only thing I can truly say with full confidence is that this one particular church was a generally decent and tolerant group of people.
I grew up Methodist, although it never took with me. I always thought it was a fairly tolerant sect, until they started going after the gays. I'm not gay, but I have lots of friends and family who are, and I won't tolerate any intolerance toward them. Not that I'd be considering ever going to church again, but if I were, Methodists would be off the list.