Given that there are not quite enough symptoms to make a accurate diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, or Dissociative Identity Disorder and that we have ruled out Schizoid Personality Disorder, it seems that a clear diagnosis for the UMC may not be possible at this time.
However, it is clear from the symptoms outlined above that the UMC’s behaviors exhibit schizophrenic, borderline, and dissociative tendencies. The UMC is sick, even if no definitive diagnosis can be made.
Schizophrenogenic
Because of the contradictory stances and actions (symptoms) of the denomination and because there is no definitive diagnosis that can be made at this time, my professional view is that the UMC can best be described as schizophrenogenic.
The definition of shizophrenogenic that applies to the UMC: a parent who is simultaneously or alternately cold and overprotecting, rejecting and dominating (Sue, Sue, and Sue, 1990). Historically, schizophrenogenic was coined to describe parents (generally mothers) whose behaviors were thought to result in schizophrenia in their children. While this theory is no longer accepted in psychiatric/psychological circles, schizophrenogenic is commonly today used to signify "crazy-making."
Crazy making, or schizophrenogenic, seems appropriate to apply to the UMC in regard to its policies and behaviors regarding its gay, lesbian, and bisexual members. It is alternately cold and overprotecting, rejecting, and dominating.
The UMC is schizophrenogenic.
Why do they remain loyal?
Given the schizophrenogenic statements, actions, and behaviors of the UMC, the question on which I based my research looms large: "What keeps you loyal to and/or affiliated with the UMC?"
Indeed, what keeps bisexual, lesbian, and gay UMs loyal to the UMC?
Conclusion