The Mormon Church is the primary source of funds for the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage equality and frames the issues surrounding according to the doctrines of the Mormon Church. Remember that the Mormon Church defines what YOU probably think of as “traditional marriage” as spiritually dead and inferior to the Mormon re-definition of marriage, “celestial marriage,” which is only available to Mormons who have a “temple recommend.” The requirements for obtaining a temple recommend give the church hierarchy almost absolute power over every aspect of every Mormon’s life, including their payment of tithes to the church and their access to heaven, the “spirit realm” and the very ability of their souls to exist. This is why Mormons are fighting so hard to define marriage for everyone — it is their path to wealth and absolute power.