BTW- the organizational channels we use to administer the LDS Church are all voluntary. It is sometimes a miracle we can agree on when to hold services much less forge a monolithic political force. Don’t read too much into our centralized leadership asking us to support legislation perceived as supportive of traditional families. (The debate over prop 8 and what it would and would not require church organizations to do is a separate one).

The bottom line is the money given to the LDS Church is charitable and the vast majority of it - freely given - is used for universally charitable purposes like caring for the poor, building chapels, providing disaster relief, etc.