It appears that the Mormons saw another danger to the church (and civilized society). They were largely responsible for the defeat of homosexual marriage in CA. (Prop 8), resulting in death threats to members of the Mormon religion, as well as property damage done to their temples.
Ahem, where were the Lutherans during this critical time in American history? I know, they were sitting back and judging the Mormons!
I'm SURE you can provide links and proof of these "death threats" and "property damage".
I imagine the Lutherans were "sitting back" and watching the mormons take all the public credit for defeating Prop8 along with all the other churches and groups who ALSO worked to defeat it.