Brand brand New Mormon site that is dating backlash from church

The program of real love never did run smooth.

A small grouping of faithful Mormons is attempting to introduce a website that is dating LDS singles—but they are dealing with backlash from their church.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is crying foul at Mormon Match’s choice to make use of the Salt Lake Temple together with word “Mormon” to their web site, claiming the church has total ownership over those activities.

“We think our company is well inside our legal rights to guard both the application of the title regarding the church and also the image associated with the Salt Lake temple and to explain that the plaintiff’s company does not have any connection whatsoever to your church,” attorney Robert Schick told the Houston Chronicle.

The church’s moves—and alleged backhanded tries to shut the site—came down as a shock to dateamormon.com founders Jonathan Eller and Matthew LaPointe. The two result from Mormon pioneer families and claim a deep and belief that is authentic the principles of Mormonism.