Posted on 05/27/2023 7:23:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Los Angeles Dodgers told many in their fan base to go to hell by inviting, disinviting, and then comically re-inviting the hyper-sexualized, Catholic-mocking LGBTQIA+ activist group “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” to come onto the field for Pride Night in June to accept a “community hero” award.
Their heroic acts include putting on “Hunky Jesus” revues and showcasing men dressed as Catholic nuns simulating gay sex in obvious (and obscene) attempts to mock the Church. Catholic League president Bill Donohue describes their antics:
[The group is] “known for simulating sodomy while dressed as nuns. They like to feature a ‘Condom Savior Mass,’ one that describes how the ‘Latex Host is the flesh for the life of the world.’ The ‘Sisters’ go by names such as ‘Sister Homo Fellatio’ and “Sister Joyous Reserectum.’ Just last month, they held an event mocking Our Blessed Mother and Jesus on Easter Sunday.”
Would you feel comfortable taking your family to a Friday evening game featuring this garbage? RedState Managing Editor and Dodgers fan Jennifer Van Laar was not thrilled with the situation:
Catholics are a huge part of the Dodger fanbase, and many of them aren’t pleased either. As our Matt Philbin reported, the group CatholicVote sent a public letter to team owner Mark Walter and CEO Stan Kasten announcing a boycott of the team to be publicized by a $1 million ad campaign.
Many people wondered what Dodger players would do or say about the complete disrespect their organization showed to their fans, many of whom are Hispanic, Christian, or faithful in some way.
This would be a great time for the many Catholic players on the @Dodgers and across the @MLB to make their voices heard about your public embrace of anti-Catholic bigotry.
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) May 23, 2023
Turns out, however, what we actually heard was a whole lot of nothing—the players stayed silent. Millions of dollars have that effect on people.
Now, the Dodgers are trying to stem the tide of outrage by trotting out star pitcher Clayton Kershaw to announce the team will host a “Christian Faith and Family Day” on July 30. The move almost accidentally emphasizes the point that hosting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is deeply offensive to many Catholics. If it wasn’t—then why are they suddenly pandering to them?
Excited to announce the relaunch of Christian Faith and Family Day at Dodger Stadium on July 30th. More details to come— but we are grateful for the opportunity to talk about Jesus and determined to make it bigger and better than it was before COVID. Hope to see you on July 30th!
pic.twitter.com/yNu7HyEgR9— Clayton Kershaw (@ClaytonKersh22) May 26, 2023
While it’s nice that the organization is honoring the Christian faith, a real show of contrition would have been to disinvite the group that spits on Catholics—if this were another religion other than Christianity that was being targeted, the despicable Southern Poverty Law Center would be all over place branding it “hate speech”—and the team would issue a letter to fans promising never to mix baseball and sexual identity politics again.
Simply put, there is no need to focus on sexual preferences and sexual identities at family-friendly sports events. What the hell do the two have to do with each other?
Unfortunately, like Disney, Target, Anheuser-Busch, and many other companies, the Dodgers don’t seem to care that they’ve alienated a huge portion of their fan base. It would appear that they’re more interested in their ESG points and the approval of the woke left than they are in the team’s fans.
Reaction was swift, and well deserved:
Worshipping what exactly? https://t.co/CxqxMlbQ4Z
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) May 26, 2023
And:
LA Dodgers are literally trying to clean up their Hail Gay Satan night by holding a 'Christian Faith and Family Day'
No. There is no compromising with evil.
How about you just shut up and play ball
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 26, 2023
Like the aforementioned Target and Anheuser-Busch, who have lost many billions of dollars in market cap value this month, the LA Dodgers may also pay a significant price for shoving their woke, divisive politics down our throats in places where such discussions simply don’t belong.
I don’t go to a retail chain to be indoctrinated in gay or transgender ideology, I don’t go to a baseball game to watch a religion get disrespected, I don’t want to drink a beer from a company that shoves my face in the sand, and I don’t want to shave with razors from a corporation who is on record stating that they hate men.
This last-minute Hail Mary may mollify a few, but many will not forgive the Dodgers for basically telling them, “We kneel for the God of Woke.”
You can forgive, but you don’t have to forget.
More Dodgers fallout:
Yes, Bigotry Against Catholics Exists, and Ethno-Catholicism Is a Thing
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Watch.
They’ll bow to pressure to cancel the “Christian Family and Faith Day”.
Dodger statium will be abandon and slated for demolition, but all the charges will go off and it won’t fall.
Mark my words.
They lost me. 45 years. No more Cactus League.
The hypocritical pandering. Good grief.
Most Dodgers fans are liberals. This won't make much of an impact. This isn't Middle America like Kansas City Royals or St. Louis Cardinals.
The left continually tries to convince parents that drag queens pretending to have sex in front of children is “family friendly”.
Thankfully most aren’t buying it.
Shame on the Dodger organization. But some of those priests don’t need any help to bring shame on the church. Talk about sexualizing children. It’s sad.
Spoken like an organization whose core belief is... “money”.
They were beloved in Brooklyn, and they repaid that love by moving. Screw them!
“This isn’t Middle America like Kansas City Royals or St. Louis Cardinals.”
Are you say Kansas City and St. Louis are not “honoring” the fags and hoisting their flag? You be wrong!
Check this out...
KC Royals pride night June 16th.
https://www.mlb.com/royals/tickets/specials/pride
And this - SL pride night, june 9th.
https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/tickets/specials/theme-tickets/pride
I’m dodging the Dodgers, and pretty much all professional sports. Thing is I’ve been dodging them for years.
Guess I’m wrong.
About 25 years ago, when my son was seven years old, I took him to a San Francisco Giants baseball game at the old Candlestick Park. We had nice seats about halfway between the third base foul pole and third base. Before the game started, they unfurled the “AIDS Quilt,” a giant quilt that, at the time, “honored” those who died from AIDS.
My son asked “Dad, what’s that? Why are they unrolling that in the outfield.”
Thank you, San Fran Giants for putting me in an awkward position with my young son.
I didn’t tell him it was all about men butt-forking other men, getting sick from it and dying. I said “It is some pretty artwork some people had made and were showing off” and that was that.
But, ever since, I’ve had to look to see if the sports teams are “honoring” some perversion before I take the family to an event.
I’d bet my last dollar the freaks on the left would buy every ticket to parade as “Christian” and “Faith” people as well, with every intent of ruining the event for anyone else. It’s how these self-absorbed spoiled children roll.
Why don’t they make fun of Muslims only Christians? Bunch of cowards.
They can pound sand. A fan boycott of just 5 or 6 games would affect their bottom line
Only the Texas Rangers don’t
Maybe the queers will be so offended they’ll burn the place down
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