Los Angeles Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Announces Team’s Faith & Family Day Following Pride Day Incident

Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher The team’s Christian Faith and Family Day will be reinstituted, Clayton Kershaw tweeted on Friday.

The party is slated to take place on July 30 against the Cincinnati Reds.

Los Angeles Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Announces Team’s Faith & Family Day Following Pride Day Incident

Clayton Kershaw posted the following on social media:

“Excited to announce the relaunch of the Christian Faith and Family Day at Dodger Stadium on July 30. 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 30.”

This was followed by another tweet from the Los Angeles Dodgers which stated:

“Join us at Dodger Stadium on 7/30 for Christian Faith and Family Day.

The choice was made just a few days after the group reissued its offer to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for their June 16 Pride Night.

Most of the members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are guys who pose as nuns. They were established in 1979 and are a charity, protest, and performance organization. Originally, the squad was going to celebrate their Los Angeles Chapter on Pride Night.

However, the team hurt several people’s deeply held sentiments. Conservative Roman Catholics and politicians who decried the group for making fun of nuns and the Christian faith were among those who voiced their disapproval. The Dodgers decided not to include them on their list of Pride Night Honorees as a result.

“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” the organization said.

On social media, responses to the team’s abrupt reintroduction of Christian Faith and Family Day have been divided and mostly pessimistic.

“Nice try. Too late,” one Twitter user wrote.

“Nice of you guys to do this out of the kindness of your hearts, and not in any way to try to salvage your reputation among 60+% of the American population,” said conservative author Pete D’Abrosca.

“A little hypocritical coming from the organization but I stand with Kershaw and the Christian faith,” said Suzanna Banana.

 

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