The Los Angeles Dodgers have decided to relaunch Christian Faith and Family Day as the team comes under fire from Catholic groups over plans to honor a bawdy troupe of drag queens that dress as nuns.
on July 30th,” said pitcher Clayton Kershaw in a Friday tweet. “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!”
Not letting the matter drop is CatholicVote President Brian Burch, who said his group is gearing up for a $1 million multi-channel ad campaign urging “all people of goodwill to express their opposition to your celebration of anti-Catholic bigotry and mockery.” “Prior to the launch of this campaign, we are requesting yet another opportunity to speak by telephone or to meet in person with an appropriate representative so that you can better understand the extraordinary harm and hurt your decision has engendered,” Mr. Burch said in the Thursday letter.
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