{"id":17835,"date":"2023-06-06T14:11:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=17835"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:11:50","slug":"dodgers-players-denounce-drag-event-in-wake-of-christian-faith-and-family-day-being-announced-but-is-it-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/06\/dodgers-players-denounce-drag-event-in-wake-of-christian-faith-and-family-day-being-announced-but-is-it-enough","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Players Denounce Drag Event in Wake of \u201cChristian Faith and Family Day\u201d Being Announced. But is it Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17838\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/06\/dodgers-stadium_credit-Vitaly-Loz-shutterstock_inset-Tom-Christensen-flickr-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17838\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/06\/dodgers-stadium_credit-Vitaly-Loz-shutterstock_inset-Tom-Christensen-flickr-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitaly Loz \/ Shutterstock.com | Inset: Tom Christensen \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Dodgers continue to be embroiled in controversy as they have reinstated an event to honor drag queens. Initially, the Dodgers uninvited the group Sister of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), a group of drag queens dressed as nuns, when they received backlash. However, they have since reinvited the group and apologized to the drag performers. Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen issued a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicvote.org\/blake-treinen-issues-powerful-rebuke-of-dodgers-spi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">statement<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0condemning the decision. Stating that his \u201cconvictions in Jesus Christ will always come first,\u201d Treinen slammed the Dodgers for getting political. \u201cPeople like baseball for its entertainment value and competition. The fans do not want propaganda or politics forced on them. The debacle with Bud Light and Target should be a warning to companies and professional sports to stay true to their brand and leave the propaganda and politics off the field,\u201d he wrote. He went on to state that the SPI was a \u201cmockery.\u201d \u201cThis group openly mocks Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of my faith, and I want to make it clear that I do not agree with nor support the decision of the Dodgers to \u2018honor\u2019 the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.\u201d He ended by quoting Joshua 24:15, which says, \u201cBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Treinen is not the only Dodger to speak out. Pitcher Clayton Kershaw also spoke to the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, stating he did not agree with the decision. \u201cI don\u2019t agree with making fun of other people\u2019s religions,\u201d he\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2023-05-29\/clayton-kershaw-explains-dodgers-christian-faith-family-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cIt has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don\u2019t think that no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else\u2019s religion. So that\u2019s something that I definitely don\u2019t agree with.\u201d Kershaw then pushed for the team to announce the return of \u201cChristian Faith and Family Night,\u201d an event that has not been held at the stadium since 2019. \u201cI think we were always going to do Christian Faith Day this year, but I think the timing of our announcement was sped up. Picking a date and doing those different things was part of it as well. Yes, it was in response to the highlighting of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,\u201d he said. Kershaw made the announcement for the day on his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CstwSEWpd30\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=513bbe6b-0f6e-4f2e-84ff-e72b1d109797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instagram account<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. As a Christian, he said he wanted to focus on what he does support rather than what he doesn\u2019t. \u201cFor us, we felt like the best thing to do in response was, instead of maybe making a statement condemning or anything like that, would be just to instead try to show what we do support, as opposed to maybe what we don\u2019t. And that was Jesus. So, to make Christian Faith Day, our response is what we felt like was the best decision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The response to the announcement of a Christian Faith Day has been somewhat tepid. Writing for the sports outlet, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Outkick<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Matt Reigle summed up the attempt as too little, too late. \u201cOf course, most people won\u2019t fall for this. Will they really feel like this is genuine when a month and a half earlier, the team presented an award to a group that openly mocks their faith? I don\u2019t think so,\u201d he\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/clayton-kershaw-announces-christian-faith-family-day-at-dodger-stadium-in-interestingly-timed-instagram-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cThe Dodgers are trying to please both sides the way Bud Light and then, more recently, Target have. That doesn\u2019t work; all you end up doing is making everyone mad. So, how do you avoid this problem? You just don\u2019t do these partisan theme nights. You\u2019re a baseball team! Put together a good game night experience, put a decent team on the field, and people will show up to drop money on $14\u00a0<\/span><s><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bud Lights<\/span><\/s><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Coors Lights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dodgers continue to be embroiled in controversy as they have reinstated an event to honor drag queens. Initially, the Dodgers uninvited the group Sister of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), a group of drag queens dressed as nuns, when they received backlash. However, they have since reinvited the group and apologized to the drag performers. 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