LA Dodgers Recommit to Host Anti-Christian Drag Troupe to Stadium for “Pride” Event
The group’s motto is “Go forth and sin some more.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-invited a group of anti-Christian drag performers and activists to be honored at a “Pride” themed event later this month, having initially canceled the arrangements after backlash from Catholic groups.
The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” (SPI), as the group is known, is a well-established LGBT activist and outreach group whose members are known for dressing as garish drag “nuns,” preaching a message of acceptance for alternative sexual lifestyles that the majority of established Christian churches morally oppose.
They hold annual Easter events mocking the crucifixion of Christ in base, sexualized way, and are generally oriented around embracing homosexuality in the manner that the Christian church would embrace Christ.
For example, as The Christian Post noted, the SPI’s motto is “Go forth and sin some more,” a play on Jesus’ healing words of mercy to the woman caught in adultery whose sins He forgave to “Go forth and sin no more.”
Last month, the Dodgers announced plans to award the Los Angeles SPI with its Community Hero Award “for their countless hours of community service, ministry, and outreach to those on the edges, in addition to promoting human rights and respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment,” as team management explained in a statement at the time.
The move was met with outrage from the Catholic and broader Christian community, prompting the team to briefly remove the “Sisters” from its list of honorees. However, this was returned with backlash from the LGBT community.
The Dodgers, accused of “buckling to pressure from out-of-state, right-wing fundamentalists” and “white supremacy” by the LA LGBT Center, repented, inviting the SIP to once again attend the game against the San Francisco Giants on June 16.
The drama has been similar to that surrounding retail giant Target’s decision to sell “tuck friendly” “PRIDE” themed bathing suits seemingly targeted at children (although Target has denied this was the intent). The company is facing massive losses from boycotts as the LGBT community applies pressure to stand by the controversial marketing move.