It's Friday, May the 19th, 2023, and this is the Daily Article podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's daily article written by Dr. Ryan Denison.

In anticipation of their 10th annual Pride Night, the Los Angeles Dodgers intended to honor the Sisters of

Perpetual Indulgence with a Community Hero Award as part of the event. However, the team announced

this week that their plans had changed and that the group's invitation has been rescinded.

Now the Dodgers find themselves with angry people on both sides and no clear way out of their dilemma.

But why would the inclusion of a legendary LGBTQ charity and protest group in an event to honor the LGBTQ plus community cause such an uproar?

After all, they were far from the only such chair to be invited,

and these Pride Night events have become an annual occurrence in most professional sports.

What separates the sisters of perpetual indulgence from many of the other groups that the

Dodgers intended to honor next month is that they have made a name for themselves by dressing up as, quote,

an order of queer and trans nuns who use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces

of bigotry, complacency, and guilt that chain the human spirit."

To that end, the group's motto is, Go and send some more.

Last month, their Easter ceremony included children's programming,

followed by a drag show where adult performers

dressed in blasphemous imitation of Jesus and Mary.

They have also hosted pub crawls

mocking the stations of the cross and even the Eucharist.

And while a Twitter handle is not always the most accurate way to judge an organization,

at L.A. drag nuns sums up the group's approach well.

In response to their initial inclusion, the Catholic League, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and a number of other Catholic

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