{"id":1949371,"date":"2023-06-16T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-group-launches-seven-figure-ad-campaign-highlighting-dodgers-bigotry\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T15:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:52:01","slug":"catholic-group-launches-seven-figure-ad-campaign-highlighting-dodgers-bigotry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-group-launches-seven-figure-ad-campaign-highlighting-dodgers-bigotry\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic group launches ad campaign exposing Dodgers&#8217; bigotry."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholic-group-launches-seven-figure-ad-campaign-highlighting-dodgers-bigotry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1949371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <!-- Image --><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A conservative Catholic coalition is taking aim at the Los Angeles Dodgers for promoting an LGBT anti-Christian hate group at the baseball team\u2019s \u201cPride Night\u201d on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>CatholicVote, a Wisconsin-based non-profit, launched a seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-group-launches-seven-figure-ad-campaign-highlighting-dodgers-bigotry\/\" title=\"Catholic group launches ad campaign exposing Dodgers' bigotry.\">-figure ad campaign prior<\/a> to the Pride Night event that is expected to commence at Dodgers Stadium, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesisters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence<\/a> (SPI) will be <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/dodgers-pride-night-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-catholic\/13389618\/#:~:text=The%20Sisters%20of%20Perpetual%20Indulgence,diversity%20and%20%22spiritual%20enlightenment.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">given<\/a> the \u201cCommunity Hero Award.\u201d The radical LGBT group <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/23\/the-anti-christian-los-angeles-dodgers-deserve-the-bud-light-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">features<\/a> members who mock Catholicism by dressing up as so-called \u201cqueer and trans nuns\u201d as they desecrate Christian symbols.<\/p>\n<p>The group went viral in May following their initial invite by the MLB team when videos surfaced of the organization\u2019s \u201cHunky Jesus\u201d contest from April, wherein activists performed a pole dance on a man standing at a cross.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the group the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dodgers<\/a> are giving a &#8220;community heroes&#8221; award to. The sisters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedro-gonzalez-a-skeleton-in-the-transition-closet\/\" title=\"Pedro Gonzalez: A Skeleton in the \u201cTransition Closet\u201d\">perpetual indulgence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFSisters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SFSisters<\/a> are an anti-Christian hate group and an adult sex act. Lots of baseball players follow me. Are any of you going to speak up or will you allow Jesus to be spit\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sqrKqSexRh\">pic.twitter.com\/sqrKqSexRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1661181329092870144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a>\n        <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The far-left activists were then uninvited and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12121299\/LA-Dodgers-apologize-Sisters-Perpetual-Indulgence-disinviting-Pride-Night.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reinvited<\/a> by the LA Dodgers after the team tried to appease critics with a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/05\/26\/los-angeles-dodgers-christian-faith-perpetual-indulgence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Faith Night<\/a>\u201d amid the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The new ad from CatholicVote titled, \u201cThe Dodgers Have Lost Their Way,\u201d highlights the LA Dodgers\u2019 history through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-parents-on-new-social-studies-curriculum-our-children-cannot-escape-leftist-messaging\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Parents On New Social Studies Curriculum: \u2018Our Children Cannot Escape Leftist Messaging\u2019\">civil rights era<\/a> when Jackie Robinson was the first black player in the MLB.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dodgers were trailblazers,\u201d the narrator begins. \u201cplaying Jackie wasn\u2019t popular. Hate and disrespect were popular \u2026 But the Dodgers were right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today,\u201d the ad continues, \u201cthe Dodgers are putting it all at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>On June 16th, a prominent, anti-Catholic hate group will be honored on the field. A group that mocks Catholic nuns with vile sexual perversions. Pole dances on crosses, blessings with sex toys, even sexualizing the Virgin Mary and the words of Jesus Christ. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-dismantles-hardcore-gang-unit-for-new-public-health-approach\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Dismantles Hardcore Gang Unit For New \u2018Public Health Approach\u2019\">fringe group<\/a> like this? Honored? Awarded? Celebrated? There is no equality in mocking women religious, no tolerance in hate, no pride in anti-Catholic bigotry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure>\n<p>\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dodgers Have Lost Their Way\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FHGt6r5-fLI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n      <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The campaign from CatholicVote comes as a station airing the game <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/06\/15\/station-airing-dodgers-game-rejects-rubio-ad-blasting-sisters-perpetual-indulgence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a> another ad from Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio condemning the Dodgers\u2019 decision to platform SPI. According to the Catholic senator, his own Reclaim America PAC had reserved a 30-second spot on Spectrum SportsNet LA but was rejected by the local station without reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight, the Dodgers aren\u2019t celebrating pride; they are promoting bigotry,\u201d Rubio said in the ad. \u201cThe so-called Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are not community heroes. They are nothing more than an anti-Catholic hate group.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spectrum SportsNet LA refused to run our ad about the anti-Christian hate group being honored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dodgers<\/a> tomorrow<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nS7DdC8RW0\">https:\/\/t.co\/nS7DdC8RW0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1669410543013117973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a>\n        <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rubio and Brian Burch, the president of CatholicVote, published an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/16\/anti-catholic-hate-has-no-place-in-america-much-less-americas-national-pastime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a> in The Federalist blasting the Dodgers\u2019 plans for Pride Night Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow could a venerated American institution like the Dodgers \u2014 who play for 4 million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles alone and count devout Catholics such as Vin Scully, Tommy Lasorda, and Gil Hodges among their beloved legends \u2014 celebrate such radically anti-Catholic bigots?\u201d they wrote. \u201cWhy would Dodgers owner Todd Boehly decide to taint baseball\u2019s beloved legacy of patriotism, faith, and family with a group that exists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-catholic-hate-has-no-place-in-america-much-less-americas-national-pastime\/\" title=\"Anti-Catholic Hate Has No Place in America, Much Less America\u2019s National Pastime\">defile religious values<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Catholic coalition criticizes the Los Angeles Dodgers for endorsing an anti-Christian LGBT group during their &#8220;Pride Night.&#8221; CatholicVote, a Wisconsin non-profit, initiated a significant ad campaign ahead of the event at Dodgers Stadium, involving the Sisters of Perpetual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":1949372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[8939,4087,6011,11549,9908,5989],"class_list":["post-1949371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-bigotry","tag-campaign","tag-catholic","tag-dodgers","tag-exposing","tag-launches"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1949371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1949371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1949371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1949371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}