Clayton Kershaw pushed for Dodgers to announce Christian night in response to LGBTQ+

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The Los Angeles Dodgers moved up the announcement of their Christian Faith and Family Day because star pitcher Clayton Kershaw was unhappy the team chose to highlight the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a prominent LGBTQ+ charity.

The Dodgers have hosted Christian Faith and Family Day in previous seasons, and were reportedly planning to hold the event during the 2023 MLB season, but Kershaw wanted the team to make the announcement sooner as a response to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence receiving an award, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.

“I think we were always going to do Christian Faith Day this year, but I think the timing of our announcement was sped up,” Kershaw said. “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 [by the Dodgers].”

Kershaw tweeted the announcement about the team holding Christian Faith and Family Day, which will be held July 30.

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Kershaw viewed the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's methods as mocking and took exception to that, per the Los Angeles Times.

“I don’t agree with making fun of other people’s religions,” he said. “It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think that, no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else’s religion. So that’s something that I definitely don’t agree with.”

The Dodgers initially caved to that pressure, rescinding the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's invitation to Pride Night. The decision was met with disappointment from local LGBTQ+ groups, which vowed to withdraw from the event unless the team reversed course.

The team eventually did reverse course, and re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to take part in Pride Night.

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