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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Chapter L.A. I like to think of [the habit] as a bonfire or a lighthouse, so that light can shine out into places where there are no resources and there isn’t a strong community—Sister Unity They’re the tricksters of the movement — they make us laugh, and laughing is powerful—Catholic activist Rosa Manriquez, who lives near Dodger Stadium. "I doubt there's any nun worth her ruler and her rosary who’s upset about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Clueless Marco Rubio is outraged that LA Dodgers honored drag nuns! The News said that... The Dodgers shouldn’t side with a homophobic A senator who is a pressuring conservative Catholic Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s hissy fit Said the Sisters an anti-Catholic group of activist Called them out for their fabulous drag as nuns attire Added they pervert Christian teachings with their satire Complained to Major League Baseball bosses from his dugout Outside of California, where Rubio should butt out The Sisters had no inkling it would court controversy Midwestern activists and Florida elected officials show no mercy LA Dodgers dump Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence They caved to the pressure from the senator’s divulgence The team was slammed for bowing to pressure We got a crowd that's in a frenzy Bob The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a charity group founded in San Francisco in 1979, now in the loop with affiliates across the U.S.A. Including the chapter in L.A. That started in the mid-1990s Members dress in drag as nuns Make us laugh bring us to our knees Wear elaborate makeup, activists and are anti-guns! Batter-up! After the LA Dodgers uninvited an LGBTQ+ group to its Pride Night, the Mayor of Anaheim, California invited the group to join her for the Pride Night held by the team’s local rival, the LA Angels LGBTQ+ advocates Grand Slam! By canceling an appearance by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence A non-profit LGBTQ+ group of performers And activists who dress as campy nuns The Sisters are getting an award after decades of charity work Marco doesn’t understand why A Curveball For The Sisters! They’ve grown into an international network of “orders” Initially scheduled to receive Los Doyers’ Community Hero Award at the team’s annual Pride Night on June sixteen Devoted “to community service, ministry Promoting human rights, respect for diversity Outreach to those on the edges, and spiritual enlightenment” According to their mission statement A Wild Pitch! “California's kaleidoscope of ***** expression, neon-bearded prankster nuns can seem like Drag Queen Story Hour on acid a Catholic-school fever dream” Ron DeSantis whispered into ChatGPT The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia The LA Dodgers posted on social media that they were disinviting the sisters to the team's annual Pride Night After they received some "controversy" over including them The group was supposed to receive an award recognizing their activism. Rubio said, who mock the faith with the motto ‘Go forth and sin some more!’ A Sister Bats! We are both silly and serious We use our flamboyance in service to our charity work and our message "'There is room in our world for each person to be who they are, as they are, free from shame or guilt, alive in joy and love for their own self,'" "While we may no longer appear on Dodgers Pride Night We will be out on the streets of Los Angeles continuing to serve and uplift our community" They added, "If being true to oneself with love, joy, and pride is a sin, then we, having been canceled by the New York Post, and now the Dodgers, will do what we always do. We will out and sin some more." Home Run! The Dodgers are taking back their ban on the drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and have invited them again to be part of LGBTQ+ Pride Night.

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Date: 5/25/2023 6:30:00 PM
The New Testament says that we shall know the true Christians through their work. It sounds to me that these sisters have done a lot of good works. It is becoming ever more apparent that choice has little to do with ones sexual orientation. Great play on words, it was a hit! Robert
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Date: 5/25/2023 7:05:00 PM
Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women "Grace & Frankie" with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances …this is a good example to watch to see how to be open and honest with ourselves and others, which gives credence to the well-worn expression that "What a horrible tangled web we weave, when at first we practice to deceive" I have been binge watching this on Netflix all of May! I find that I relate to Lily Tomlin's character. ;D
Date: 5/24/2023 2:04:00 AM
We all have freedom of choice. Yet when at the end that choice is weighed, who knows where they will end?
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Date: 5/25/2023 12:14:00 PM
We can judge, but in the end...These bearded nuns have been doing the good work for years and I get how hard it is to understand that being gay is okay, but hatred won't solve anything, and it won't turn them straight now will it?
Date: 5/23/2023 9:43:00 PM
Gay nuns in SF have been a thing for a few years now. The Lord knows this drill...It's His to perfectly address. Respectful, I doubt it. Poor taste, most likely.
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Date: 5/25/2023 12:18:00 PM
We can judge, but in the end...These bearded nuns have been doing the good work and helping others for years, it'll be their legacy and I think that's all God will see . Even Los Doyers reneged on their invite, see the hypocrisy, Arlo.
Date: 5/23/2023 12:50:00 PM
hmmm, not sure what I think about all this myself . It seems odd to me that it's a thing done by nuns. But if they have been doing it for years now, it seems like no foul play!
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Date: 5/23/2023 1:00:00 PM
The picture I'm about to post may clear it up for you, sweet Andrea. Seriously, The Dodgers & Transgenders are a huge deal in L.A. Their fans are big on Rights for all--So when The Bosses caved in to an outsider Rubio, it was game on!

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