Daddy Dobson co-sponsors Atlanta Braves' Christian 'Faith Day'

[UPDATE: That was fast -- Think Progress reports that the Braves have disinvited Focus on the Anus -- see below.]

There's nothing like a fundie day at the ball park. What on earth can the Braves management be thinking? This boggles the mind -- the Focus on the Anus functionaries get to pass out "gift packages" containing anti-gay materials to folks coming to the ballpark.

The Atlanta Braves is the first Major League Baseball team to participate in the Christian “Faith Day” — a promotional event co-sponsored by the anti-gay Focus on the Family to get evangelical Christians to pack the stands of ballparks across the country.

The event that attracted some 3,000 members of local Christian churches to Turner Field on July 27, which included team speakers and Christian musicians, was begun in 2002 by Third Coast Sports. Until last week, Third Coast Sports’ “Faith Days” were only held at minor league games.

“Focus on the Family is pleased to support these community events where professional athletes and top Christian musicians share their faith in Christ,” said Steve Maegdlin, Focus on the Family senior vice president. “We are looking forward to impacting families at an event that is good, wholesome fun for the entire family.”

The press release goes on to say that during games, Focus on the Family will distribute gift packages for parents, teens and clergy representing a variety of Focus on the Family's family outreach ministries.

These include the Focus on Parenting program (www.focusonyourchild.com) — which features a “Hot Topic” about children and homosexuality and how gay activist groups are “targeting” public schools — and TroubledWith.com, a site for individuals and families in crisis that also lists homosexuality as a topic.

UPDATE: That was fast -- Think Progress reports that the Braves have disinvited Daddy Dobson's drones -- they won't be passing out their hate literature at the upcoming Faith Days coming on Aug. 13 and Aug. 26.

Unfortunately, Focus on the Family remains a cosponsor of several other Faith Day events at baseball games this summer, which are organized by a group called Third Coast Sports. Email the CEO of Third Coast — mike@thirdcoastsports.com — and urge him to completely sever their ties with the anti-gay group.