http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dobson/ en-us Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:37:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397307/posts The Manhattan Declaration was unveiled at a press conference Nov. 20. Now, more than 200,000 people have signed the document that outlines Christian teaching on abortion, marriage and rights of conscience. Chuck Colson, founder of The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, said on his daily Breakpoint commentary that the declaration was a proclamation that Christians will protect the tenets of their faith. "There, in front of all those cameras and lights, Christian leaders lovingly, winsomely and firmly took a stand," he said. "I will never forget the picture. I stood between Archbishop Wuerl of Washington and Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop... CitizenLink http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397307/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:37:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395516/posts Top Stories for Thursday, December 3rd, 2009:     Photo by Gene Slaske St. Joseph’s Church, Mason City, Iowa Orthodox “Manhattan Declaration” Catches Fire By DEXTER DUGGANHere’s a break with the past that Barack Obama should have made, but instead as president he chose to continue the culture war that radical leftists ignited beginning in the 1960s.For all his reputation as an appeaser of foreign terrorists and dictatorial socialists, the battle strategy of Obama against U. S. social stability keeps orthodox believers wide awake and on guard.Believers know they’re in a deadly fight, not only for moral values as Obama... The Wanderer Press.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395516/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:42:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379761/posts Just this year, Dobson gave 2009 Miss USA 1st runner-up Carrie Prejean the same treatment. To her credit, she had spoken out against same-sex marriage during the pageant, yet she seemed to have no moral dilemma when it came to posing for some prurient photographs. Dobson praised her for the former and had little to say about the latter, holding her out as a fine example of Christian womanhood who had been martyred by the media. I was still program director at a Christian station at that time, and we were given a choice between airing the Prejean interview or... Monmouth Daily Review Atlas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379761/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:21:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344056/posts Mike Huckabee may have won the straw poll at the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit, but Tim Pawlenty may have done himself the most good. I saw the major contenders give their speeches and thought, like Mark Hemingway of NRO, that Pawlenty showed he had the goods. Pawlenty's presentation of his own record as a budget-balancer in MN was impressive and he sounded like the kind of conservative candidate who knows how to handle himself in a debate. The Minnesota governor came off as smart, tough, and ready for prime time. If he keeps making the rounds speaking the... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344056/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343811/posts Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the preferred 2012 GOP presidential nominee among Christian conservatives, according to the results of a straw poll announced Saturday at an annual gathering of the religion (sic) right in Washington. Prominent Republican leaders, including House Minority Leader John Boehner, took to the stage at the Value Voters Summit to blast President Obama's spending policies and announce the top 2012 presidential pick among conservative voters. The summit's poll, which featured 9 presidential prospects, found that 28 percent of Christian conservatives said Huckabee would revive the Republican party and traditional conservative principles while 12.4 percent preferred... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343811/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:11:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342918/posts Two days of interview on James Dobson's Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Michelle Malkin. Web starting point: http://listen.family.org/daily/A000002229.cfm Another starting point, Citizen Link: http://www.citizenlink.org/dailybroadcast/A000010978.cfm Audio and audio links: http://www.focusonthefamily.com/popups/media_player.aspx? Focus on the Family radio broadcast, website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342918/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314662/posts Focus on the Family announced on Tuesday that it will be passing the reigns of its Love Won Out conferences on homosexuality to another ministry. he move is a logical step, the Colorado Springs-based evangelical organization said, especially as it faces a "serious" budget shortfall. "Everyone knows these are challenging times for organizations and individuals all across the globe," said Gary Schneeberger, vice president of media and public relations for Focus on the Family, in a statement. "It is not an inexpensive undertaking to put on a Love Won Out event; and contrary to what our detractors say, the conferences... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314662/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:00:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273286/posts Imagine you're at Focus on the Family to watch founder James Dobson formally step down from the board after three decades. The newly powerful ministry president—the micro-managerial Dobson is now officially powerless—steps to the mic and says: "What we want to see are more families like Barack Obama's."Would never happen, right?Well, it already has. The Denver Post reports on Focus's newish CEO, Jim Daly, who wants to trade Focus's image as a Christian right group in for one of as a family-focused ministry. After all, apolitical, family-focused work still absorbs the vast majority of Focus's resources.A few key graphs... US News and World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273286/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268809/posts President George W. Bush assistant Tim Goeglein interviewed by Dr. James Dobson, on Dobson's Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Three day broadcast. Goeglein presents an articulate defense of President Bush as wartime president, pro-life president, and man of integrity, faith and prayer. Radio Show site: http://listen.family.org/daily/A000002029.cfm Focus on the Family site: http://www.focusonthefamily.com/ James Dobson radio broadcast, website, Focus on the Family http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268809/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267903/posts President George W. Bush assistant Tim Goeglein interviewed by Dr. James Dobson, on Dobson's Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Three day broadcast. Goeglein present an articulate defense of President Bush as wartime president and pro-life president. Listen for the long list of pro-life accomplishments of Bush in the 2nd hour. I do not see a transcript yet. Radio Show site: http://listen.family.org/daily/A000002029.cfm Focus on the Family site: http://www.focusonthefamily.com/ Focus on the Family radio broadcast, website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267903/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:43:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267322/posts Tim Goeglein, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush, offers an insider's perspective on the Bush administration. Goelein emphasizes President Bush's daily prayer and guidance from God while a war-time president. Three day interview. http://www.focusonthefamily.com/about_us/dr_dobson_shows.aspx Focus on the Family radio broadcast, website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267322/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:55:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251469/posts James Dobson, the founder of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family Christian ministry, warned today that there is "utter evil" coming out of Washington, D.C., these days. "I want to tell our listeners something has come up that is so shocking and so outrageous, we must make our friends out there aware of it," he said on his daily radio program. "I'm going to speak very bluntly today because there's no other word for it: the utter evil that's coming out of Congress," he said. "I've been on the air 32 years and I've never seen a time quite... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251469/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 12:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2246976/posts Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. Psalm 109:29 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2246976/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 16:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246776/posts In a move that will surprise gay activists and liberals, a spokesperson for Focus on the Family, a top religious right group, tells me that his organization has no problem with GOP Senator Jeff Sessions' claim today that he's open to a Supreme Court nominee with "gay tendencies." The spokesperson confirms the group won't oppose a gay SCOTUS nominee over sexual orientation. "We agree with Senator Sessions," Bruce Hausknecht, a spokesperson for Focus on the Family, which was founded by top religious right figure James Dobson, told me a few minutes ago. "The issue is not their sexual orientation. It's... WhoRunsGov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246776/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 10:49:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246762/posts Several members of Congress and one of America's most prominent religious leaders criticized President Obama on Capitol Hill on Thursday for a seeming brush-off during National Day of Prayer observances and for not referring to America as a "Judeo-Christian" nation in remarks last month in Turkey. "We are disappointed at the lack of emphasis on prayer at the National Day of Prayer," James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, told reporters at the Cannon House Office Building after a three-hour prayer observance. "There are tens of millions of people praying across this country - 40,000 prayer events taking place... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246762/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 09:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245184/posts President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning. All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance. For the past eight years, President George W. Bush invited selected Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House East Room, where he typically would give a short speech and several leaders offered prayers.... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245184/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 10:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2232154/posts James Dobson claims the culture war has been lost! In a message to his staff at Focus on the Family that was never meant to be heard by the outside world, Dr. James Dobson, in his own words, stated that the culture war had been lost. After the tape of his talk was leaked to the public, he began damage control, going on Sean Hannity's program (he went on no other programs despite numerous offers by other programs to have him on) since Hannity would never challenge him, claiming the "media took him out of context." The fact is, the... Liveprayer.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2232154/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226854/posts <p>America's religious Right has conceded that the election of US President Barack Obama has sealed its defeat in the cultural war with permissiveness and secularism.</p> <p>Leading evangelicals have admitted that their association with George W. Bush has not only hurt the cause of social conservatives but contributed to the failure of the key objectives of their 30-year struggle.</p> Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226854/posts#comment Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2216165/posts Before a backdrop of soaring stained glass and the 6,000 gleaming pipes of a Ruffatti pipe organ, Tullian Tchividjian on March 15 preached one of the pivotal sermons of his life. Tchividjian, 36, pastor of New City Presbyterian Church in Margate, Fla., was preaching 12 miles down the road in Fort Lauderdale. The occasion: Tchividjian's nomination to succeed D. James Kennedy as senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. There had been some dissent in the congregation over who would fill Kennedy's sizable shoes. Kennedy founded the church in 1959 and pastored it for 47 years. In 1974, he launched... WORLD Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2216165/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:42:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199168/posts Genuine conservatism is a three-legged stool. We believe that reclaiming America requires spiritual renewal, political reform, and social relief. Not one or the other, but all three. Take away one leg or the other, and the stool falls over. True conservatives do not have to choose between them, but willingly and gladly embrace all of them and want each leg to be strong and steady. Conservatives know and believe, for instance, that it is impossible for America to be great again without a renewal of its faith. We must have a fresh spiritual awakening to counter the decay and rot... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199168/posts#comment Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:55:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2195631/posts Here's the Associated Press story. It says there's no hint of anything untoward behind the move. The 72-year-old founder of the conservative evangelical group "will continue to host Focus on the Family's flagship radio program, write a monthly newsletter and speak out on moral issues." Focus on the Family says Dobson's resignation as chairman "lessens his administrative burden" and is the latest step in a succession plan that he put in place six years ago, when he stepped down as president and CEO. Dallas Morning News Religion Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2195631/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195693/posts Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family but will continue to play a prominent role at the organization he founded more than three decades ago. Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195693/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195579/posts Dobson Resigns as Chairman of Focus on the Family By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS February 27, 2009 DENVER (AP) -- Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family but will continue to play a prominent role at the organization he founded more than three decades ago, The Associated Press has learned. Dobson notified the board of his decision Wednesday, and the 950 employees of the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based ministry were informed Friday morning at a weekly worship service, said Jim Daly, the group's president and chief executive officer. Dobson, 72, will continue to host Focus... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195579/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189111/posts A Dobson High School Advanced Placement government class with strong opinions about Barack Obama watched the president's speech Wednesday on a small, grainy TV in the corner of their classroom. Some of the students attentively watched the speech, giving questioning looks and comments, shaking their heads and laughing at some of Obama's words. Other students listened, occasion ally glancing up to watch, while texting on their cell phones, reading a book or finishing school work. The gymnasium's events were shown simultaneously in rooms throughout the Mesa school, and teachers were given discretion on whether to show the speech, the students... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189111/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:21:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189257/posts A Dobson High School Advanced Placement government class with strong opinions about Barack Obama watched the president's speech Wednesday on a small, grainy TV in the corner of their classroom. Principal, student talk hoops with Obama Obama lays out plan amid hundreds at Dobson Some of the students attentively watched the speech, giving questioning looks and comments, shaking their heads and laughing at some of Obama's words. Other students listened, occasionally glancing up to watch, while texting on their cell phones, reading a book or finishing school work. The gymnasium's events were shown simultaneously in rooms throughout the Mesa school,... EastValleyTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189257/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:49:32 GMT