http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fotf/ en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:32:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2318482/posts OLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conferences, which equip the church to reach out to homosexuals, are being transferred to Exodus International, the longtime partners have announced. The transitioning of the conferences from Colorado-based Focus on the Family to Florida-based Exodus comes 11 years after the first Love One Out conference was held. Exodus International speakers always have been featured prominently at the conferences, and Focus on the Family says it will continue to provide speakers and financial support to the conferences. A joint press release Aug. 11 said the transition was a "logical step for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2318482/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:32:31 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-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/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-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-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-religion/2179110/posts COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. » A Colorado Springs-based evangelical group spent more than three times the amount spent by the Mormon church to support a California ballot initiative that outlawed gay marriage. Data released this week by the California secretary of state's office show Focus on the Family donated $657,000 in money and services to ProtectMarriage.com, a California coalition that supported Proposition 8. A September report indicated Focus on the Family had contributed $448,406. Focus vice president of media relations Gary Schneeberger says the most recent figure includes the value of non-cash contributions such as mailing costs and time on radio... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2179110/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 19:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2155798/posts Conservative ministry Focus on the Family has removed from its website an article about the latest book (The Christmas Sweater) by former CNN host Glenn Beck in response to complaints over his Mormon ties. Even though the book has no mention of his faith, the campaign against him and his book is ongoing by Evangelicals. “Mr. Beck is a member of the Mormon church, and … we did not make mention of this fact in our interview with him,” reads a statement prepared for the ministry’s receptionists, according to Joel Campbell, the Mormon media observer for the MormonTimes. “We do... The Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2155798/posts#comment Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:17:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153688/posts Early in November, the popular online dating company eHarmony settled with the New Jersey Attorney General's Division on Civil Rights (DCR) over allegations that the company violated the state's anti-discrimination law by limiting its matching service to heterosexual couples. In 2005, gay New Jersey resident Eric McKinley had filed a complaint with the state, and in July 2007 the director of the DCR issued a finding of probable cause that eHarmony had violated the statute. In the face of mounting legal costs and the risk of crippling civil and administrative liabilities--stemming not only from the New Jersey investigation but other... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153688/posts#comment Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:31:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2144723/posts When Focus on the Family recently announced the deepest job cuts in its 32-year history, it was just the latest headline in a saga of a sad economy. After all, layoffs are seemingly the norm in a recession where unemployment is at a 15-year high. But supporters and critics of the Colorado Springs-based Christian ministry have been quick to question whether more is at play than hard times alone. Has its high-profile political stances hurt its public relations? Is its audience aging or shrinking? Did it reach a peak that, for some reason, has passed? Based on numbers, Focus' situation... The Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2144723/posts#comment Mon, 8 Dec 2008 03:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129358/posts (Ceremony also included a protest of Dr. Dobson)Some of radio’s best gathered for the National Radio Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday night. If I start name-dropping – beyond the inductees who where there, like Art Bell, Howie Carr, Dr. James Dobson, Mickey Luckoff, Charlie Tuna – I’ll have to leave a lot of people out. So let me just paraphrase the classy remark of KGO/KSFO, San Francisco Mickey Luckoff – he just hopes he’s been as good to radio as radio’s been to him. Truth is, radio’s been good to the entire roomful of people at Chicago’s Renaissance Hotel, including... Taylor on radio-info.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129358/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119426/posts So, President Bush throws $2.2 billion down the Planned Parenthood rathole and I'm supposed to thank him for not wasting the federal tax dollars of pro-life taxpayers? Well, yes, that's what the folks at Focus On The Family want me and others to do. The October 2008 issue of Citizen magazine has in it (page 6) a full-page article with the headline: "Thanks, Mr. President." A smaller headline reads: "Pro-life taxpayers can thank President Bush for keeping their dollars from being misspent." This article is an interview with Ashley Horne, a "federal policy analyst" for Focus On The Family Action. WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119426/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:39:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117141/posts The evangelical movement is fearful on many fronts, Mark Hennessy discovers in Colorado Springs QUIETLY SPOKEN, religiously and politically conservative, and living in the heartland of evangelical Christianity in the US, Daniel Lopez pondered the end of time that could come if Barack Obama becomes president. "When I think of it, it brings to mind the prophecies that the Bible tells us about," said Lopez, sitting in the shade outside Focus on the Family's headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "On the one hand, it is exciting for us as conservatives because we can actually see what God prophesied coming about;... Irish times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117141/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113141/posts What would America look like after four years of an Obama administration? "Hardship," "persecution" and "suffering" are among the prospects in a hypothetical letter from a "Christian from 2012" released today by evangelical leader James Dobson's political activist group Focus on the Family Action. Titled "Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America," the piece clearly targets the many evangelical Christians seeking "change," particularly the young, who could tip the election in favor of the Illinois Democrat . At the end of the letter, the fictional Christian laments that these people "simply did not realize Obama's far-left agenda would take away many... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113141/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:23:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099252/posts Amid a blizzard of disheartening polls a month out from the general election, the John McCain-Sarah Palin Republican ticket got some great news this afternoon: A clear go-ahead signal to millions of evangelicals across the country from Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of FocDr James Dobson founder and chairman of Focus on the Family who radio program and newsletters reach millions of evangelicals approves a vote for the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palinus on the Family, to vote for the GOP ticket. It couldn't have come at a better time given more polls showing a Democratic... http://news.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099252/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:52:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072811/posts Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family issued the following statement: "In the 32-year history of Focus on the Family, we have offered prayer, counseling and resource assistance to tens of thousands of parents and children in the same situation the Palins are now facing. We have always encouraged the parents to love and support their children and always advised the girls to see their pregnancies through, even though there will of course be challenges along the way. That is what the Palins are doing, and they should be commended once again for not just talking about their... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072811/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072570/posts Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family issued the following statement: "In the 32-year history of Focus on the Family, we have offered prayer, counseling and resource assistance to tens of thousands of parents and children in the same situation the Palins are now facing. We have always encouraged the parents to love and support their children and always advised the girls to see their pregnancies through, even though there will of course be challenges along the way. That is what the Palins are doing, and they should be commended once again for not just talking about their... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072570/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072519/posts <p>"In the 32-year history of Focus on the Family, we have offered > prayer, counseling and resource assistance to tens of thousands of > parents and children in the same situation the Palins find themselves > in. We have always encouraged the parents to love and support their > children and always advised the girls to see their pregnancies > through, even though there will of course be challenges along the way. > That is what the Palins are doing and they should be commended for > once again not just talking about their pro-life and pro-family > values, but in living them out even in the midst of trying circumstances. > > "Being a Christian does not mean you're perfect. Nor does it mean that > your children are perfect. But it does mean that there is forgiveness > and restoration when we confess our imperfections to the Lord. I've > been the beneficiary of that forgiveness and restoration in my own > life countless times, as I'm sure the Palins have." > > "The media is already trying to spin this as evidence that Gov. Palin > is a 'hypocrite,' but all it really means is that she and her family are human. > They are in my prayers and those of millions of Americans."</p> NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072519/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071470/posts Call it the Palin effect -- John McCain's choice of Alaska's governor Sarah Palin has motivated many conservatives previously reluctant to support his candidacy to surrender their enthusiastic support. Notably among them is Dr. James Dobson, the very influential conservative leader, who heads the nationwide Focus on the Family organization. Dr. Dobson, who has flatly declared that he would not vote for McCain now says he will, and attributes his change of mind to the senator's choice of solidly conservative pro-life Gov. Palin to be his running mate. Earlier this year, Dr. Dobson had announced on the nationally syndicated “The... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071470/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:52:32 GMT