James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FotF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s, he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by ''The New York Times'' while ''Slate'' portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.As part of his former role in the organization he produced the daily radio program ''Focus on the Family'', which the organization has said was broadcast in more than a dozen languages and on over 7,000 stations worldwide, and reportedly heard daily by more than 220 million people in 164 countries. ''Focus on the Family'' was also carried by about 60 U.S. television stations daily. In 2010, he launched the radio broadcast ''Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson''.
Dobson advocates for "family values" the instruction of children in heterosexuality and traditional gender roles, which he believes are mandated by the Christian Bible. The goal of this is to promote heterosexual marriage, which he views as a cornerstone of civilization that must be protected from the dangers of feminism and the LGBT rights movement. Dobson seeks to equip his audience to fight in the American culture war, which he calls the "Civil War of Values".
His writing career started as an assistant to Paul Popenoe. After Dobson's rise to prominence through promoting corporal punishment of disobedient children in the 1970s, he became a founder of purity culture in the 1990s. He has promoted his ideas via his various Focus on the Family affiliated organizations, the Family Research Council which he founded in 1981, Family Policy Alliance which he founded in 2004, the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute which he founded in 2010, and a network of US state-based lobbying organizations called Family Policy Councils. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Jennifer Ferrar, Gareth J Griffith, Caroline Skirrow, Nathan Cashdollar, Nick Taptiklis, James Dobson, Fiona Cree, Francesca K Cormack, Jennifer H Barnett, Marcus R MunafòGet full text
Published 2021-06-01
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4by Jordan Debono, James Dobson, Nicholas R. Casewell, Anthony Romilio, Bin Li, Nyoman Kurniawan, Karine Mardon, Vera Weisbecker, Amanda Nouwens, Hang Fai Kwok, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2017-05-01
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5by Han Han, Kate Baumann, Nicholas R. Casewell, Syed A. Ali, James Dobson, Ivan Koludarov, Jordan Debono, Scott C. Cutmore, Niwanthi W. Rajapakse, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Rob Jones, Wayne C. Hodgson, Bryan G. Fry, Sanjaya KuruppuGet full text
Published 2017-02-01
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6by Jordan Debono, Chip Cochran, Sanjaya Kuruppu, Amanda Nouwens, Niwanthi W. Rajapakse, Minami Kawasaki, Kelly Wood, James Dobson, Kate Baumann, Mahdokht Jouiaei, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Ivan Koludarov, Dolyce Low, Syed A. Ali, A. Ian Smith, Andrew Barnes, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2016-07-01
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7by Timothy N. W. Jackson, Ivan Koludarov, Syed A. Ali, James Dobson, Christina N. Zdenek, Daniel Dashevsky, Bianca op den Brouw, Paul P. Masci, Amanda Nouwens, Peter Josh, Jonathan Goldenberg, Vittoria Cipriani, Chris Hay, Iwan Hendrikx, Nathan Dunstan, Luke Allen, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2016-10-01
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8by Daryl C. Yang, Jennifer R. Deuis, Daniel Dashevsky, James Dobson, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Andreas Brust, Bing Xie, Ivan Koludarov, Jordan Debono, Iwan Hendrikx, Wayne C. Hodgson, Peter Josh, Amanda Nouwens, Gregory J. Baillie, Timothy J. C. Bruxner, Paul F. Alewood, Kelvin Kok Peng Lim, Nathaniel Frank, Irina Vetter, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2016-10-01
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9by Ivan Koludarov, Timothy NW Jackson, Bianca op den Brouw, James Dobson, Daniel Dashevsky, Kevin Arbuckle, Christofer J. Clemente, Edward J. Stockdale, Chip Cochran, Jordan Debono, Carson Stephens, Nadya Panagides, Bin Li, Mary-Louise Roy Manchadi, Aude Violette, Rudy Fourmy, Iwan Hendrikx, Amanda Nouwens, Judith Clements, Paolo Martelli, Hang Fai Kwok, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2017-08-01
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10by Nadya Panagides, Timothy N.W. Jackson, Maria P. Ikonomopoulou, Kevin Arbuckle, Rudolf Pretzler, Daryl C. Yang, Syed A. Ali, Ivan Koludarov, James Dobson, Brittany Sanker, Angelique Asselin, Renan C. Santana, Iwan Hendrikx, Harold van der Ploeg, Jeremie Tai-A-Pin, Romilly van den Bergh, Harald M.I. Kerkkamp, Freek J. Vonk, Arno Naude, Morné A. Strydom, Louis Jacobsz, Nathan Dunstan, Marc Jaeger, Wayne C. Hodgson, John Miles, Bryan G. FryGet full text
Published 2017-03-01
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