by John D. Pierce | Mar 9, 2021 | Opinion
Some Christians delight in keeping the clubhouse of faith well guarded. They insist that only those who respond properly to their multi-step “plan of salvation” are heaven bound. All others are apostate and likely reprobate. Recently, however, some of these...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 29, 2020 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Focus on the Family founding president James Dobson’s post-election reflection was quite the lament. He took the loss by the incumbent president very personally. For Dobson and other religious-right attention-seekers – often courted by conservative politicians to...
by Adelle M. Banks | Aug 4, 2010 | News
(RNS) Focus on the Family has announced 110 job cuts in the latest round of layoffs that the Colorado ministry attributes to the departure of founder James Dobson and the reduced financial support from donors. This is not a happy time, obviously, having to say...
by Rob Boston | Apr 22, 2009 | Opinion
Have you heard the news? The “culture wars” are over. Well, not really. They were over for about five minutes. Now they’re back on again. Here’s what happened: Word started getting around that James Dobson of Focus on the Family had given a...
by Robert Parham | Mar 2, 2009 | Opinion
James Dobson’s detractors responded with glee to his announced resignation as chair of the board of directors of Focus on the Family. The reaction of his supporters was muted. Dobson’s decision probably means less than his detractors hope, more than his supporters...
