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James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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(AP) — James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights,

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  1. New York Post

    Christian leader Dr. James Dobson, who advised 5 presidents, dead at 89 (opens New York Post)

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    Dr. James Dobson, founder of the Focus on the Family Christian ministry and former advisor to five U.S. presidents, including Donald Trump, has died at 89.

  2. FOX 61 Hartford

    James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    Dobson founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    James Dobson, influential evangelical leader and Focus on the Family founder, has died (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family, has died.

  4. The Columbian

    James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, has died (opens The Columbian)

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. (AP) — Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry

  5. Religion News

    James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and ‘family values’ advocate, dies at 89 (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — A child psychologist by training, Dobson made the crossover from academia to religious-oriented political activism with his 1977 founding of Focus on the Family.

  6. NBC News

    James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies at 89 (opens NBC News)

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    Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89 (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    James Dobson, who was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He was 89.

  8. Washington Examiner

    James Dobson, Christian leader and Trump ally, dies at 89 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Dobson is the founder of Focus on the Family, and later founded the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute in 2010.

  9. Delaware Public Media

    Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson dies at 89 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Conservative Christian leader James Dobson, who founded Focus on the Family and was once called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader," died Thursday.

  10. The Conversation US

    By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today (opens The Conversation US)

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    For Americans who do not follow evangelical Christian media, James Dobson may not have been a household name. Yet the views he promoted shaped US society for more than 50 years.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Dr. James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, dead at 89 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Dr. James Dobson, founder of the Focus on the Family Christian ministry and former advisor to five U.S. presidents, has died at 89.

  12. RedState

    Focus on the Family Founder, Christian Trailblazer, and Presidential Advisor Dr. James Dobson, Dead at 89 (opens RedState)

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    Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, passed away at 89, leaving a profound legacy in Christian parenting.

  13. Al Jazeera

    James Dobson, controversial evangelical who advised US presidents, dies (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Dobson advised Trump and four other US presidents and was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.

  14. Christianity Today

    Died: James Dobson, Who Taught Evangelicals to Focus on Family (opens Christianity Today)

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    The child psychologist answered hundreds of thousands of parenting questions and urged Christians to fight in America’s “civil war of values.”

  15. Fox News

    Dr. James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and advisor to 5 presidents, dead at 89 (opens Fox News)

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    Dr. James Dobson, founder of the Focus on the Family Christian ministry and former advisor to five U.S. presidents, has died at 89.

  16. CBS News

    James Dobson, founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies at 89 (opens CBS News)

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    Dr. James Dobson founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs and campaigned against abortion and gay rights.

  17. The Christian Post

    James Dobson, conservative Christian activist and Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89 (opens The Christian Post)

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    James Dobson, the influential conservative Christian therapist, author and radio personality who founded Focus on the Family, has died at the age of 89.

  18. KRDO

    Focus on the Family founder, Dr. James Dobson, dies at 89 (opens KRDO)

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Focus on the Family has announced the passing of its founder, Dr. James C. Dobson, at the age of 89. In a post on the

  19. Breitbart News

    Family Activist, Christian Talk Radio Host James C. Dobson Dies at 89 (opens Breitbart News)

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    One of America's most influential Christian leaders of the last half-century, Dr. James C. Dobson, has died. The family activist and radio host was 89.

  20. Baptist News Global

    James Dobson, high priest of ‘family values,’ dead at 89 (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Baptist News Global's feed description

    At its height, Focus on the Family reached an audience of millions who embraced Dobson’s teaching on “family values.”

  21. WSVN Miami

    James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (AP) — James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights,

  22. The Christian Post

    James Dobson Dies at 89, SBC's New Abuse Hotline, Samaritan's Purse Flood Relief (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    In this episode, we reflect on the life and legacy of James Dobson, the influential conservative Christian therapist, author, and founder of Focus on the Family, who has passed away at the age of 89

  23. The Hill

    Evangelical leader James Dobson dies at age 89 (opens The Hill)

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    Evangelical radio host James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, dies at 89. He was a influential conservative Christian leader and spiritual adviser.

  24. NPR

    Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has died at age 89 (opens NPR)

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    James Dobson founded Focus on the Family and was known for a lifetime of conservative Christian work, advocating against abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights. He died Thursday at the age of 89.

  25. Salt Lake Tribune

    James Dobson, influential leader of the religious right, dies at 89 (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    An influential leader and morality crusader who waged war on homosexuality and championed family values has died.

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