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Coverage dated August 20, 2025

James Dobson, influential evangelical leader and Focus on the Family founder, has died

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

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    James Dobson, influential evangelical leader and Focus on the Family founder, has died (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dobson launched a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents and started Focus on the Family in 1977.

  3. Colorado Public Radio

    James Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, has died (opens Colorado Public Radio)

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    The former leader of the conservative ministry and campaigner against abortion and gay rights was 89.

  4. WMUR

    Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    He served on President Donald Trump's Evangelical Executive Advisory Board.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He was 89.

  6. Denver Westword

    Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson Dead at 89 (opens Denver Westword)

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    The former child psychologist and Focus on the Family founder based his long anti-gay crusade, which included conversion therapy, out of Colorado Springs.

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