"His radio show and books shaped generations and fueled the shame that drove queer people like me into conversion therapy," ...

James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically ...

The late Christian leader had the courage to root everything in the Scripture and the compassion to treat all people with love.

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

The controversial evangelical leader and the man behind Focus on the Family has died. Read about his polarizing legacy.

James Dobson founded Focus on the Family and his legacy is defined by his longtime commitment to educating evangelicals on ...

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Discipline rooted in fear, not love, was a hallmark of Dobson’s teachings and a hallmark of his writings about children.

Dobson was considered an influential figure in conservative politics and religion. He died at the age of 89 in August 2025.

Focus on the Family remembered Dobson as both its founder and its visionary. Jim Daly, the organization’s current president ...

Controversial evangelical leader and child psychologist James Dobson passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. He was 89. The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute confirmed the news.

James Dobson, the infamous anti-LGBTQ+ leader of Focus on the Family who pushed the Republican Party further to the right, ...