JAMES DOBSON
Born: 21 April 1936
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
Best Known As: The founder and host of Focus on the Family
James Dobson is a pediatric psychologist whose organization, Focus on the
Family, is the core of an influential multimedia group that advocates practices
derived from evangelical Christian values. Dobson received his PhD. in child
development from the University of Southern California and spent the late 1960s
and early '70s as a professor and clinician. His book, Dare to Discipline (1970)
was a best-seller, a direct assault on what Dobson saw as the evils of
permissive parenting. The author of several self-help books and the host of an
internationally broadcast radio show, Dobson also lectures often and wields
considerable influence in the political arena, thanks to the political arm of
his organization, the Family Research Council. He has been active in the
Republican party since the administration of Ronald Reagan and is considered a
behind-the-scenes power broker for his involvement in the administration of
George W. Bush. Dobson is a well-known opponent of homosexuality and same-sex
marriage and in recent years has made headlines for comments regarding the
"homosexual agenda" of the mainstream media. In 2005 he made headlines for his
comments comparing embryonic stem cell research with experiments conducted by
Nazi Germany during World War II.
Contrary to popular belief, Dobson never said that Spongebob Squarepants was a
homosexual; his position is more accurately reflected here.
Born: 21 April 1936
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
Best Known As: The founder and host of Focus on the Family
James Dobson is a pediatric psychologist whose organization, Focus on the
Family, is the core of an influential multimedia group that advocates practices
derived from evangelical Christian values. Dobson received his PhD. in child
development from the University of Southern California and spent the late 1960s
and early '70s as a professor and clinician. His book, Dare to Discipline (1970)
was a best-seller, a direct assault on what Dobson saw as the evils of
permissive parenting. The author of several self-help books and the host of an
internationally broadcast radio show, Dobson also lectures often and wields
considerable influence in the political arena, thanks to the political arm of
his organization, the Family Research Council. He has been active in the
Republican party since the administration of Ronald Reagan and is considered a
behind-the-scenes power broker for his involvement in the administration of
George W. Bush. Dobson is a well-known opponent of homosexuality and same-sex
marriage and in recent years has made headlines for comments regarding the
"homosexual agenda" of the mainstream media. In 2005 he made headlines for his
comments comparing embryonic stem cell research with experiments conducted by
Nazi Germany during World War II.
Contrary to popular belief, Dobson never said that Spongebob Squarepants was a
homosexual; his position is more accurately reflected here.