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Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson was the Founder Chairman of the James Dobson Family Institute, a nonprofit organization that produced his radio program, Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and held 18 honorary doctoral degrees. He also was the author of more than 70 books dedicated to the preservation of the family.

Dr. Dobson served as an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years, and on the attending staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for 17 years in the divisions of child development and medical genetics.

He advised five U.S. presidents and served on eight national commissions.

Dr. Dobson was married to Shirley for just shy of 65 years, and he was the beloved father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and two grandchildren.

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Policy & Culture

Sexual Assault In Public Schools

Scott Smith's daughter was assaulted in the girls' restroom at her school … by a male student. 

When Scott demanded that school officials call the police—they did. But on him!

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Policy & Culture

Fighting for Prayer at the U.S. Supreme Court

A high school football coach in Washington state was fired for expressing his faith by saying a prayer on the field after football games.

Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appea

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Policy & Culture

17 States Tell the Biden Administration and Justice Department to Back Off

It turns out parents don't appreciate being labeled "domestic terrorists" for expressing concern about radical policies being advanced in public schools. 

And states across the country are

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Running to Win

Weighing a mere 144 pounds and standing 5 feet, 9 inches, Mark Anderson began his track & field career at the age of 16. Despite the tragic suicide of his father and the physical abuse he endured from his stepfather, he went on to become the U.S. #1 ranked decathlete, and was America's gold-medal hope for the 1984 Summer Olympics. On today's classic edition of Family Talk, Mark shares about his $2,000-a-day cocaine habit, born out of pride and emotional pain, and how Jesus pulled him out of addiction and into a new life in Him.

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What Are Our Public Schools Teaching?

If you read the latest headlines and feel deep concern about our public education system, you aren't alone.

A recent nationwide survey conducted by Fox News found that 73 percent of registe

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Policy & Culture

Can Christians be Forced to Pay for Gender “Transition” Surgeries?

The Biden administration has reinterpreted the meaning of "sex" in federal law and claims that unlawful "sex discrimination" in the workplace includes gender identity and sexual orientation.

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The Vulnerability of Girls: Protecting the Ones We Love

Not only was sex God’s idea, but He designed it to help bond the husband and wife for a lifetime. Tragically, today’s mainstream media presents it as the moral equivalent of sharing a cup of coffee. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson sits down with Drs. Joe McIlhaney and Freda McKissic-Bush to discuss their book, Girls Uncovered: New Research on What America's Sexual Culture Does to Young Women. They identify the lies of "safe sex," and the fallacy that abortion is a woman’s choice. They go on to offer hope and a path to healing for those who have fallen into these traps of deception.

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The Vulnerability of Girls: Protecting the Ones We Love Part 2

Not only was sex God's idea, but He designed it to help bond the husband and wife for a lifetime. Tragically, today's mainstream media presents it as the moral equivalent of sharing a cup of coffee. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson sits down with Drs. Joe McIlhaney and Freda McKissic-Bush to discuss their book, Girls Uncovered: New Research on What America's Sexual Culture Does to Young Women. They identify the lies of "safe sex," and the fallacy that abortion is a woman's choice. They go on to offer hope and a path to healing for those who have fallen into these traps of deception.

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The Vulnerability of Girls: Protecting the Ones We Love – Part 1

Sadly, too many women believe the lie that they can have pre-marital sex without consequences. On today's edition of Family Talk, Drs. Joe McIlhaney and Freda McKissic-Bush declare that our Western culture is the first society in history that has entirely abandoned the biblical role of protecting the sexuality of its young women. We are leaving girls and young women uncovered and unprotected before all of the evil forces that surround them. The result? Unplanned pregnancies, a record number of sexually transmitted infections, and spiritually wayward adults. Our guests explain the harms of cohabitation, the threats of sexually transmitted infections, and why culture has normalized promiscuity.

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She is Yours

As Christian parents, we have two primary responsibilities. The first is to evangelize our kids, revealing God’s character through word and deed. The second, as our children’s stewards, is to prayerfully release them back to the Lord. On today’s program, Dr. James Dobson presents one of his favorite interviews from the Family Talk archives, a conversation he had with Jonathan and Wynter Pitts, just one year before Wynter’s sudden passing. Together they examine the Pitts’ book, She is Yours, which encourages moms and dads to breathe a sigh of relief because God is in control of their daughters’ lives. Abba is the one Who protects them, and He is the one Who will guide their future.

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