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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

Biden Administration May Institute a “Marriage Penalty”

You can't have a strong nation without strong marriages and families.

Unfortunately, recent actions by the Biden administration may deal another blow to the institution of marriage.

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Policy & Culture

School Board Boots Parent Who Reads from Sexually Explicit Book Found in the High School Library

Public schools are increasingly under fire for exposing students to sexually explicit materials. 

If recent events are any indication, some school officials don't seem to mind exposing kids

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Policy & Culture

It’s a “Mom-Led Revolution”

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) compared parents to domestic terrorists and only apologized after a nationwide outcry.

The group Moms for America said the apology isn't enough

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Policy & Culture

Department of State Proudly Denies Biological Reality

The Biden administration has issued "the first U.S. passport with an X gender marker."

In other words, the U.S. Department of State is now willingly denying scientific reality in order to f

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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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Broadcasts

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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Policy & Culture

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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