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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.

Content By Dr. James Dobson

Policy & Culture

President Biden Wants You To Pay For Abortions

It's been a poorly kept secret that President Joe Biden wants to force Americans to fund abortions. Now, press secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed it.

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Policy & Culture

U.S. Supreme Court Will Soon Hear Landmark Abortion Case

Just weeks from now, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that determines the future of Roe v. Wade in America. Start praying now!

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health

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Policy & Culture

LGBT Propaganda in the Classroom

We told you last week that the far Left doesn't believe parents are the primary stakeholders in t

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Policy & Culture

Abortion Stops a Beating Heart

People care about beating hearts. Perhaps that’s why pro-abortion activists such as Professor Carrie Baker feel compelled to lie about the heartbeats of the unborn. 

Professor Baker recentl

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Newsletters

The God-Ordained Gift of Marriage & Family

Dr. Dobson's October 2021 Newsletter: The God-Ordained Gift of Marriage & Family

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Broadcasts

Let’s Talk about What’s Right with America – Part 2

On today's Family Talk, former U.S. Congressman Bob McEwen joins Dr. Dobson in-studio to discuss what is right about America today. In a time of deep wounds and division within our culture, McEwen exhorts Americans, especially Christians, to be aware of our unique place in history. As President John Adams stated, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." A passionate advocate for homeschooling, McEwen underscores the importance of teaching our kids to fear God, love America, and honor their parents. Only then can we preserve this last and greatest hope on earth. United we stand; divided we fall.

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Policy & Culture

Who Is In Charge of Your Children’s Education?

In 1923, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "it is the natural duty of the parent to give his children education suitable to their station in life." The high court has also acknowledged that a child

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Broadcasts

Let’s Talk about What’s Right with America – Part 1

On today's edition of Family Talk, former U.S. Congressman and Dobson Institute advisory board member Bob McEwen declares that there were two great events in world history. First, Jesus Christ made the ultimate sacrifice by dying on the cross for our sins. And second, on July 4, 1776, America was born as an independent nation. Despite the obvious lines of division that exist in our country today, we must remain faithful to the principles that built this great nation. It was founded in liberty and has become a lighthouse to the world for the gospel and for truth.

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Policy & Culture

Prominent Medical Journal Apologies for Dehumanizing Women

On the cover of its September 25 edition, British medical journal The Lancet labeled women "bodies with vaginas."

The apology wasn't much better than the headline.

Lancet's

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Policy & Culture

Killing Our Most Vulnerable

A world that can seek to justify the horror of abortion will not hesitate to excuse almost any depraved behavior.

Human life is either sacred, or it isn't.

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