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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

Broadcasts

Miscarriage: Grieving the Loss – Part 1

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When couples experience the profound sense of pain and loss from a miscarriage, well-intentioned family members and friends can say hurtful things. But Dr. Walt and Barb Larimore, along with Russ and June Gordon, who have suffered a total of six miscarriages between them, urge those who wish to console others to simply say, "I am so sorry! God cares. And I love you." They share with host Dr. James Dobson that couples should name the lost baby, figuratively bury their child, and allow themselves time to heal.

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Policy & Culture

Ohio Accepts Abandonment of Biological Reality

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Within weeks, Ohio will become the 49th state in the nation to allow transgender individuals to change the gender recorded on their birth certificates.

In December, a federal judge rule

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Policy & Culture

Parents’ Rights — And Their Intelligence — Are Being Ignored

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A school district official in Missouri apparently views parents—and their rights!—as a problem in need of a change.

The increase in online learning has created a problem for "woke" acti

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Policy & Culture

A Majority of Americans Oppose “Court Packing”

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We told you last week about the Democrats' plan to expand the U.S. Supreme Court from 9 to 13 seats. More than two-thirds of Americans oppose this "court-packing," and even President Joe Biden once

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Policy & Culture

Texas Acts to Protect Children, and 43 Corporations Express Their Outrage

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Texas lawmakers in both houses of the state legislature are advancing pro-family bills to prevent biological males from participating in girls' sports, and to protect children from so-called "gende

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Policy & Culture

FDA Spent Thousands On Organs of Precious Children Killed Through Abortion

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Recently uncovered documents demonstrate that the Food and Drug Administration worked with California-based Advanced Bioscience Resources to obtain fetal tissue to test "biologic drug products."<br

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Policy & Culture

Biden Administration Seeks to Force Medical Professionals to Perform “Gender-Transition” Procedures

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The Biden administration has effectively announced that it wants to punish doctors and hospitals that refuse to perform so-called "gender-transition" procedures, even if those objections are matter

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Religious Liberty at a Crossroads: Stand Up, Be Heard, or Else! – Part 2

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On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues his conversation with Dr. Tim Clinton and Kelly Shackelford. Kelly Shackelford, president of First Liberty Institute, warns Dr. James Dobson that President Biden wants to "pack" the Supreme Court with four additional justices. If this were to happen, Shackelford says governmental "checks and balances" would be gone. In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, tried to do the same thing. Fortunately, however, despite the fact that 80 of the 100 sitting senators at the time were Democrats, they resoundingly said "No!" Logic prevailed, and the effort failed. Become informed and speak out on this threat of court packing.

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Policy & Culture

Montana Stands Up for Religious Freedom, Even As “Woke” Corporations Oppose It

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The Montana legislature has passed a state version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which prevents state agencies from interfering with the peaceful exercise of faith absent a "compelling

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Policy & Culture

Connecticut Legislature Defeats Suicide Bill

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For the ninth year in a row, the Connecticut legislature has said "No" to an assisted suicide bill. Like its evil cousin abortion, euthanasia targets the most vulnerable among us.

The s

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