Through the Dobson Policy & Culture Center, we focus on issues related to righteousness in the culture, such as the sanctity of human life, the God-ordained institution of marriage, parental rights, freedom of religion, and other liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Sears to the board of directors of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute (JDFI). Alan has a wealth of experience as a board member for many faith-based non-profit entities, as a leader and a world-class religious freedom litigator.
Here's an update to our report last week regarding California Governor Gavin Newsom's surprising veto of a radical transgender bill. Newsom continues to be the elected Democrat most often mentioned by party insiders as the overwhelming favorite to be the Democrat nominee in 2024 if Joe Biden steps down for some reason.
All is not well with men today. Men are battling problems of many, many kinds. In fact, as I show in my brand-new book "The War on Men," men are struggling today in almost every area. Educationally, for every one woman who drops out of college, seven men drop out. Economically, men have left the workforce in almost unprecedented numbers; the current employment rate of men in prime working years mirrors that of the Great Depression.
We all woke up Saturday to the horrifying news that the nation of Israel had suffered a vicious terrorist attack launched by the Hamas terrorist group. The Wall Street Journal is reporting Iran helped plan the attack for weeks. The number of casualties continues to escalate.
I worked for Ronald Reagan for all eight years of his presidency and I also worked closely with Dr. James Dobson. President Reagan was a stalwart defender of the sanctity of life. He even wrote a monograph opposing abortion while he was still President of the United States entitled, "Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation."
If you are part of a Christian family hoping and praying to be able to provide foster care to a child, you may very well be blocked from doing so by the Biden administration.
As many of you know, Dr. Tim Clinton has served alongside Dr. Dobson as a co-host for our Family Talk broadcast for nearly six years. Concurrently, Tim is the president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), one of the largest entities of its kind.
California recently passed an outrageous bill that would require judges in child custody cases to take into consideration whether a parent affirmed a child's gender identity. For example, under this law, if a seven-year-old boy told his divorcing parents he was actually a girl, the parent who sought help for the child to overcome this delusion would lose custody in the divorce.
Parents took to the streets of Canada last week in a "1 Million March 4 Children," organized by concerned Muslim and Christian leaders. Their mantra was "Leave the children alone!" Their demand was "the elimination of sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum, pronouns, gender ideology and mixed bathrooms in schools." JDFI stands with these Canadian parents who are fulfilling their God-given role of protecting their children.
The Biden administration continues its move forward with their plan to severely undermine a key federal law that prevents sexual discrimination. The law, referred to as Title IX, was passed in 1972 to protect women's educational opportunities. The federal Department of Education proposed new rules under Title IX that would apply the protection to men claiming they have become women through "transitioning." This has sparked outrage around the country. JDFI has been working tirelessly to pressure the Biden administration to protect women and girls.
