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Cruelty Disguised As Christianity? Examining The Legacy of James Dobson

Cruelty Disguised As Christianity? Examining The Legacy of James Dobson

Update: 2025-09-05
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Dr. James Dobson's death triggered an onslaught of social, digital, and print media reflections. While some mourned his death, most of the reflections were about the traumatic impact of their parents following his advice, which encouraged practices such as corporal punishment and queer "conversion therapy." In this episode we explore the legacy of James Dobson, Focus On The Family, and how a generation of children raised under Dobson-like rules are finding healing and parenting differently.

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Show Notes

  1. https://atoday.org/bitter-fruit-reflecting-on-the-legacy-of-james-dobson/
  2. https://sojo.net/articles/opinion/5-times-we-disagreed-james-dobson
  3. https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/focusing-on-the-family-james-dobson-propel-evangelicals-into-politics/
  4. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/alliance-defending-freedom/
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCAuHH5EYnE

 

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Cruelty Disguised As Christianity? Examining The Legacy of James Dobson

Cruelty Disguised As Christianity? Examining The Legacy of James Dobson

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