Focus on the Family's Visitor's Welcome Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado,

The graphic identity of Focus on the Family

Focus on the Family (FOTF, or FotF) is an American evangelical group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel The non-profit organization was founded in 1977 by James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage WikipediaPersondata --> James Clayton "Jim" Dobson (born April 21, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s. Parachurch organizations are vehicles by which Christians work collaboratively both outside of and across their denominations to engage with the world in The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. A major component of the American Christian right, it is active in promoting interdenominational work for a social conservative public policy. The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and Interdenominational (also called transdenominational) Churches built for the purpose of bringing together Christians of different denominations Social conservatism is a political or moral ideology that affirms the government's role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values or behaviors in the belief that these are what The organization describes itself as "dedicated to nurturing and defending families worldwide" and protecting family values. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence Family values is a political and social concept used in various cultures to describe values that are believed to be traditional in that culture and in support of the idea Some of the core promotional activities of the organization include a daily radio broadcast by Dobson and his colleagues, providing free family counseling and resources, and publishing a variety of magazines, videos, and audio recordings. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Focus on the Family reaches 220 million listeners daily, on over 7,000 stations in 160 countries.

The organization also produces specialized programs for targeted audiences, such as Adventures in Odyssey for children, dramas, and Family Minute with James Dobson.

Leadership

Leadership for the organization was provided by Dobson alone until 2003. In 2003, Donald P. Hodel became president and chief executive officer, tasked with the day-to-day operations. Donald Paul Hodel (born May 23, 1935) is a former United States Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Interior, and Chairman of the company President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator This left Dobson as chairman of the Board of Directors, with chiefly creative and speaking duties.

In March 2005, Hodel retired and Jim Daly, formerly the Vice President in charge of Focus on the Family's International Division, assumed the role of president and chief executive officer. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator

Adventures in Odyssey

Main article: Adventures in Odyssey

FOTF also produces a children's radio drama entitled Adventures in Odyssey. Adventures in Odyssey, also known as AIO or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian -themed Radio Adventures in Odyssey, also known as AIO or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian -themed Radio It began in 1987 as Family Portraits, starring an elderly Christian gentleman named John Avery Whittaker (aka "Whit"), who runs a popular ice cream shop/"discovery emporium" called Whit's End; and he imparts Christian wisdom to the children of the town of Odyssey. It was renamed "Odyssey USA" in November 1987 and took on its present name, "Adventures in Odyssey" in April 1988. ^[1]

Radio Theatre

A wall in Whit's End at the visitor's center showing the Adventures in Odyssey voice actors, challenging viewers to match them with the characters. Whit's End is the centerpiece of the radio series Adventures in Odyssey, founded owned and operated by John Avery Whittaker. Adventures in Odyssey, also known as AIO or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian -themed Radio Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and

Focus on The Family Radio Theatre is a series of audio dramas adapting classic literature, mystery mini-series and biographical productions, extending its reach to the mainstream as well as the Christian audience. The endeavor began through the efforts of former Adventures in Odyssey producers Dave Arnold and Paul McCusker, along with casting director Philip Glassborow based in England. Adventures in Odyssey, also known as AIO or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian -themed Radio

Radio Theatre began with historical biographies of Squanto ("The Legend of Squanto"), Jesus ("The Luke Reports") and Dietrich Bonhoeffer ("Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom"), and in 1996, a 90-minute radio drama based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was produced and aired as a broadcast special. Tisquantum, more commonly known today as Squanto or 'Big Bean' (c Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Dietrich Bonhoeffer ˈdiːtrɪç ˈboːnhøfɐ ( February 4, 1906 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens

In 2003, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre released an audio dramatization of C. S. Lewis' epic novel series The Chronicles of Narnia, with David Suchet providing the voice of Aslan, and over 100 English actors rounding out the cast. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British Aslan, the "Great Lion " is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Lewis' stepson, Douglas Gresham, serves as host--sharing his personal stories at the beginning of each audio drama. Douglas Gresham (born November 101945 in the USA) is a British Biographer and Film producer, resident in Ireland, and

Father Gilbert Mysteries

Main article: Father Gilbert Mysteries

Radio Theatre also had a successful original miniseries, the Father Gilbert Mysteries, which tell of the strange spiritual mysteries encountered by Louis Gilbert, a cop-turned-Anglican-priest, who lives in Stonebridge, an English village in the shire of Sussex (ignoring the fact that Sussex is not and never was a shire), and ministers to the people of the town from St. Father Gilbert Mysteries is an original miniseries within Focus on the Family 's Radio Theatre Father Gilbert Mysteries is an original miniseries within Focus on the Family 's Radio Theatre Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A shire is an Administrative division of Great Britain and Australia. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Mark's Church. Nine episodes have been produced in four volumes available on cassette and CD. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Political positions and activities

The Visitor's Center contains an indoor children's play area that includes a Whit's End, theater, three-story slide, radio facilities and cafe, amongst other amenities. Whit's End is the centerpiece of the radio series Adventures in Odyssey, founded owned and operated by John Avery Whittaker.

As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Focus on the Family is not permitted to advocate any individual political candidate. 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal However, in its radio broadcast, it often discusses political issues and current events, usually through a Christian conservative point of view. Dobson is among the Christian conservative leaders who have met with and advised President George W. Bush. Focus on the Family's magazine Citizen is exclusively devoted to politics. The FOF also has an affiliated group, Focus on the Family Action (a. Focus on the Family Action (sometimes just Focus Action founded in April 2004 is an evangelical Christian 501(c(4 non-profit organization based k. a. Focus Action), though the two groups are legally separate. As a 501(c)(4) social welfare group, Focus Action has fewer political lobbying restrictions. 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal FoTF's revenue in 2005 was USD $142M, and that of FoTF Action was $14. 7M. ^{[2] [3]}

The Administration Building is one of four on the campus.

The group supports the teaching of "traditional family values". It advocates school sponsored prayer and supports corporal punishment. School prayer in its most common usage refers to state sanctioned Prayer by students in state Schools. Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to Punish a person or change his/her behavior ^[4] It strongly opposes abortion, so-called militant feminism, homosexuality, discrimination against people of religion, pornography, and pre-marital and extramarital sexual activity. An Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Focus on the Family also embraces and reflects the wider political agenda of its audience, for instance promoting a religiously-centered conception of American identity and the support of Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Focus on the Family maintains a strong pro-life stand against abortion, and provides grant funding and medical training to assist crisis pregnancy centers (also known as pregnancy resource centers) in obtaining ultrasound machines. An Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs also known as pregnancy resource centers are Non-profit organizations established by Pro-life supporters that work to persuade According to the organization, this funding, which has allowed CPCs to provide pregnant women with live sonogram images of the developing fetus, has led directly to the birth of over 1500 babies who would have otherwise been aborted. [5][6]

Focus on the Family also maintains a strong stand against gay marriage, the Matthew Shepard Act or any other movement it perceives to be a part of "The Gay Agenda". Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same The Matthew Shepard Act (officially the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 or LLEHCPA was a proposed federal bill that would expand the 1969 United Focus on the Family's Love Won Out is involved in the ex-gay movement in cooperation with Exodus International & NARTH. Love Won Out is an Ex-gay ministry launched by Focus on the Family in 1998. Ex-gay is a term sometimes used to refer to persons who once identified as Gay or Lesbian, but have since turned away from such identification for Exodus International is a nonprofit interdenominational Christian organization that promotes "the message of Freedom from Homosexuality through the power of The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH formerly the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality, is a Non-profit

Focus on the Family also supports prohibition of all gambling in America. This position has created some controversy within the Christian community, as gambling is not prohibited in the Bible^[5]. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin This schism is evidenced by the fact that many churches hold gambling contests, especially bingo, to raise funds. Focus’ insistence on this position, as a result, has been interpreted as “extra-Biblical doctrine” that was created by some within the Christian Right who are personally opposed to gambling. The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and At the November 14, 2007 House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Hearing on Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers”^[6], Family Research Council Vice President Tom McClusky testified that his organization favored banning Internet poker in the United States. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary US House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly the House Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee of Online poker is the game of Poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide When questioned further by Steve Cohen [D-TN] on how much gambling FRC advocated banning, McClusky testified that FRC wished to ban all gambling in America, including even poker^[7]. Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen (born May 24, 1949) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into Upon hearing this, Rep. Cohen incredulously asked "is there any fun you are for?", leading many in the blogosphere to nickname FoF “Foes of Fun”^[8].

Focus on the Family broadcasts a national talk radio program of the same name hosted by Dobson or his aides. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues The program has a range of themes, such as Christian-oriented assistance for victims of rape or child abuse; parenting difficulties; child adoption; husband/wife roles; family history and traditions; struggles with gambling, pornography, alcohol, and drugs; and many other themes. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children Parenting is the process of raising and educating a Child from birth, or before until Adulthood In the case of humans it is usually Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking When programs deal with civic issues, listeners often respond to these programs by contacting political leaders.

Focus on the Family has been a prominent supporter of intelligent design, publishing pro-intelligent design articles in its Citizen magazine and selling intelligent design videos on its website. Intelligent ^[9][10] Focus on the Family co-published the intelligent design videotape Unlocking the Mystery of Life with the Discovery Institute, hub of the intelligent design movement. The Discovery Institute is a conservative public policy US Think tank based in Seattle Washington, best known for its advocacy of Intelligent See also Intelligent design The intelligent design movement is a Neo-creationist religious campaign that calls for broad social academic and political ^[11] Focus on the Family employee Mark Hartwig is also a fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, a connection which has helped to publicize intelligent design extensively; James Dobson often features intelligent design proponents on his Focus on the Family radio program. The Center for Science and Culture (CSC formerly known as the Center for Renewal of Science and Culture (CRSC is part of the Discovery Institute, a conservative Focus on the Family's Family. org is a significant online resource for intelligent design articles. ^[12][13]

Love Won Out

FOTF's bookstore at their headquarters contain a variety of material on Christian living, Bibles and religious paraphernalia.

Focus on the Family's Love Won Out ministry's mission is to exhort and equip the church to respond in what they claim is a Christ-like way to the "condition" of (non-biological) homosexuality from, "a biblical point of view. Love Won Out is an Ex-gay ministry launched by Focus on the Family in 1998. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. The Bible and homosexuality is a contentious subject that influences how Homosexuality and homosexual sex are regarded in societies where Christianity has made a strong " They work with Exodus International and NARTH to work with people with an ego-dystonic homosexual orientation to be healed and those who have participated in homosexual behavior to achieve forgiveness for what they consider a sin. Exodus International is a nonprofit interdenominational Christian organization that promotes "the message of Freedom from Homosexuality through the power of The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH formerly the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality, is a Non-profit Egodystonic sexual orientation is an Egodystonic condition The World Health Organization lists egodystonic sexual orientation in the ICD-10, under "Psychological Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Forgiveness doesn't mean that you deny the other person's responsibility for hurting you and it doesn't minimize or justify the wrong Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral Rule, or the state of having committed such a violation ^[14] It teaches that "The foundation of society for the family is marriage of a man and a woman for life" and that "Scripture is very clear in its condemnation of homosexual conduct, for such sin is a deviation from God's creation and design. "^[15]

They are against same-sex marriage, gay-affirming curricula taught in schools, and other aspects of the gay agenda that they believe is normalizing destructive and "unhealthy" abnormal behavior. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same " Homosexual agenda " (or " gay agenda " is a term used by social conservatives primarily in the United States, referring to ^[16] They have stated

homosexuals are entitled to the same basic rights as other citizens. Focus on the Family stands against any movement to deny them rights, persecute them, deprive them of employment or housing or harass them in any way. Nevertheless, Focus does take strong exception to the activist movement that seeks to gain special privileges and protected minority status for the homosexual community. There is no evidence that homosexuals as a class are discriminated against in the present society. They are not like African-Americans, Hispanics or other historically disadvantaged groups, for their identity is based on changeable behavior, not on unchangeable skin color or ethnic status. Additionally, homosexuals have far higher average incomes, education that most Americans, along with a significant political influence. ^[17]

Controversy and Criticisms of Love Won Out

"The American Psychological Association, for instance, declared in 2006: 'There is simply no sufficiently scientifically sound evidence that sexual orientation can be changed. Our further concern is that the positions espoused by NARTH [the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality] and Focus on the Family create an environment in which prejudice and discrimination can flourish. The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH formerly the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality, is a Non-profit '" ^[18]

International Associate and Regional Offices

• Australia: Focus on the Family Australia, Clayton, Victoria
• Canada: Focus on the Family Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Latin America Region: Enfoque a la Familia, San José, Costa Rica
• Middle East Region: Focus on the Family Middle East, Cairo, Egypt
• Ireland: Focus on the Family Ireland, Dublin
• Korea: Open Family Korea, Seoul
• Malaysia: Focus on the Family Malaysia, Selangor
• New Zealand: Focus on the Family New Zealand, Auckland
• Singapore: Focus on the Family Singapore
• Africa Region: Focus on the Family Africa, Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal
• Taiwan: Focus on the Family Taiwan, Taipei[7]

Controversy and criticism

The Christian flag flies alongside the organization's flag outside the Administration Building. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Focus on the Family Canada is a Canadian affiliate of the American evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Family. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C San José ( Spanish: San José; ˌsɑːn hɒˈsɛː is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of the sprawling Gran Area Metropolitana Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Selangor ( Jawi script: سلاڠور population 72 million is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Singapore Hillcrest is a suburb of EThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and forms a part of the Upper Highway Area. KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of The Christian Flag is a Flag designed to represent all of Christianity (see also Christendom) but flown mainly by Protestant churches in

On July 17, 2006, Soulforce, a gay rights group, "accused Focus on the Family founder James Dobson of manipulating research data to say gays and lesbians are not good parents . Soulforce is a social justice and civil rights organization based in the United States that resists the religious and political oppression of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian . . [but a] Focus on the Family official denied the allegation. "^[19] Judith Stacey, a sociologist at New York University, said Focus on the Family "manipulated" her work "in an attempt to show gays and lesbians do not make good parents. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. "^[19] Focus on the Family officially denied the allegation. ^[19]

In December 2006, two more scientists alleged that Dobson misrepresented their research. In a guest column published in Time Magazine titled Two Mommies is One Too Many, Dobson argued that same-sex couples are unsuitable parents, citing research by New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, Ph. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Carol Gilligan (b November 28, 1936) is an American feminist, Ethicist, and Psychologist best known for her work D, and Kyle Pruett, M. Dr Kyle D Pruett MD, is Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry and Director of Medical Studies at the Yale University Child Study Center Yale University D. of the Yale School of Medicine. The Yale School of Medicine at Yale University is a private Medical school located in New Haven, Connecticut, U ^[20] After the article's publication, Gilligan accused Dobson of "twisting" and "distorting" her research. ^[21] Pruett also disagreed with Dobson's representation of his work, saying in a letter to Dobson, "You cherry-picked a phrase to shore up highly (in my view) discriminatory purposes. . . This practice is condemned in real science, common though it may be in pseudo-science circles. Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge methodology belief or practice that is claimed to be Scientific or made to appear scientific but does not adhere to the There is nothing in my longitudinal research or any of my writings to support such conclusions. A longitudinal study is a Correlational research study that involves repeated observations of the same items over long periods of time - often many decades "^[21] It was reported that Pruett's work suggests the opposite of Dobson's assertions. ^[21] Truth Wins Out called on Time magazine to renounce Dobson's article. Truth Wins Out (abbreviated TWO) is an organization formed by Wayne Besen to counteract what it refers to as the " Ex-gay " myth Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Gilligan asked Focus on the Family to never quote from her work again, and to issue an apology. ^[22] Pruett requested that Focus on the Family seek his permission before using his work in the future. ^[23] Dobson has defended his usage of the research. ^[24]

On August 11, 2006, James Dobson publicly defended Mel Gibson after Gibson made anti-Semitic remarks to police officers during a DUI traffic stop. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Driving under the influence of alcohol ( driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs [8] In a statement, Dobson announced he supported "Mel Gibson and his film, The Passion of the Christ," saying Gibson's anti-Semitic remarks had nothing to do with "one of the finest films of this era. The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 film co-written co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson. " He explained further that "we certainly do not condone that racially insensitive outburst," but added, "Mel has apologized profusely for the incident and there the matter should rest. " On the movie, "Our endorsement of it stands as originally stated. We did not believe it was anti-Semitic in 2004, and our views have not changed," Dobson said.

Perhaps the most frequent controversy surrounding Dobson is that despite his assertion that he is not a partisan, he has often advised President Bush and advocated for conservative policies. Liberal critics accuse him of using his position to advance a right-wing agenda. Writing in Slate magazine in 2004, Michael Crowley said that Dobson ". . . proselytized hard for Bush this last year, organizing huge stadium rallies and using his radio program to warn his 7 million American listeners that not to vote would be a sin. Dobson may have delivered Bush his victories in Ohio and Florida. " [9] There are also numerous examples of Dobson openly advocating on behalf of Republican candidates. (See for example the New York Times article by David Kirkpatrick, 13 May 2004, "Warily, a Religious Leader Lifts His Voice in Politics. ")

In May 2008, the American Psychiatric Association was forced to cancel a workshop on religion and homosexuality during its annual conference "after gay activists campaigned against the two evangelicals slated to appear on the panel . The American Psychiatric Association (APA is the main Professional organization of Psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the . . of the symposium, 'Homosexuality and Therapy: The Religious Dimension. . . . '" FOTF was accused by "the openly gay New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson" of "us[ing] this event to draw credibility to the so-called reparative therapy movement. . . . " The Bishop suddenly backed out of his scheduled appearance, essentially killing the symposium. "'It was a way to have a balanced discussion about religion and how it influences therapy,' said David Scasta, a former AGLP, (Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists,) president and a gay psychiatrist in charge of assembling the panel. 'We wanted to talk rationally, calmly and respectfully to each other, but the external forces made it into a divisive debate it never intended to be. '" [10]

See also

• Culture war
• Focus on the Family Action
• Focus on the Family Canada
• Focus on the Family Institute
• Family Research Council
• Love Won Out
• Christian Right
• James Dobson
• Traditionalist world view (American)

References

External links

• Official website
• FOTF Programs via Streaming Audio
• FOTF Commentary info on ABC Radio