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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and one of the most
influential voices in the conservative evangelical movement, has died at
age 89
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James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, passed away at the age of 89 on
August 21, 2025. He was a prominent evangelical Christian leader and psychologist
known for his influence on family values and conservative social issues. >wyff4.com Wikipedia
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Overview of Dr. James Dobson
Dr. James Dobson, a prominent evangelical Christian psychologist and author, >passed away on August 21, 2025, at the age of 89. He was best known for founding
Focus on the Family, a major Christian ministry established in 1977, which became
one of the largest evangelical organizations in the world.
Contributions and Influence
Key Achievements
Founder of Focus on the Family: Established in 1977, it provided resources and
support for families, promoting traditional family values.
Author: Wrote over 70 books, including titles like The Strong-Willed Child and
Bringing Up Boys, which have been influential in Christian parenting.
Media Presence: His radio program, Focus on the Family, was broadcast on
thousands of stations worldwide, reaching millions of listeners.
Political Involvement
Advisor to Presidents: Dobson served as an advisor to five U.S. presidents,
influencing policies related to family and social issues.
Advocacy: He was known for his opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights,
advocating for traditional family structures.
Legacy
Dr. Dobson's work has left a lasting impact on American evangelical culture and
family dynamics. His teachings and writings continue to influence many Christian
families today.
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The Krell planet, featured in the 1956 film "Forbidden Planet," is the setting >for a story about an advanced alien civilization that mysteriously perished. The[end quoted "search assist"]
film explores themes of technology and the dangers of the human mind, as the >surviving character, Dr. Morbius, harnesses Krell technology, which ultimately >leads to catastrophic consequences.
Overview of Krell and Forbidden Planet
What is the Krell?
The Krell are a fictional alien race featured in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet.
They were an advanced civilization that mysteriously perished 200,000 years >before the events of the film. The Krell had developed remarkable technology, >including a vast underground complex powered by thermonuclear reactors. >Significance in the Film
The Krell's downfall serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked
intelligence and power. Their advanced technology included a machine that could
materialize thoughts, which ultimately led to their extinction due to the >manifestation of their subconscious fears, referred to as "monsters from the id."
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Title Forbidden Planet
Release Year 1956
Director Fred M. Wilcox
Runtime 98 minutes
Language English
Budget $1,968,000
Box Office $2,765,000
Plot Summary
In Forbidden Planet, the United Planets Cruiser C-57D travels to Altair IV to >investigate the fate of a previous expedition. The crew encounters Dr. Edward >Morbius, the only survivor, and his daughter, Altaira. As they explore the >planet, they learn about the Krell and the dangers of their technology, which >leads to conflict and ultimately a dramatic conclusion.
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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and one of the most influential voices in the conservative evangelical movement, has died at
age 89
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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and one of the most
influential voices in the conservative evangelical movement, has died at
age 89
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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and one of the most influential voices in the conservative evangelical movement, has died at
age 89
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Darrow may have said it in 1922, but the sentiment is evergreen. I can't
say that Dobson was at the top of my personal list of people whose obituaries it would please me to read, but he'd certainly have been in
the top 10.
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an appropriate obit: >https://defector.com/james-dobson-is-dead-was-a-monster?giftLink=260d3de36d51e61dffae5d127702b85e
https://defector.com/james-dobson-is-dead-was-a-monster[end quoted plain text]
James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster
By Albert Burneko
4:14 PM EDT on August 21, 2025
Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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James Dobson was a nasty dude. He liked to beat children and dogs with a belt >and to rain misery and punishment on the vulnerable; we know all of this about >him because he said as much in public, repeatedly, over a long and rancid public
life. He enlisted a whole bunch of Ideology--patriarchy, social conservatism, >utterly fake upside-down Christianity--in service of those basic motivations, not
only to justify his own appetite for and personal acts of sadism and domination,
but to cast punishment and predation as far out into the world as he could >manage. He studied psychology and the Bible so that he could borrow their >authority and instrumentalize them to do widespread cruelty more effectively. He
was oriented to evil, at vast scale, by continual lifelong choice. It was his >calling, and he made it his job.
What a guy like James Dobson does, and what James Dobson did for his whole adult
life, is offer people--white men primarily, but not exclusively--a rhetorical >framework for doing evil and feeling good about it. Stand right here and look >exactly there, he said, and psychology says it's OK for you to beat your >children, that when they cry for more than two minutes of the beating, it is >because they are bad and not because you are hurting them; you should beat them
harder for crying until they stop. Stand right here and look exactly there, and
tradition says your wife should have no will of her own. Stand right here and >look exactly there, and love of country says society should press its boot onto
the poor and marginalized and crush them until they die. Didn't you always hate
them? Sure you did. Religion says right here that you are right to. He blew >softly on a stupid and seething population's resentments, its will to power, its
lust to punish those who complicate their desires by having lives of their own,
and watched those appetites stick up like the hairs on your arm, or glow like >charcoal in a fire. It feels good. He tempts you with the promise that every >cruel, fearful, punitive impulse you have aligns with The Way Things Are Supposed
To Be, and that it is even your grim duty is to indulge them. In this respect, >James Dobson was very much like Satan.
In American society, there is a lot of money and power in the business of being
very much like Satan. Dobson became one of the most important figures in American
conservatism in the 1970s; through his organization Focus on the Family, which he
ran for nearly 30 years, Dobson exerted huge influence over the tides of American
right-wing evangelical Protestantism as the latter exploded into perhaps the most
powerful force in the country's religious life and politics. The Family Policy >Alliance, which he founded in 2004, only made formal the vast lobbying power >Dobson and his media machine already exerted within Republican politics. In this
way Dobson warred against virtually every concerted movement in his lifetime >working toward making this country kinder, more just, more equitable, or more >merciful. He also fought against efforts to protect the environment and >responsibly steward the world's natural resources, because he was a nasty guy >motivated by the thrill of doing evil with impunity and for no other reason >whatsoever.
Anyway, he is dead now. He died on Thursday in Colorado Springs, at the age of >89. The world is a much worse place as a result of his life's work; it would be a
better place had he never been born. If he did not want people to rejoice at his
death, maybe he should not have spent an entire lifetime working for and >justifying their pain and suffering. He preached that there is a hell, and that
the wicked go there. He lived his life as though he did not believe it, or >anything else.
an appropriate obit:
<https://defector.com/james-dobson-is-dead-was-a-monster?giftLink=260d3de36d51e61dffae5d127702b85e>
[snip]
an appropriate obit:
https://defector.com/james-dobson-is-dead-was-a-monster?giftLink=260d3de36d51e61dffae5d127702b85e
<https://defector.com/james-dobson-is-dead-was-a-monster?giftLink=260d3de36d51e61dffae5d127702b85e>