Why should Dr. Dobson, a licensed psychologist, be relagated to speak out only concerning a religious sect? Because he's a Christian and founder of a Christian enterprise? Do you know who Dr. Dobson even is?
Dr. Dobson was "an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years, and served for 17 years on the Attending Staff of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. He has an earned Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of California, a licensed marriage, family and child counselor in both California and Colorado, and is listed in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare."
I think Dr. Dobson has quite a bit of knowledge concernig the medical field.
As far as Focus on the Family, at his webiste, there are articles after articles, written by numerous knowledgeable people, concerning various social and political issues, not just religious, within the United States and throughout the world, for instance:
Is Political Islam a Threat?
November 10, 2003
Yes.
Some scholars have argued that political Islam—a plethora of different movements aimed at replacing the current political order in Muslim nations with an Islamic one—has failed to achieve its ends and has been disintegrating for some time. Hence, Gilles Kepel, professor of Middle East Studies at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris argues in his book, Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam:
http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/islam/faqs/a0028791.cfm
There are important issues to speak out about. A real leader would do so.