Thank you.
My occasional readings about Dobson here at FR have sometimes left me with the impression that Dobson has tried to bloat himself up as a kingmaker for the GOP. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but that’s the way it sounds.
“My occasional readings about Dobson here at FR have sometimes left me with the impression that Dobson has tried to bloat himself up as a kingmaker for the GOP. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but that’s the way it sounds”
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Hmm, yeah, maybe so...I really don’t know.
I occasionally get an email from my oldest daughter in regards to legislation that Dr. Dobson is encouraging his listeners and readers to call their congressmen about. Usually it is anything related to family issues...anything that would harm the institution of marriage and family. I think he is right on in those areas but I really don’t know much else about what he is saying these days. As it gets closer to election time I start to pay more attention.
Oh yeah, and his organization, Focus on the Family, is located in Colorado Springs, CO.
Dobson's a good and decent man of faith by most accounts--certainly not a man seeking to feed his ego. I've never encountered anyone who knows the man who says an unkind word about him. It's just my two cents, of course, but I think he's a sincere man of faith, a genuine patriot, who follows his Christian conscience to the best of his ability. Sometimes that conscience leads him to express unpopular, impolitic opinions on establishment policies and candidates. He's driven me batty through the years at different times, but I believe he's utterly sincere. He's more concerned about the opinion of God than his fellow man.
I think that's because there is a big group of FReepers that couldn't care less about Dobson's ministry other than its impact on general politics. Their attitude is essentially "so he helps kids and families, I disagree with him on Fred Thompson so he's a jerk!" That ignores the reflexive anti-Christian attacks of some others!