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With a generation of U.S. Christian right leaders dead or aging, the founder of the conservative evangelical group Focus on the Family says he's concerned about the movement's future leadership.
James Dobson told a group of Christian broadcasters Tuesday night that the passing of Jerry Falwell, the Rev. D. James Kennedy and Ruth Bell Graham represent the end of an era.
The radio talk show host noted that others like Billy Graham, Chuck Colson, Pat Robertson, and Chuck Swindoll will also soon pass from the scene, and questioned the impact on the conservative Christian church.
"It causes me to wonder who will be left to carry the banner when this generation of leaders is gone," Dobson told an audience of nearly 1,400 at the National Religious Broadcasters conference.
"The question is, Will the younger generation heed the call? Who will defend the unborn child in the years to come? Who will plead for the Terri Schiavos of the world? Who's going to fight for the institution of marriage, which is on the ropes today."
Schiavo died in 2005 after being removed from a feeding tube in a high-profile battle between the woman's husband and her parents and siblings.
Dobson's comments come as national groups like the Christian Coalition are struggling, and the organizational muscle of the movement now rests with local pastors, not national figures...........
Dobson: Who will take up religious-right banner?
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Thread by Aussie Dasher. Thanks to The Sarce for the ping. I wonder what kinds of interest the thread will attract.
ASSISTED-SUICIDE advocate Jack Kevorkian, whose controversial tactics earned him the nickname Doctor Death, plans to run for the US Congress.
"We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington," Dr Kevorkian said when announcing his bid to his hometown newspaper in Michigan, the Oakland Press.
Dr Kevorkian, who spent more than eight years in jail for the murder of a man whose videotaped assisted suicide was aired on national television, claims he actively helped 130 people die...........
'Dr Death' to run for US Congress
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