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Vowing to maintain his campaign despite removal of the Ten Commandments monument from public view, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will host a rally today in Montgomery joined by evangelical leader James Dobson and former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes. Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, will address the rally, called "Restore the Foundations," at noon at the judicial center. Ten Commandments monument was moved yesterday (Photo: Wsfa.com) "The issue in Alabama is not simply about a 5,300-pound monument depicting the Ten Commandments in an Alabama courthouse," Dobson said. "The larger issue is that the unelected, unaccountable judiciary,...

Somehow it doesn't seem fair that Judge Roy Moore should have the entire Ten Commandments spotlight to himself. There are, after all, three judges and three plaintiffs who think that God should be removed from public life in America. They've now seen fit to make their private thoughts the law of the land. Let's take a look at them. And as Dr. James Dobson has called for Christians to go to Montgomery, these unelected oligarchs may soon find themselves exposed to the same light of day Judge Moore has been. Judge Myron Thompson, the original district-court judge, has in the...

Dobson to Attend and Speak at Ten Commandments Rally at Noon Thursday in Montgomery, Alabama 8/27/03 4:50:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Gasak of the Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 gasakdp@fotf.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Focus on the Family founder and chairman Dr. James Dobson will attend and speak at a Thursday rally at the Alabama state judicial center in Montgomery, where he will address fellow Christians about the controversy surrounding Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore -- and the right of the American people to acknowledge God in the public square. Dobson will...

As defenders of "10 Commandments judge" Roy Moore continue their vigil at the Alabama judicial building, a prominent evangelical leader is urging his 5 million radio listeners nationwide to head to Montgomery in a show of support. "It's not just an Alabama issue, and it's certainly not just (about) Justice Moore," said Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Colorado-based Focus on the Family. Roy Moore speaking to supporters (Photo: Wsfa.com) "There's much more at stake here," Dobson told listeners yesterday. "This is part of a larger plan to remove every vestige of faith or reverence for God from the...

Evangelical leaders James Dobson and Pat Robertson came down on opposing sides of the Alabama Ten Commandments controversy Aug. 25, while a third evangelical, Richard Land, released a further elaboration of his position. Speaking on his daily Focus on the Family radio program, Dobson said he supports Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and "strongly" disagrees with evangelicals who have criticized Moore's legal strategy. Robertson and Land both said that while they believe Moore's Ten Commandments display is constitutional, they think he should have obeyed a federal court order and removed the monument. Robertson made his comments on the "Jay Sekulow...

Dobson Joins Call to Montgomery; Backs Citizens Engaging in Civil Disobedience 8/25/03 11:00:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Rev. Schenck of the National Clergy Council, 770-310-6663 or 703-447-7686 (on site in Montgomery, Ala.) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family, the most listened to religious radio show in the US, today interrupted his normal broadcast schedule to interview suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and former US Ambassador Alan Keyes as they called Americans to travel to Montgomery, Alabama, to join in a public stand to preserve the display of...

Focus on the Family Ready to Respond to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling; Decision Could Dismantle Idea of Marriage 7/9/03 4:19:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Gasak of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 e-mail: culturalissues@family.org; web: http://www.family.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A ruling could come in the next few days -- legal experts expect the decision to be released on Friday or Monday -- in the Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health court case in Massachusetts. This historic decision has the potential to dismantle our culture's understanding of marriage by allowing same-sex couples...

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - One of the country's largest pro-family ministries is taking the nation's largest retailer to task for equating homosexuality with immutable characteristics such as race and gender. Focus on the Family said Wednesday that it is "profoundly disappointed" that Wal-Mart will also force its more than one million employees to undergo so-called "sensitivity training." Wal-Mart spokesman Tom Williams told CNSNews.com Thursday that the company has, in fact, added "sexual orientation" to the list of protected classes in its equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination policies. "We felt it was the right thing to do at this time for...

Dr. James Dobson founder and chair of Focus on the Family issued a statement late Wednesday in response to the Newsmax article that referenced his remarks on his Nationally syndicated radio program. (pertaining to the apparent lack of GOP backing for Senator Rick Santorum and his comments on homosexuality) 'Two weeks ago, I commented on the Focus on the Family's daily broadcast that the Republicans were displaying a lack of courage by not more aggressively defending Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) when he was critized for comments he made about homosexuality and the law.I remain concerned about this issue, but never...

Christian Right Talks of Bolting GOP in 2004 Phil Brennan, NewsMax.com Tuesday, May 6, 2003 Leaders of the Christian right are thinking of bolting the Republican Party in 2004. Such a move would deal a severe blow to President Bush’s re-election effort. Though Christian voters played a pivotal role in electing Bush in his razor-thin victory over Al Gore, NewsMax has learned that major figures in the evangelical movement, including James Dobson, are talking about withholding support from the Republican Party. Conservative religious activists cite the latest insult: the Republican Party’s failure to rally behind Sen. Rick Santorum, whose comments...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Sen. Rick Santorum was correct in his recent comments and must be defended if future pro-family politicians are to have the courage to speak up, James Dobson and Ken Connor said on Focus on the Family's radio program April 25. Their comments came the same day the White House defended Santorum, the Republican from Pennsylvania who is No. 3 in the GOP's senatorial leadership chain. "The president has confidence in the senator and believes he's doing a good job as senator," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "The president believes the senator is an inclusive man." Santorum, a...

James Dobson: Flaming Liberal?July 28, 2002 Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? -- Martin Luther I am not morally superior to you, but it is fair to say that I don't gamble. I have been in two casinos in my life, and was not thrilled. I might drop five bucks on a football game once every other year. However, I have never seen the allure of it all. It is a vice I have, on balance,...