Focus on Family Founder James Dobson dies
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James Dobson founded Focus on the Family and his legacy is defined by his longtime commitment to educating evangelicals on traditional family values.
Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, died on Thursday. He was 89.
James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977, which had more than 1,000 employees at its peak. The organization moved to Colorado Springs in 1991.