James Dobson Promotes Child Abuse and Attacks Families
The Real Danger to Your Family Exposed!
As a progressive Christian and concerned advocate for the family, I feel it is my duty to write to you concerning Focus on the Family. In a time when the family is under attack from endlessly oppressing voices, it is important to take a stand and oppose those that pose a threat to the human family. With that being said, it is imperative that I write this letter expressing my extreme displeasure regarding Focus on the Family's attack on the family.
Christians are divided in our culture, and much of this division comes from two opposing voices for Christianity: the progressive camp and the fundamentalist camp. While the progressive camp has worked tirelessly to promote a Christianity of love and action, the fundamentalist camp has worked equally as hard to maintain the traditions and theological perspectives of institutional Christianity. While all people should possess the freedom to choose their positions on any number of matters, Focus on the Family has abused its power by wantonly attacking the very unit it dishonestly claims to be its "focus."
"Protecting the family" means little more than one thing to the fundamentalist right and Focus on the Family, and that is "stop the homosexuals and their perversion." Focus opposes same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption while championing the nuclear family. In their rejection of same-sex couples adopting children, they have effectively sent the message that children are better off living in substandard conditions as orphans than living with a family with which Focus disagrees. This is shameless and repulsive, and it is about time that American families take a stand for their children, the very ones Focus rejects when political motivations are compromised.
If this dismissal of children is not enough to repulse the families of America, the reprehensible Love Won Out "ex-gay ministry" should be. When James Dobson, a supposed Ph.D. certified psychologist, makes a statement, people listen. It is your responsibility, Dr. Dobson, to use your influence for the good of children and families. But rather than set aside bigotry, you have embraced it, misusing hard-working professionals' research to enhance your own ridiculously flawed agenda. Some of these individuals have even requested that you never, under any circumstance, quote them again.
By advocating a conscious and impossible identity shift, you have told Americans that prejudice is justified and the shifting of sexual identity is a simple religious matter. This conscious attempt at shifting sexual indentities can result in depression, which may lead to suicide. You, Dr. Dobson, are aware of this medical research and choose to put your own agenda ahead of safe medical advice. Even worse, you have used a religious institution to mask your hate in piety. The absurd assertion that one can intentionally become an "ex-gay" is further proven by your ex-program director John Paulk being found in a D.C. gay bar after his "curing."
Perhaps worse than any of the previously mentioned items is Focus on the Family's support of child abuse. The idea that your organization advocates hitting two-year-olds is appalling, and I for one hope to see justice eventually served for both of your actions in managing this politically motivated group whose focus is preying on innocent families. The American Academy of Pediatrics states: "The more children are spanked, the more anger they report as adults, the more likely they are to spank their own children, the more likely they are to approve of hitting a spouse, and the more marital conflict they experience as adults."
Hopefully American families, and those abroad mislead by Focus on the Family's far-reaching influence, will come to realize that they have been duped into funding a hate group and power trip. Jim Daly and Dr. Dobson, you should be ashamed of the way in which you have harmed the family, but I for one hope to see both of you come to a realization of the love provided by Christianity and Jesus Christ. This hateful charade must come to an end, and I intend to do all in my power to stop it.
Sincerely,
Brother Chris A. Sosa
Published by Chris A. Sosa
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7 Comments
Post a CommentI'd like to think there's a paddle in hell with his name on it and demons who look like all the poor children who suffered abuse at his direction will slap, punch, kick, whip, and beat him many times over for each one of us. Of course, he's probably hoping Hell will welcome him with open arms after all the work he's done for them.
Thanks Chris! You're so right. I wish scientific knowledge and reason was more commonplace! Thanks for your efforts in making it so. It seems most people do not wish to make the effort and study the facts/evidence.
Enjoyed reading your article, although I would have to disagree with a larger part of it, including the idea that the article aims to support. Though I am sure that this comment will at the same time offend the other commentators due to my lack of outrage at this issue. Both sides need to put aside the outrage and start thinking rationally if they are serious about solving any issue.
On Homosexuality: it is indeed an abomination, and contrary to the design. Yet Christians are not called to be God's holy enforcers/crusaders and we are not to waste our energy expecting/coercing non-believers to act like believers. Tell them of the love of God though Christ and trust the Holy Spirit to work. Marriage will always be between a man and a woman, and "Caesar's" definition cannot change that.
On spanking: as long as it is used as a loving corrective measure as opposed to an anger release valve for the parent, I have experience it to be effective in establishing healthy respect for autho
Romans 1:21-32 (New American Standard Bible)
21For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,
23and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
24Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
25For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
27and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts an
Chris there is only one type of marriage and its one between a man and a woman. Two men in a relation nor two women in a relationship will never be a family and will never be able to raise a child properly. It would be better for a child to not live at all than to have to grow up in a family that teaches sin is correct. It is certainly better to live in what you call "sub-standard" conditions than to live in sinful conditions.
Jesus said that if your eyes cause you to sin than poke them out of your head. Chris if any of your articles cause someone to sin realize right now that God would want you to cut off your hands because you have caused people to sin with them.
Oh, puh-LEEZ now, "Brother" Chris, let's stop with the falsehoods and exaggerations against Dr. Dobson and Focus on the Family. Really now, CHILD ABUSE and "hitting a two year old"! Uh, I think it's called an old fashioned swat on the behind, something most kids are actually asking for, and require, now and then -- regardless of what the evidently misguided (think "Dr. Spock") APA seems to think. Unfortunately, they're all doing a terrible disservice to children and ultimately society as a whole, and sadly even Dr. Spock's own child committed suicide after his "free to be me" upbringing. Dr. Dobson is not and never has been "bigoted," but if that's what you call us "fundamentalists" who believe that the Bible is the ultimate source of truth and believe that homosexualilty is a sin, then I and millions of other moms, dads, and TRADITIONAL families everywhere support that belief. I hate to break the news to you, but it's really NOT Dr. Dobson you're offended by -- it's God's word!
I applaud you Chris, for speaking out against Dobson. Good article