James Dobson died at age 89, with his death confirmed by the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. He founded Focus on the Family in 1977 after starting a radio show counseling Christians on parenting. The organization grew to more than 1,000 employees and gave Dobson a national platform to influence legislation and advise presidents. He pushed conservative Christian ideals into American politics in the 1980s alongside leaders like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. He advised and supported Donald Trump, celebrated the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, left Focus on the Family in 2010, and continued syndicated radio work.
James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He was 89. His death was confirmed by the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. Born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dobson started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents and in 1977 founded Focus on the Family.
He became a force in the 1980s for pushing conservative Christian ideals in American politics alongside fundamentalist giants like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. He campaigned for bringing religious conservatives into the political mainstream, and in 1989, Falwell called Dobson a rising star. Decades later, he served on a board of evangelical leaders that advised President Donald Trump in 2016. He supported Trump in all three of his presidential campaigns.
He celebrated the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade - including Trump's conservative appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court credited with the landmark decision that allowed states to ban abortion. "Whether you like Donald Trump or not, whether you supported or voted for him or not, if you are supportive of this Dobbs decision that struck down Roe v. Wade, you have to mention in the same breath the man who made it possible," he said in a ministry broadcast.
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