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  • June 2008

    • Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      (Newser) - One of the country's most prominent evangelical leaders says Barack Obama is "distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view," the AP reports. Focus on the Family head James Dobson recorded an 18-minute screed that was released ahead of his radio show today, accusing Obama of “dragging biblical understanding through the gutter.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • abortion  • radio  • evangelicals  • Bible  • Constitution  • James Dobson  • Focus on the Family

  • February 2008

    • Key Evangelical Leader to Endorse Huckabee

      Associated Press  |  Feb 8, 08 4:41 AM CST

      Key Evangelical Leader to Endorse Huckabee

      (Newser) - One of the most influential Evangelical Christian leaders in the nation is expected today to endorse Mike Huckabee, providing a major boost to his campaign among conservatives, AP reports. James Dobson, founder of Colorado's Focus on the Family organization, has never before endorsed a Republican presidential candidate during a primary campaign. Dobson has grabbed national headlines with a number of controversial comments, including linking stem cell research to Nazi medical experiments and implying that the cartoon character Sponge Bob Square Pants is gay. More »

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      election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • endorsement  • Republican candidates  • evangelicals  • James Dobson  • Focus on the Family

  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • Blackwater CEO Thick as Thieves With Bush, Christian Right

      Salon  |  Oct 2, 07 2:20 PM CDT

      Blackwater CEO Thick as Thieves With Bush, Christian Right

      (Newser) - The CEO of embattled Blackwater USA has deep ties to the GOP and the religious right, beginning with a college internship in the first Bush White House. Erik Prince’s security firm's federal contracts have grown from under $1 million in 2001 to over $1 billion today, and he's made personal donations of $300,000 to Republicans and their causes, Salon reports. More »

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      Dick Cheney  • Blackwater  • religious right  • Donald Rumsfeld  • George H. W. Bush  • James Dobson  • Jerry Falwell  • Erik Prince  • Focus on the Family  • Family Research Council

  • September 2007
  • June 2007

    • Anti-abortion Groups Split by Late-Term Ban

      Washington Post  |  Jun 4, 07 7:16 AM CDT

      Anti-abortion Groups Split by Late-Term Ban

      (Newser) - The recent Supreme Court ruling against partial-birth abortions has ignited a battle among anti-abortion groups, the Washington Post reports. The bickering highlights a divide between groups working for a wholesale ban and those seeking limits. In newspaper ads, a religious coalition ripped the ruling as "wicked" and slammed longtime ally James Dobson of Focus on the Family for praising the decision. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • abortion  • abortion rights  • James Dobson  • pro choice  • pro life  • Focus on the Family

  • May 2007

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