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James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89
(apnews.com)
sad, he died too old
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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Rest in piss
In case you weren't sure how to feel about reading this obit, here's a handful of this guy's impact on the world...
- Dobson viewed marriage as a transaction in which women exchange sex for protection: "The natural sex appeal of girls serves as their primary source of bargaining power in the game of life. In exchange for feminine affection and love, a man accepts a girl as his lifetime responsibility-supplying her needs and caring for her welfare. This sexual aspect of the marital agreement can hardly be denied." — James Dobson, Dare to Discipline (1970)
- Dobson opposed sex education curricula that were not abstinence-only and supported private school vouchers (taking funding away from public schools) and tax credits for religious schools.
- Dobson contended that tolerance and diversity are "buzzwords" that were being misused as part of a "hidden agenda" to promote homosexuality. (citation)
- In 2012, Dobson said that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary (killing 26 people including 20 children) was a judgement by God because of American acceptance of gay marriage and legal abortion. (citation)
- Dobson flip-flopped on his views on abortion, opting for silent support early in his career before changing course to be obstinately anti-abortion, insisting that abortion invites women to reject God, diverts women from their natural role as mothers, and prevents more Christians from coming into the world. (citation)
- Dobson encouraged "daddy–daughter dating" in which fathers and daughters set aside time for special activities together. Because he believed heterosexuality must be cultivated, Dobson intended these romanticized attachments to model proper heterosexual partnership to girls age six or younger. (citation)
- He viewed the gender binary as fundamental to humanity and waxed lovingly about historical periods where being transgender in a bathroom could get you killed. (citation)
I could go on, but I'm feeling the sudden urge to go dance in the street.
Update: for further reading, please have a look at the obituary written by Erik Loomis on the Lawyers Guns & Money blog. It's outstanding.
The more I learn about this guy, the less I care for him.
I am pretty sure my Mom have me a copy of Dare to Discipline when my kids were preschool age. I never actually considered reading it though.
If your mom is still alive and relying on you in her old age, you should read it and apply the lessons to her care.
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Was he ever accused on sexual harassment or assault? Did any minors accuse him of doing things? His resume sounds like someone who would do this kind of thing.
It's a real shame when they go old like that.
Sometimes I honestly wish heaven and hell actually existed and that I could see the look on the faces of people like this when they find out they aren't in the one that they expected.
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Will there be a public coffin defecation ceremony? I'd like to attend please.
They don't make coffins big enough, just throw him in a ditch. You shit, you shovel.
Oh man, terrible news today! I'm broken up.
I can't find my favourite pen.
Edit: Oh wait, here it is. Silly me. All is well.
Good fucking riddance.
Shame he didn’t die decades ago.
Damn, came to make the same quip.
That's a shame, why not sooner.
I've got the perfect inscription for his tombstone:
Rest in piss, motherfucker.
Obligatory:
Only the good die young..
Maybe it is true that that the good die young, but I’m much more certain that pricks live forever
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And the world got a tiny bit less evil.
Good.
And Hell gained another angel.
Another piece of shit who lasted way too long before being flushed into hell.
I wish I had citations for this, but I seem to recall reading one of his books about preventing divorce. It could have been another god awful Christian couple book, though. I did read a few of his books.
If a hetero couple is married, and the man wants to leave his wife for another woman, the wife needs to just take it and do nice things for him in order to convince him to stay.
If he is not treating her right, she cannot outright say it. (If she makes him feel bad, it is her fault if he finds someone else!) No, instead she needs to lead him to good examples.
As a wife, a woman must cook delicious food. If she is a bad cook, she is a bad wife.
I don't remember if it was in another book, but if a man disciplines his daughter too harshly, the wife should not stop him. Instead, she needs to talk to the daughter separately, try to make her feel better, and not make the dad look bad. Because if you stand up for your child, you are emasculating him or something. (Enabler much?)
The only positive thing I saw was him seeing bisexuals as distinct from homosexuals. Not that he had anything good to say about either, but... No bi erasure?
This dude really fucked me up as a youth, rest in piss.
RIP
Rot in piss
Technically correct, as his grave will also be a public toilet.
Anyway, anybody seen the new Naked Gun movie? I hear it’s pretty good.
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May he rest in agony.
Maybe he can influence the rest of them to fuck off somewhere
Rest in Piss
I hope his passing was painful and slow. Genuinely.
RIPiss
John MacArthur and now Charles Dobson.
But there’s a horde ready to take his place.
Wasn’t he supposedly pro-life? Fucking hypocrite.
May he rest in all the piss he deserves.
May his memory and legacy rot as quickly as his corpse.
I'm reminded of an old Clarence Darrow quote....
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