Tag Archives: Focus On The Family

Colorado Springs’ CBS affiliate reports: Vandals defaced a sign outside a local Christian ministry Thursday, accusing the organization of complicity in the horrific massacre at an LGBTQ+ nightclub.  “Their blood is on your hands. Five lives taken,” reads the graffiti on the brick Focus on the Family sign, which outside its facility off Briargate Parkway in north Colorado Springs. Police …

Warren Throckmorton reports: With three lab confirmed cases and one probable case of COVID-19, Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO has been declared a COVID-19 Outbreak site. The CO Dept of Public Health defines an outbreak as two or more cases confirmed by a lab test found in a location. Focus on the Family has declared itself …

From Focus On The Family founder James Dobson: In an outrageous ruling that should shake America’s collective conscience to its core, the U.S. Supreme Court has redefined the meaning of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to include “gender identity” and “sexual orientation.” Not only was this decision an affront against God, but it was also a …

Bloomberg Law reports: A group of 16 states urged the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 23 to rule that companies can fire workers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity without violating federal workplace discrimination law. The states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, asked the justices to overturn an appeals court decision against a Michigan funeral home that …

The Christian Post reports: Focus on the Family is defending its decision to have the Internal Revenue Service officially reclassify the Christian nonprofit as a “church,” denouncing the efforts of some to ascribe “sinister” intentions to the change. An article published in February by the liberal group People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch site documenting Focus on the …

Miranda Blue reports at Right Wing Watch: Focus on the Family, the behemoth Religious Right organization founded by James Dobson, has declared itself to be a church, thereby avoiding a requirement that it file public tax documents, according to IRS records and a document available on the organization’s website. Focus on the Family filed as a non-church 501(c)(3) nonprofit as …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On Friday, James Dobson joined Intercessors for America for the organization’s monthly prayer conference call, during which he called on conservative Christians to engage in a day of fasting and prayer against efforts to impeach President Trump. Dobson warned that “this country will be in serious trouble if they’re successful in impeaching this …

As I reported yesterday, Mike Pence is in Colorado today to keynote the annual convention of Focus On The Family, one of the nation’s largest, most powerful, and most vicious anti-LGBT hate groups. Miranda Blue reports on his speech at Right Wing Watch: Pence began his speech by delivering greetings from Trump, “a good friend of mine, who’s a leader, …

The Washington Examiner reports: Vice President Mike Pence is headed to the Rocky Mountains Friday to speak at an anniversary celebration for Focus on the Family, a Christian nonprofit in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pence, a Christian, is scheduled to address attendees at the organization’s 40th-anniversary event, according to the White House. The vice president will also visit Schriever Air Force …

Box Office Mojo reports: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast delivered a monster second weekend, pulling in enough to make it the fourth largest second weekend of all-time and pushing the film over $315 million in a matter of just ten days. With an estimated $88.3 million, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast finished atop the box office for a second weekend …

From the LGBT rights group Freedom For All Americans: The Michigan billionaire is a troubling choice, given her extreme history of supporting anti-LGBT causes and opposing efforts to bring fairness and equality to LGBT Americans. Between 2010 and 2013, the DeVos family and their various foundations have given millions of dollars to anti-LGBT groups, including Focus on the Family, Family …

Just in via email: Today, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus – with Artistic Director Dr. Tim Seelig- visited the international headquarters of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, CO. This was part of an outreach extension tour SFGMC is doing, following the quadrennial GALA Choruses Festival, which brings together over 160 LGBT choruses from North America and beyond …

Talking Points Memo reports: Last week, Dr. James Dobson told attendees at a Manhattan evangelical summit organized by the presumptive GOP nominee that he personally knew the individual who had led Trump to accept Jesus as his savior. “He did accept a relationship with Christ. I know the person who led him to Christ,” Dobson said, according to audio of …

“Only the Lord knows the condition of a person’s heart. I can only tell you what I’ve heard. First, Trump appears to be tender to things of the Spirit. I also hear that Paula White has known Trump for years and that she personally led him to Christ. Do I know that for sure? No. Do I know the details …

Focus On The Family’s political arm, CitizenLink, has renamed itself the Family Policy Alliance and as an inadvertently appropriate introduction, above is their graphic in support of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. From their new mission statement: As a Christ-centered organization, our vision is a nation where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive and life is cherished. Our …

The World Congress of Families today fired out a press release announcing an April conference to be held in Barbados, where hate group leaders including Brian Brown and Focus On The Family’s Glenn Stanton will deliver speeches on thwarting LGBT rights in the Caribbean. From the announcement: Dysfunctional family structures are a legacy of the Caribbean’s colonial past. Strong nations …

From the founder of Focus On The Family and the Family Research Council: “This is Dr. James Dobson. As private citizens, Shirley and I urge you to support of Ted Cruz for President. Other Republicans are worthy of consideration, but at this point it looks like a vote for anyone other than Ted Cruz is a vote for Donald Trump. …

In the last week Ted Cruz has been endorsed by NOM and Iowa’s Family Leader. Today he announced the endorsement of James Dobson, founder of both Focus On The Family and the Family Research Council. Via press release: “Ted Cruz’s record on religious liberty, life, and marriage is second to none in this Republican field,” Dobson said. “I have met …

According to Focus On The Family spokesman Stuart Shepard, the real reason that activists are so angry at Kim Davis is because they secretly hate themselves. And that internal “pain” will never go away because Jesus. Shepard first came to our attention back in 2008 when Keith Olbermann named him that day’s “worst person in the world” for asking FOTF …

Focus Of The Family has posted a recap of last week’s anti-gay rally in support of renegade Kentucky country clerk Kim Davis. According to FOTF, those brave martyred Christians “endangered their livelihoods” merely by showing up to wave misspelled signs about Jesus. In the clip below Davis and her totally not related but probably secretly related fellow clerk Casey Davis …