Family campaigner James Dobson dies

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Date posted:  21 Aug 2025
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Family campaigner James Dobson dies

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Influential US evangelical author and psychologist James Dobson died today, Thursday, it has just been announced.

News agency Associated Press described him as "a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights". He was 89.

Writing on social media, US evangelist Franklin Graham said that Dobson "went home to be with his Saviour today after a brief illness. Dr. Dobson was a staunch defender of the family and stood for morality and Biblical values as much as any person in our country’s history.

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