Dr. Dobson on Homosexuality

[Lightkeeper]

Dr. Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, and Christian minister said on "This Week" this morning, that homosexuals are not born that way, they are nurtured to become homosexuals. Therefore, they do not deserve to have civil union rights or marriage rights. On the other hand he says they deserve certain rights. He is a Bush supporter. On the same program they showed Bush saying to Charlie Daniels, that he believes that Homosexuals are born that way and that he doesn't oppose Gay Civil Unions. Dr. Dobson then stated that Bush isn't a perfect man and he disagrees with him on some issues.

How much influence do you think Dr. Dobson has? What are your thoughts on this.

 

[Jaymes]

"A person is not born a vegetarian. Therefor, they do not deserve to have vegetables."

See how silly it sounds in any other context?

On topic, I don't know how much this nutjob has... I hadn't heard of him until now, though I have heard of Focus on the Family.

 

[Sunstone]

Dobson is one of those people who has a very pick and choose attitude towards science. He often talks as if he's giving an informed view of the science on an issue, but what he actually does is selectively give one side, while ignoring other sides. This goes over well with his followers, who seem to think that Dobson is an authority on nearly everything under the sun.

 

[Pah]

Dobson probablly doesn't have the ear of the President though he might get in to see him. Dobson's influence is in joining with the other "Dobson's and Colson's" and holding all those political markers.

-pah-

 

[Sunstone]

I hadn't heard of him until now, though I have heard of Focus on the Family.

Dobson and I live in the same town (Colorado Springs, Colorado). The town is home to both NORAD and Focus on the Family. Sometimes I think that's a scary combination. I wonder if any of the personnel at NORAD are influenced by the apocalyptic thinking that goes on at Focus.

Dobson founded and built Focus on the Family into a 200 million dollar per year organization that largely has a negative agenda. It doesn't stand for much that's positive, but it's mainly in the business of opposing things -- gay rights, evolution, etc.

Dobson comes from two or three generations of Oklahoma preachers. His early career (pre-Focus) was in Southern California working with mentally retarded children. At some point during the mid 70's he felt called to fight against the forces he percieved as destroying American society and the family -- abortion, gays, divorce, etc. In his mind, he is fighting against Satan. Strange career.

 

[Ceridwen018]

I grew up listening to Focus on the Family radio shows for kids. It's kinda weird to talk about Dobson now with that background.

He seems to me like a really genuine guy, who almost can't help what he thinks because it obviously runs deep in his family. I'm not going to say that I don't like him, because I don't know him, but I will say that his opinions are out dated and out of whack.

Dobson/Winthrop '08!

 

[maggie2]

I personally think Dobson is scary and a bigot. He preaches a negative philosophy. Unfortunately, he has a long reach and many people who believe every word he says. We could do without his brand of hate mongering.

 

[Lightkeeper]

I personally think Dobson is scary and a bigot. He preaches a negative philosophy. Unfortunately, he has a long reach and many people who believe every word he says. We could do without his brand of hate mongering.

Maybe a bunch of people should start writing to him about his twisted ideas. I'm sure though that he must have received some already.

 

[Green Gaia]

Isn't Focus on the Family the organization that uses research done by Paul Cameron who advocated killing gays in the 80's to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS?

 

[Green Gaia]

Why Focus On The Family is of the Devil

James Dobson: Focusing on Himself

 

[The Voice of Reason]

I guess my first question would be: Just exactly what is he a Doctor of?

TVOR

PS - While we're at it, I wonder what institution of higher learning issued the sheepskin? Any guesses?

 

[Pah]

I guess my first question would be: Just exactly what is he a Doctor of?

TVOR

PS - While we're at it, I wonder what institution of higher learning issued the sheepskin? Any guesses?

I didn't see any academic credentiasl for Dobson in a google search

-pah-

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Odd, Pah, odd. I found a site that showed him as "Doctor Dobson Ph.D". No statement as to where he went to get that, but at this point, I'm a little skeptical.

TVOR

 

[Sunstone]

Some long time ago, I tried to find out where Dobson got his degree and I couldn't. I have since then assumed his degree is honorary.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

*Smirking* I'd say it's less than honorable.

TVOR

 

[Sunstone]

I stand corrected. I just discovered that Dobson earned his Ph.D from the University of Southern California (my source doesn't say what his Ph.D is in), and a Doctor of Laws from Pepperdine University. Also, he was for 14 years an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and served for 17 years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics.

In short, he appears to be well educated enough to know better than to be a homophobe. Odd.

 

[Pah]

I stand corrected. I just discovered that Dobson earned his Ph.D from the University of Southern California (my source doesn't say what his Ph.D is in), and a Doctor of Laws from Pepperdine University. Also, he was for 14 years an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and served for 17 years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics.

In short, he appears to be well educated enough to know better than to be a homophobe. Odd.

You and TVOR seem to be the better searchers
-pah-

 

[The Voice of Reason]

In short, he appears to be well educated enough to know better than to be a homophobe. Odd.

Not all that odd to me. Remember, Josef Mengele was a certified doctor also. Far to many people in this world confuse education with intelligence.
As far as being well educated (he certainly appears to be) and that he should be beyond homophobia, he obviously is willing to prostitute his education and knowledge for the sake of spreading his version of morality (or, more correctly, his line of BS).
Fine example of man's ability to love unconditionally (I'm sure God and Jesus are smiling down upon the good "Doktor" even as we speak. Truly, they should be proud that he is speaking for them here on earth.

TVOR

 

[huajiro]

Dr. Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, and Christian minister said on "This Week" this morning, that homosexuals are not born that way, they are nurtured to become homosexuals. Therefore, they do not deserve to have civil union rights or marriage rights. On the other hand he says they deserve certain rights. He is a Bush supporter. On the same program they showed Bush saying to Charlie Daniels, that he believes that Homosexuals are born that way and that he doesn't oppose Gay Civil Unions. Dr. Dobson then stated that Bush isn't a perfect man and he disagrees with him on some issues.

How much influence do you think Dr. Dobson has? What are your thoughts on this.

The blind leading the dumb.:biglaugh:

 

[Sunstone]

Good point, Voice. Education doesn't necessarily make a man moral.

For some reason, it is easier for me to accept the fact that an ignorant fool is a homophobe than it is for me to accept the fact that a well educated fool is a homophobe. I suppose in Dobson's case, it's a matter of his upbringing and family values overcoming everything he learned in school.