Focus on the Family Begs for Money, But Gives Rep. Todd Akin $52K

"Focus on the Family bills itself as a non-profit organization, which must turn to its listeners for contributions in order to continue. However, it was recently revealed that Focus on the Family’s political arm CitizenLink gave $52,413.67 to GOP Rep. Todd Akin is who...

Focus on the Family Endorses Anti-Teachers Union Film

"In a recent movie review of “Won’t Back Down,” Focus on the Family gave the film almost a perfect score. The film is heavy-handed anti-union flick about mom and teacher who try to free a school from the evil local teacher’s union, which doesn’t care about...

Focus on the Family's False Claims About U.S. Govt. and Bible

"Focus on the Family president Jim Daly hosted conservative pastor Tony Evans to discuss the importance of voting yesterday, which Daly kicked off by claiming that just a single vote brought Texas into the Union, would have stopped Hitler from coming to power, made German...

Focus on The Family says Financial Hardship is Good for Families

"On a recent radio broadcast, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly reminded families that are going through foreclosures and economic hardships, how these struggles are good for them!"

George W. Bush Rewrites History on "Focus on the Family" AUDIO

"Recently, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly interviewed former President George. W. Bush, whom he glorified repeatedly as a “man of prayer,” but failed to mention Bush’s illegal invasion of Iraq based upon lies of WMD, authorizing illegal torture...

NCAA Removes Focus On The Family Ad

NCAA Removes Focus On The Family Ad: Says Focus On The Family, not inclusive.The NCAA has removed a Focus On The Family advertisement from one of its websites. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) removed the Focus On The Family advertisement after...

Religious Right Worries Transgender Quotas in Obama White House

President Obama has named, as technical adviser for the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, Amanda Simpson, a transgender appointee, as reported here earlier at NowPublic by Rhonda J....

Two opposing Family groups on Referendum 71

"Protect the innocence of Washington's kids.  Vote to reject referendum 71." ~Mailer sent out by Focus on the Family   About Referendum 71: Voting APPROVE on Ref. 71 is a vote to keep the...

Religious Extremism and U.S. Politics: Often an Ominous Pairing

Religious extremism, as practiced by those professing to emulate the credos of any one of the three faiths that claim kinship to the Prophet Abraham, those being Christianity, Judaism and Islam, has always been...

Tea Party Movement May Be An Image Problem for Religious Right

The Religious Right, said to be long known for playing to racial resentment, held a conference, the Values Voter Summit, sponsored by the Family Research Council in Washington D.C. and, according...

Queers United urging boycott of Dr. Phil show

Claiming that Dr. Phil has been on a crusade to pathologize queer identities with shows about "gender confused children", "experimental bisexuality", and by giving a platform to "ex-gay therapy experts" from Focus...

'Christian' 'Declaration of American Values' Rejects Luke 12:48

Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland Blog.The Washington Post reports that the Christian Right is trying to reframe and reorganize itself. A new coalition has come up with a new set of values that they call their "Declaration of American Values." (Even though these people...

Dr. James Dobson Resigns as Head of Focus on the Family

Dr. James Dobson, chairman of Focus on the Family, a conservative umbrella organization believed to reach millions through outreach and said to promote conservative moral values, is resigning as...

'Letter from 2012 in Obama's America' Promotes Fear

The Right Wing Christian conservative umbrella evangelical group, Focus on the Family, headed by Dr. James Dobson, has posted a 16 page letter at its website, warning of the consequences of a Democratic...

Banned Book Week ignites present day controversies

Banned Book Week is just ending, but it found itself in the centre of arguments concerning ex-gay literature, Sarah Palin, and teen sex. Banned Book week is an annual event that 'celebrates' our literary past...

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