Dobson Got Dumped?

[babylonsister]

Did Focus On The Family Board Force Dobson Out?
Justin Elliott | March 11, 2010, 11:58AM


A prominent friend and supporter of James Dobson believes Dobson was pushed aside by the new leadership of Focus on the Family, who want the powerhouse evangelical ministry to project a softer image on issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage to relations with President Obama.

Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977 and spent the next 25 years building it into the influential Christian conservative group it is today.

In February 2009, Dobson stepped down as chairman of the Colorado Springs-based group's board of directors, after relinquishing his longtime role as president in 2003. But he kept his role of host of the popular Focus radio show, which is reportedly heard by 1.5 million Americans each day.

Then, this past November, Dobson said on the show that the Focus board had asked him to give up the radio program in a few months time. Late last month, he delivered his final Focus broadcast.

In little-noticed comments from the November show, Dobson seemed troubled by the board's decision to ask him to give up the program.

"{T}the board of directors voted privately on Wednesday -- before we got there -- to ask for my resignation, although their request was made with kindness and respect. We can only guess the reason for their decision because frankly I don't fully know," Dobson said. "But it apparently has to do with the desire for closure on my tenure and the beginning of another."

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. I will believe it when I see it. My first thought is that is a ploy to soften the oppostion.

[babylonsister]

4. Dobson admitted the Board asked for his resignation.

Hopefully there won't be much more to see.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Hope you are correct..

:thumbsup:

[Ian David]

8. I hope that some sort of circus sideshow comes out of this.

I wanna see lawsuits and accusations and rancor!

[UTUSN]

2. K&R #1 n/t

[MineralMan]

3. He deserved to be canned.

I hope he can't find anything new to do. He's a cosmic asshole.

[tularetom]

6. Now he can spend all his time beating his dog to show him who's boss

And showering with his son so the son can see his penis.

No wonder they kicked him out, the guys crazier than Massa.

[Ian David]

7. Maybe it would help if he would show them his penis. Or wrestle with them. n/t

[Warpy]

9. Dobbsie has been turning over most of the organization

and slowly retiring over the past couple of years. If he got shoved aside, there wasn't much left to shove.

What is happening now is turning over all these religious right powerhouses that were built on charisma and lies to men who are going to use them as cash cows.

They're not going to have nearly the clout they once did when the old lions all die off. Bloodless bureaucrats are notoriously short on charisma.