James Dobson officially left Focus on the Family in February and started his new radio program, “Family Talk With Dr. James Dobson” in March … and it took him just about a month to use his new program to do what he does best:
On today’s program, Dr. Dobson sits down with Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes for a revealing interview about how forces in American society are sometimes surreptitiously removing all references to Christianity. Congressman Forbes describes the formation of the Congressional Prayer Caucus and the successes this group has had on the cultural battlefront.
The Christian Post reports that Dobson reiterated his standard concern that Christians are under constant attack while Forbes used the program as opportunity to call for the creation of state-level prayer caucuses that will monitoring legislation, court rulings, and elected officials:
Before Forbes was featured on Friday’s broadcast, Dobson noted to listeners that the newly launched Family Talk is not being turned into a ministry that has “a political or public policy bent.” But he stressed the significance of still addressing such issues and was unapologetic about doing so with passion.
“That’s who we are and might as well state that up front,” said Dobson, who started Family Talk with his son after leaving the prominent Focus on the Family ministry in February.
“This is the one reason that I didn’t want to retire when I left Focus on the Family,” the 74-year-old conservative evangelical leader stated. “The country is in a great deal of trouble and I just felt like we needed to do something about it.”
Like many like-minded Christians, Dobson feels there is a growing attack against Christianity and efforts to eliminate all references to the Christian faith.
Expressing the same level of concern, Forbes said “anti-faith” groups around the country are amassing huge sums of money and focusing their resources on one particular situation or lawsuit so that they can get a precedent … A number of states have begun to form prayer caucuses, including Mississippi and Virginia. Part of the purpose of prayer caucuses is to monitor legislation, agency rulings and court opinions that deny religious freedoms and access to the marketplace of ideas for people of faith, he said.
Forbes hopes to see prayer caucuses in every state “because it would be the first time that we have been able to integrate all of these policymakers across the country so that they can know what’s going on and we can have policies that effectively deal with some of these attacks before it’s too late.”
Dobson also used the opportunity to post a commentary on the Family Talk website, blasting various legislative efforts – including efforts to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – and vowing to place Family Talk on the “front lines” in fighting them:
Time and space limitations permit me only to mention another regrettable piece of legislation that passed in the House of Representatives on May 27, 2010. It would eliminate the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for all branches of the military. The four senior officers of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines, have said “Don’t do this.” It threatens to affect morale, recruitment, retention, and the effectiveness of those who are risking their lives to protect this great nation. Yet, the attitude by liberals in Congress appears to be, “This is our window of opportunity,” and they are plunging ahead at breakneck speed. President Obama has promised to sign the legislation. Why does that surprise us?
On these issues and many others, Family Talk will be on the front lines of the battle to preserve the family. It is difficult now for us to engage fully because of the limitations of a 501(c)(3) organization. Nevertheless, we will do everything permitted by the IRS. We hope soon to have more freedom to defend families and help preserve the Judeo-Christian system of values. Your assistance in making Family Talk a strong and effective ministry will pay dividends in days to come. That is our passionate commitment.
