Focus on the Family News

Here's a post from one of my favorite blogs titled, - Stand Up for Christmas?' . I don't think that she'll mind me sharing her post in its entirety -it's too good of a read not to share.

We've argued that GOProud joining hate groups like Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage to sponsor the Conservative Political Action Conference was actually no big deal to gays .

Earlier I mentioned that the annual "War on Christmas" and persecution of Christians is in full swing.

With Dr. Dobson putting the finishing touches on his new book Bringing Up Girls , as well as beginning to plan for the next phase of his transition from Focus on the Family, it's my pleasure to write this month's letter.

Rev. James Dobson to retire from the "culture war's" frontline. Joseph Gentile Bigotry has lost another voice as James Dobson, the Christian fundamentalist behind the Focus on the Family ministry, cut ties with the organization and withdrew as host of its flagship radio program.

Focus on the Family and other conservative Christian organizations warned that passage of hate crime laws in the U.S. that include protection for gays and transgendered people might lead to pastors being arrested for criticizing homosexuality.

On Nov. 20 a coalition of more than 125 prominent Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Evangelical Christian leaders released the "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience." The declaration - unveiled at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. - calls on the wide-ranging Christian community to stand in solidarity ...

A new one-man show about a gay Santa Claus is whipping conservatives into a frenzy, including members of Focus on the Family, reports the gay advocacy group Truth Wins Out .

Claire Kowalick/Times Record News At Wichita Falls' Mazzio's, the marquee trumpets a pro-Christmas sentiment: "Merry Christmas, There's no other way to say it." Claire Kowalick/Times Record News On Tuesday morning, Best Buy's signage in Wichita Falls mentioned only the "holiday" but nothing about Christmas.

Why Dont You Blog? Challenging the Zeitgeist Do they know it's Christmas article written by Heather .

Tune in to Focus on the Family with Dr. Bill Maier each weekday on Good Morning Mississippi for practical tips on marriage, parenting and relationships.

A member of Ted Haggard's now-defunct restoration team says he and the others wish the former megachurch pastor would have followed their counsel rather than doing what he is now.

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has masterfully combined conservative Christianity and GOP politics for decades.

After disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard decided to start holding prayer meetings at his Colorado home, advisers and observers, perhaps not surprisingly, reacted with disappointment.

Focus on the Family is at it again, along with the miraculous resurrection of Ted Haggard, demanding that local businesses put Christ back up on the marquees and in the slogans and on the "for sale" signs.

Focus on the Family is worried that Christmas is being forgotten. For the third year in a row, Focus is taking retailers to task for using generic language like "season's greetings" and "holiday sales" with no reference to "Christmas," calling the omission an insult to the Christian faith.

A second police search of the Independence property of Burrell Mohler Sr., charged with an array of sexual offenses against some of his grandchildren, turned up child incest pamphlets.Also seized were more adult movies, including a pornographic DVD about having sex with Grandma & Grandpa, according to new documents released today.Other items listed ...

The declaration states that President Obama's desire to reduce the need for abortion is "a commendable goal" but that his proposals are likely to increase the number of abortions.

Judging from the video link, Serkis sure does a good evil-genius howl. Years ago, John Cleese recorded a very good Screwtape .

On Oprah Winfrey's show yesterday, Sarah Palin said her daughter Bristol had one message for other young women about her experience as a teen mom: Her only public mission right now is to remind her sisters and to remind other young women, her peers, that there are consequences to unprotected sex.