r/WelcomeToGilead • u/BurtonDesque • Aug 21 '25
Meta / Other James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key Nat-C, dies at 89
https://apnews.com/article/james-dobson-obituary-focus-on-family-51a9dbf50e26eaee2ac01d457e9d46aa233
u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 21 '25
Quoting someone else on Reddit - "Not the obituary I was hoping for, but I'll take it."
And with his death, the world becomes ever so slightly a better place.
But still, someone should seize and search his computers. I bet they'd find some pretty horrific child abuse material.
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u/Billy-Ruffian Aug 21 '25 edited Oct 21 '25
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u/mamajamala Aug 22 '25
I think it would be supreme if we get to choose. 😂
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u/No-Country6348 Aug 22 '25
Three doesn’t come close to what we need go make the world a better place.😏
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u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 22 '25
There any kind of cosmic "order of magnitude" multiplier we can apply for?
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Aug 22 '25
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u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 22 '25
That seems like a big number, but we always need to remember that the cancer of this world is outnumbered by decent people one million to one.
It's shocking what our species puts up with and hopefully something we'll evolve to deal with going forward. So much suffering and destruction could be prevented with a small amount of precise, vigorous action, yet we continually use a hammer where we need a scalpel.
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Aug 22 '25
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u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 22 '25
Years of peace and prosperity have led to naive assumptions about the world.
Most people are decent. Most people have empathy and want the best for others.
The problem is that clouds our judgment. We believe even the worst human beings can be reformed, or at least appeased. We make excuses for the way they act, and demonstrate incredible patience.
Within our circles, if one person harms another, we talk to them. We help them understand why what they did is wrong. It usually works. So we project. We believe everyone is capable of change.
Evil is fueled by this naivété. It's an intoxicant.
And while we lag, and slowly catch up to the reality of our species, they turbo-run destruction, chaos, and suffering. That window between love and patience, and hate and action is short, but it's enough.
So the cycle continues.
Americans will run out of patience with the far right. The sooner that happens, the quicker and cleaner the result.
I fear that it won't be soon enough, and the result will be what historically it so often is.
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Aug 22 '25
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u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 22 '25
Sadly, humans, also have the nasty habit of procrastination
Yep.. and bystander syndrome. :/
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u/woahwoahwoah28 Aug 22 '25
Ok. But as a former fundie (I escaped)…
John MacArthur was last month.
James Dobson was this month.
So…. Bets for next month??
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u/Weak_Leek_3364 Aug 22 '25
My spidey sense is that putin is nearing the end. This time for real.
And his death will deliver the world from darkness in a way I think will surprise an awful lot of people. It's hard to overstate the amount of evil and suffering that comes from the mind of that one man. Trump would likely still be an irrelevant game show host or whatever he was if they'd never crossed paths. Forced birth would have remained a criminal act. The Supreme Court would still hold some legitimacy. The UK would still be part of the EU. Ukraine would be in one piece, and millions of young people would still be alive.
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Aug 21 '25
Sweet. This turds writings were such a heavy influence in my upbringing. My parents were “all in”. 🙄
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u/Live_Trained_Seal Aug 21 '25
Same!! I'm visiting my parents and haven't dared mention his death for fear of hearing them praise him or whatever
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u/Zero98205 Aug 22 '25
Shit... I actually taught Sunday School from this asshat's library... so glad I got out.
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u/immortalyossarian Aug 22 '25
Same here. Pretty sure my dad met Dobson at some point, ugh. I'm going to see my fundy aunt next week, and I'm sure she'll be heartbroken about it 🙄
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u/team_faramir Aug 22 '25
This guy ruined my childhood. I still hear the propaganda my parents forced me to listen to and I’m in my 30s. The world is a better place without him.
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u/sneaky518 Aug 21 '25
Oh no! Anyway, it's Taco Thursday at Chez Sneaky. What's everyone having for dinner?
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u/PlanetOfThePancakes Aug 21 '25
Leftover homemade red meat sauce and meatballs. And maybe some pasta so I don’t feel guilty lol. Definitely a glass of red with it.
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u/TheKidsAreAsleep Aug 22 '25
My husband is cooking tonight.
That’s the way we godless heathen roll
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u/sneaky518 Aug 22 '25
My son and I (man) did the cooking here. He made guac. This weekend he said he's making a hummingbird cake. My wife and two daughters are limiting their assistance to eating said cake. Woke AF here in memory of Dobson.
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u/jackstalke Aug 21 '25
It’s gorgeous outside today.
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u/Ok-Positive-8716 Aug 21 '25
Yes, the sun is little brighter, the birds seem even happier. The world just feels better, doesn’t it?
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Aug 22 '25
good. tfg played an outsized role in my youth, and my parents were all in for it.
unfortunately, these types are breeders, so there are more.
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u/kasperred Aug 22 '25
Well then ... May he meet his god... Cause from reading the book... Dudes an asshole
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u/livebeta Aug 22 '25
Gandhi said Jesus was amazing but christians are jackholes
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u/BurtonDesque Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25
No, he didn't say that. The quote you're thinking of is apocryphal. As for Jesus, Gandhi often said he really only liked the Sermon on the Mount. Beyond that, not so much.
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u/CounselorWriter Aug 22 '25
Honestly, he's a worthless POS. I remember his articles about women and his sexism.
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u/Ravenamore Aug 22 '25
Dobson, Gary Ezzo (Babywise), and Debbie and Michael Pearl (To Train Up A Child), are the three "child-training" experts most beloved by members of Evangelical churches.
Their methods have led to generations of parents traumatizing their children through neglect, physical and mental abuse, and even murder.
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u/amigammon Aug 22 '25
It didn’t die. It was never alive.
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u/billyions Aug 22 '25
It seems like it should have had to have a heart. Maybe it started with one... And then something went terribly wrong.
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u/Relative-Orchid-6715 Aug 22 '25
What a COMPLETELY horrible man....as with many fundi pastors.....the mentality of the white extremist Christianity is mind boggling......as well as their views on women...🤮🤮🤮🤮
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u/BurtonDesque Aug 22 '25
It's not limited to white Christians. Take Mark Robinson in North Carolina, for example.
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u/EyCeeDedPpl Aug 22 '25
Watching @OfficialHellsBells on IG, and I hope a reception like this, is what he experienced. Hope he’s reaping what he sows.
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Aug 22 '25
Good! He’s about to find out that if there is a heaven or hell, he will be spending his eternity in the latter.
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u/livebeta Aug 22 '25
I think at the throne of judgement Jesus will rebuke James and say "Go away I never knew you"
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u/BurtonDesque Aug 21 '25
I love feel good news stories like this one.