Dr. James Dobson (Focus on the Family) is in the news again riding roughshod – as usual – over the facts. This time he’s attacking Barack Obama’s faith. Keep riding, Jim, into that sunset just ahead. You and your fellow cultural warriors have used up all of your credibility and worn out your welcome. Giddy up.
Here’s a quick look at five statements made by Dobson showing either his complete lack of understanding, or – I’m sorry to think – his deliberate misrepresentations of what Obama actually said. Jim Wallis also wrote a short response to Dobson’s remarks. Wallis is a thoughtful, articulate man who understands Christian faith at least as well as James Dobson, and certainly reflects much more of what that faith looks like.
Categories: politics
Tagged: Dr. Dobson, Focus on the Family, James Dobson, Obama and Dobson
Four little sentences in today’s paper tell a big story about an international disgrace:
US Navy ships laden with relief supplies steamed away from Myanmar’s coast Thursday, their helicopters barred by the ruling junta even though millions of cyclone survivors need food, shelter or medical care. The junta also refused help from French and British warships.
More than a month after the storm, many people in stricken areas still have received no aid at all and the military regime continued to impose constraints on international rescue efforts.
Some 1.3 million survivors have been reached with assistance by local and international aid groups, but UN officials estimated Wednesday that 1.1 million more still needed help. (more…)
Categories: Bush · iraq war · politics
Tagged: burma, Bush, cyclone, Iraq war, myanmar, nargis, relief
