So by now, my informed readers have heard that Dobson wants to fight Obama.
All Obama had said was basically, even if we got rid of the divide between christians/nonchristians there would still be the rift between christians and christians caused by whose christianity would you teach? "Would we go with James Dobson's or Al Sharpton's?" Implying that they are two crazy people on opposite ends of the same spectrum. A fair point that could spark meaningful and much needed dialouge amongst ranch eaters everywhere.
But here's the best part. Dobson accused Obama of "...deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology...He is dragging biblical understanding through the gutter." Dobson said.
Here's what Dobson has also said...
"[P]ain is a marvelous purifier. . . It is not necessary to beat the child into submission; a little bit of pain goes a long way for a young child. However, the spanking should be of sufficient magnitude to cause the child to cry genuinely. Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. . . [T]wo or three stinging strokes on the legs or buttocks with a switch are usually sufficient to emphasize the point, 'You must obey me.'" - From The Strong-Willed Child, pp. 53-4
"Homosexuals are not monogamous. They want to destroy the institution of marriage. It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth." - On gay marriage, from The Daily Oklahoman, Oct. 23rd, 2004
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger. - focus on the family
"Here at Focus on the Family, we're not political."
Oh, and here's a transcript from a Larry King interview in which he talks about a lot of different things that he knows nothing about.
