Let me start this post by saying I like Dr. James Dobson. His books on marriage and raising kids are usually first rate. I remember buying "Parenting Isn't for Cowards" simply because I loved the title.
But Dr. Dobson was wrong, in my opinion, when he first implied that former Senator Fred Thompson wasn't a Christian, and on finding that he was a believer, then said pretty much he wasn't "evangelical" enough for most Christians.
Dobson's recent public remarks seem to show him leaning towards Newt Gingrich, though as far as I know Newt isn't an evangelical Christian either.
I understand that as head of Focus on the Family Dr. Dobson carries a lot of weight with people. And there are those who would say he has the pulse of the "evangelical Christians."
I have to disagree on this. I think Dr. Dobson stepped over a line when he publically suggested that the wrong kind of Christian (i.e., not a James Dobson kind of Christian) would fail to get Christian's votes.
I wish I could vote for someone who totally shared by beliefs. Sadly, no one like that ever seems to be running. So I try to vote for the person who I think will do the best job.
In my opinion, Dr. Dobson owes Fred Thompson a public apology. It would be the Christian thing to do.
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I immensely dislike these litmus tests that are being placed on Christians. Catholics are doing it as well as Dobson. The Pope now has a list of conditions he demands European politicans adhere to. It's wrong imo, to make the judgements they're making. That one person is more of a Christian than the other.
I like Thompson. I don't agree with all of his positions but as far as morality goes, he seems much "cleaner" than Newt.
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