Focus on the Family founder James Dobson is scheduled to appear tonight on Fox’s “Hannity” to debunk an article from the London’s Telegraph article titled “US religious Right concedes defeat.”
A CitizenLink alert says Dobson intends to “set the record straight about media reports indicating he has ‘conceded defeat’ in the so-called culture war.”
Here’s the Telegraph article Dobson plans to debunk.
“We tried to defend the unborn child, the dignity of the family, but it was a holding action,” he said.
“We are awash in evil and the battle is still to be waged. We are right now in the most discouraging period of that long conflict. Humanly speaking, we can say we have lost all those battles.”
Here’s how Citizenlink responds:
Dr. Dobson requested the opportunity to appear on the show to clarify erroneous media reports that have gained nationwide attention in recent days claiming he has given up fighting for pro-family causes like the sanctity of human life and the defense of marriage. The misinformation stems from a story in London’s Telegraph newspaper, which quoted Dr. Dobson’s comments to Focus on the Family staff in February announcing his resignation from the ministry’s board of directors. His actual words were truncated and not put in their proper context to create the impression the paper wanted to create – that he was “throwing in the towel” on standing for principles that have been his passion for more than three decades.
CitizenLink says the newspaper intentionally dropped words from his statement: “We are right now in the most discouraging period of that long conflict. Humanly speaking, we can say that we have lost all those battles, but God is in control and we are not going to give up now, right?“
He plans to make clear that he has not necessarily “retired” from the public square.
