{"id":230,"date":"2008-10-27T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2008\/10\/join-us-in-responding-to-dobso.html"},"modified":"2008-10-27T10:37:48","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T10:37:48","slug":"join-us-in-responding-to-dobso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/10\/join-us-in-responding-to-dobso.html","title":{"rendered":"Join Us in Responding to Dobson 2012 Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Respond to Focus on the Family Action “Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America”<\/a><\/h2>\n

James Dobson is promoting a Letter from 2012 purporting to offer a vision after four years of an Obama
\nadministration. This letter, filled with doomsday projections, is
\nfearmongering of the worst kind – a sensationalist fiction with almost
\nno basis in reality.\n<\/p>\n

How does it
\nreflect on our Christian witness in the world to see self-described
\nChristian leaders engage in such blatant fearmongering in order to
\ninfluence a political race?  When Americans read Dobson’s letter, do you
\nthink they’ll come away thinking better of Christianity – or worse?\n<\/p>\n

James
\nDobson should hear from those in the faith community that find this
\ntactic appalling. Please tell James Dobson and Focus on the Family how
\nyou feel.\n<\/p>\n

As Christians we have been
\nchoosing hope over fear for 2000 years. Our public witness should
\nreflect our deepest hopes, not provoke unfounded fears.<\/p>\n

We’ve
\nset up a form<\/a> that will allow you to send an email message to Focus on the
\nFamily’s Citizen Link email address.  Send in your response<\/a> today!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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