i want my FOCUS ON THE FAMILY back.

I remember the James Dobson of 1989.

This was the Dobson that interviewed Ted Bundy, confessed serial killer and molester of several women. This was the Dobson that wanted the world to know the evils of pornography, and who laid the philosophical groundwork for such progressive ministries as XXXChurch. When no one else was talking about this stuff, Dobson was.

I remember when we would listen to the James Dobson of the late 1990s, and read his books about healthy relationships and the importance of families. His Focus on the Family seemed to be the counter-voice to those saying that the family was irrelevant. He defended the idea of the healthy, functional family unit, not just as the foundation of the church but as the foundation of a vibrant and functional society.

So what made this voice in the wilderness, FOTF, turn its focus away from all which I respected it for?

I heard today about this letter, prepared by FOTF, where they imagine a world 4 years from now.

This post-apocalyptic hellscape is ruled and presided over by President Obama, harbinger of evil and destruction.

The leftist commies under his command have allowed the homosexuals (apparently some sort of new, master race?) to rule the land with their tyrannical immorality.

Obama's tax strategy has backfired to the point that no one has anything. Well done.

Obama's health care strategy has backfired horribly...it is now free, but the wait is so long that no one can receive the care they need.

Obama's progressive foreign policy has resulted in foreign invasions, nuclear strikes on Israel, and all manner of brazen terrorist attacks. How could we have been so stupid?

Guns are gone, and porn is everywhere. (Is nothing sacred?)

Oh, and campus ministries are gone. None could withstand 4 years of Obama's anti-Christian policies.

Christian books have been banned. Orwell's vision can't touch the horror of Obama's reign!

And so on and so on.

So, in the words of Jules, allow me to retort...

Dude, you're a MINISTRY. You're not supposed to be a mouthpiece for ANY political party. You're not supposed to be a tool for the Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Socialists...ANY of them.

You're supposed to represent Christ to a lost and dying world. You're supposed to be proclaiming The Year of the Lord's Favour.

And His Name is not Bush, McCain, Obama, Palin, Cheney...none of those names is spelled YHWH or Yeshuah.

This letter is beyond disappointing. It's so inappropriate and propaganda-ish that I can't imagine anyone taking it seriously...except people will. They will take Dobson's political scare story and make it their reality.

This makes me sad. It makes me wonder where the redemptive message in this letter is. It makes me wonder if they can become a ministry again, and redeem their calling to millions.