Dr. James Dobson, a child psychologist and influential Christian leader who once served on an advisory board for President Donald Trump, died on Thursday. He was 89.
Dobson’s death was announced by the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, which did not say when or how he died.
His work centered around promoting fundamentalist Christian values to the American public through his best-selling book “Dare to Discipline” and his founding of Focus on the Family in 1977, which he grew into one of the largest evangelical ministries in the world.
His role at the ministry allowed him to shape American policies by weighing in on legislation and advising on White House panels. Dobson, a fierce advocate for “family values,” campaigned against abortion, gay rights, and the banning of conversion therapy.
He most recently served on Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board.
He also started a daily radio program for Focus on the Family to counsel Christians on how to be good parents, and went on to join the Radio Hall of Fame.
When Dobson left Focus on the Family in 2010 to start the organization that bears his name, he continued the radio program under the name Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson.
“Dr. Dobson’s impact endures through the many lives he touched, the families he strengthened, and the unshakable faith he proclaimed,” his family said in a statement announcing his death.
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