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Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has died at age 89

By Hayley Sanchez
Published August 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM EDT

James Dobson founded Focus on the Family and was known for a lifetime of conservative Christian work, advocating against abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights. He died Thursday at the age of 89.

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