James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89

May he rest in agony.

I like the way you think. 🦀

May he rest in all the piss he deserves.

Sometimes I honestly wish heaven and hell actually existed and that I could see the look on the faces of people like this when they find out they aren't in the one that they expected.

If they did exist, they probably would go to the one they wanted. That's kind of the problem. They invented them to assert whatever fucked up ideas they have of the world.
- That's the beauty of this religion, especially in America. It's the best excuse book to hide behind. No matter which way anything goes, it was always God's will.
  And, as my dad once said, I'll have to answer to God one day, but ONLY to him.
  How fucking convenient you abusive pile of vomit.
- I'm not so sure of that. When you consider the pope evil and the words of Jesus blasphemous, I'm not sure there's a good place in heaven for you when you're also claiming to be catholic or christian or whatever it is called.

In case you weren't sure how to feel about reading this obit, here's a handful of this guy's impact on the world...

Dobson viewed marriage as a transaction in which women exchange sex for protection: "The natural sex appeal of girls serves as their primary source of bargaining power in the game of life. In exchange for feminine affection and love, a man accepts a girl as his lifetime responsibility-supplying her needs and caring for her welfare. This sexual aspect of the marital agreement can hardly be denied." — James Dobson, Dare to Discipline (1970)
Dobson opposed sex education curricula that were not abstinence-only and supported private school vouchers (taking funding away from public schools) and tax credits for religious schools.
Dobson contended that tolerance and diversity are "buzzwords" that were being misused as part of a "hidden agenda" to promote homosexuality. (citation)
In 2012, Dobson said that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary (killing 26 people including 20 children) was a judgement by God because of American acceptance of gay marriage and legal abortion. (citation)
Dobson flip-flopped on his views on abortion, opting for silent support early in his career before changing course to be obstinately anti-abortion, insisting that abortion invites women to reject God, diverts women from their natural role as mothers, and prevents more Christians from coming into the world. (citation)
Dobson encouraged "daddy–daughter dating" in which fathers and daughters set aside time for special activities together. Because he believed heterosexuality must be cultivated, Dobson intended these romanticized attachments to model proper heterosexual partnership to girls age six or younger. (citation)
He viewed the gender binary as fundamental to humanity and waxed lovingly about historical periods where being transgender in a bathroom could get you killed. (citation)

I could go on, but I'm feeling the sudden urge to go dance in the street.

Update: for further reading, please have a look at the obituary written by Erik Loomis on the Lawyers Guns & Money blog. It's outstanding.

The more I learn about this guy, the less I care for him.
I am pretty sure my Mom have me a copy of Dare to Discipline when my kids were preschool age. I never actually considered reading it though.
- If your mom is still alive and relying on you in her old age, you should read it and apply the lessons to her care.
- It says if you really loved your kids you should beat them.

sad, he died too old

Rest in piss

It's a real shame when they go old like that.

Good fucking riddance.

Only the good die young..

But he was... Oh...

Wasn’t he supposedly pro-life? Fucking hypocrite.

Another piece of shit who lasted way too long before being flushed into hell.

Rest in Piss

Will there be a public coffin defecation ceremony? I'd like to attend please.

Oh man, terrible news today! I'm broken up.

I can't find my favourite pen.

Edit: Oh wait, here it is. Silly me. All is well.

I wish I had citations for this, but I seem to recall reading one of his books about preventing divorce. It could have been another god awful Christian couple book, though. I did read a few of his books.

If a hetero couple is married, and the man wants to leave his wife for another woman, the wife needs to just take it and do nice things for him in order to convince him to stay.

If he is not treating her right, she cannot outright say it. (If she makes him feel bad, it is her fault if he finds someone else!) No, instead she needs to lead him to good examples.

As a wife, a woman must cook delicious food. If she is a bad cook, she is a bad wife.

I don't remember if it was in another book, but if a man disciplines his daughter too harshly, the wife should not stop him. Instead, she needs to talk to the daughter separately, try to make her feel better, and not make the dad look bad. Because if you stand up for your child, you are emasculating him or something. (Enabler much?)

The only positive thing I saw was him seeing bisexuals as distinct from homosexuals. Not that he had anything good to say about either, but... No bi erasure?

This dude really fucked me up as a youth, rest in piss.

Shame he didn’t die decades ago.

Damn, came to make the same quip.
That's a shame, why not sooner.

And nothing of value was lost.

It probably made the world a tiny teensy bitty better place, so there's that.
Oh, right, we should not enjoy people death. Thought and prayers, and all that jazz.
I imagine some perfectly good land is now wasted to hold his remains. He will live on and be remembered as a beacon of a lot thats wrong with christians and religion in general. A grifting mean spirited racist clown who serves the world better as a corpse than he ever did in life.
- The world needs a public restroom still.

No idea who that is, but that title tells me it was probably some sort of oxygen waster.

Look up Focus on the Family. This motherfucker is partly responsible for the Handmaid's Tale fetish some of the US has right now.

Obligatory:

A good start. Who's next?

RIP

Rot in piss

Technically correct, as his grave will also be a public toilet.

I hope his passing was painful and slow. Genuinely.

Rot in hell

Good.

Anyway, anybody seen the new Naked Gun movie? I hear it’s pretty good.

I've heard that as well but haven't seen it yet, I opted for nobody 2.
- Is the first one any good? I don’t like to jump straight into sequels without the obligatory background from the first ones.
Haven't yet. But saw the new Superman. I liked the part where (SPOILER) Bibi is dropped from the sky lol
It's mildly amusing. Neeson is fantastic. There are really only two LOL jokes and they give one away in the trailer.
The other one is even more subversive than that one...
- I would say that's sort of the style of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker films. Airplane! was the same way, with a whole bunch of chuckle jokes throughout and then a few moments of genuinely laughing (at least in my experience)