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lakercub

(665 posts)
71. Focus facility
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 03:33 PM
23 hrs ago

My mother-in-law and some friends worked there and I went in to the main building once. It was nauseating. Dobson made a temple to himself. There was a very long hallway that was absolutely filled with pictures of Dobson shaking hands with, or posing with, other famous people (i've never forgotten the one with Dobson and Oliver North). At the end of the hall was an extremely expensive, beautiful mahogonay staircase. The staircase was donated, allegedly, but an organization that really wanted to help would have asked for that donation to be in the form of food and clothing for the poor, not unnecessary opulence.

Allegedly Christians aren't supposed to make idols of themselves and are supposed to show humility (laughable, with the Christian right...I know), but this was so egregious that it just put the lie to the whole place's reason for existence. They wanted to stop homosexualtiy, pre-marital sex, et al, but what they REALLY wanted was as much money as possible.

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And the world is a better place!! hatrack Yesterday #1
good. keroro gunsou Yesterday #2
I think he was the "Focus on the Family" founder BumRushDaShow Yesterday #3
I think he was too LearnedHand Yesterday #7
Yeppers JustAnotherGen Yesterday #8
I always enjoyed that retaliation "Focus on your own damn family" Blue Owl Yesterday #23
... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #25
LOL! Never heard that one! Great retort. 👍 electric_blue68 Yesterday #29
ding. btw . quit shoving your mortality down my throat , not u personallhy blue owl. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #37
We here refer to that tax-free group as either "fungus on the family", or, niyad Yesterday #55
Focus on the Family SpankMe Yesterday #45
Focus facility lakercub 23 hrs ago #71
Focus on the fetus? What it really was. Grins Yesterday #56
Focus on the family as another hater mountain grammy Yesterday #4
Hocus Focus Blue Owl Yesterday #24
Perfect! mountain grammy Yesterday #32
Woo hoooooo! JustAnotherGen Yesterday #5
Roast him slowly Satan!!🔥 Hey Joe Yesterday #59
Hope that scares the s... out of TSF! LakeVermilion Yesterday #6
Good riddance. Paladin Yesterday #9
All I can do is UpInArms Yesterday #10
The air is a little fresher orangecrush Yesterday #11
I can't think of anything nice to say. yardwork Yesterday #12
I'm with you. There is nothing positive I can think of to say. Arkansas Granny Yesterday #15
Come sit next to me and we'll continue saying nothing nice. yardwork Yesterday #17
You do realize that it could take some time to exhaust all of the Arkansas Granny Yesterday #69
Great idea! And a beach! yardwork 23 hrs ago #72
You should say something good rurallib Yesterday #28
We're taught never to speak ill of the dead, only good. So.... YodaMom2 Yesterday #58
To quote the movie "Razor's Edge" - "He will not be missed." n/t the nelm Yesterday #13
swaggart, dobson who will make 3? rampartd Yesterday #14
Here's an honest obituary for Dobson AverageOldGuy Yesterday #16
That's an excellent obituary. hunter 21 hrs ago #77
I am so happy to learn this! tonekat Yesterday #18
Unfortunately his father failed to pull out in time. NT cstanleytech Yesterday #19
Only just now learned of you and looks like best moment, RIP! Brainfodder Yesterday #20
Where the P stands for "perdition"? LearnedHand Yesterday #31
The world is a better place today Stuckinthebush Yesterday #21
I thought the air smelled a bit fresher this morning. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #22
John MacArthur keeled over too..in july Demovictory9 Yesterday #26
The Devil Awaits ZDU Yesterday #27
Look folks, when someone dies you're supposed to say something good. underpants Yesterday #30
There will be someone to take his place. The Grand Illuminist Yesterday #33
Or hopefully he may be a total corrupt incompetent fuckup. Crowman2009 Yesterday #36
"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up." Lily Tomlin twodogsbarking Yesterday #39
There are already many to take his place. valleyrogue Yesterday #40
Luckily due to MAGA a lot of them are grifters. Crowman2009 Yesterday #61
Good riddance to this christo-fascist pigman wolfie001 Yesterday #34
Child abuse advocate Freddie Yesterday #35
Some good news for a change. Crowman2009 Yesterday #38
No heaven for you James Clouds Passing Yesterday #41
You should always say something good about the dead. Ray Bruns Yesterday #42
Excellent. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #43
took too long pfitz59 Yesterday #44
The fires of hell are burning brighter today. Oopsie Daisy Yesterday #46
My mother taught me Pototan Yesterday #47
HAH! I thought... GiqueCee Yesterday #48
Nice to wake up to this PlanetBev Yesterday #49
Not the obituary I was looking for... Dulcinea Yesterday #50
I know how you feel. calimary 12 hrs ago #82
Go to Hell, JD. FalloutShelter Yesterday #51
Prepare the way for Trump now Dobson... Moostache Yesterday #52
I noticed that the air here was a bit cleaner this morning. niyad Yesterday #53
Have fun in the flames of hell choie Yesterday #54
About the white-washing job I would expect from the nyt. The Wonkette niyad Yesterday #57
Woohoo!!! rhiannon55 Yesterday #60
I once emailed Focus on the Family Mblaze Yesterday #62
Who's left of religious right leaders? ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #63
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Freddi was fabulous. They name a planet after him. twodogsbarking Yesterday #65
Excellent Owl Yesterday #66
Adios, Fucko JoseBalow Yesterday #67
The only real justice, these days. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #68
Now he will find out what God really thinks of his version of Christianity jgmiller Yesterday #70
Boo hoo. WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #73
Wasn't he the one who, on 9/12/2001 with the buildings still smoking, blamed the attacks on lesbians? Hekate 22 hrs ago #74
That was Jerry Falwell, Sr. n/t valleyrogue 21 hrs ago #78
Ah yes. So hard to tell the emeffers apart Hekate 21 hrs ago #79
One of the best send-offs Wild blueberry 22 hrs ago #75
May his journey be enlightening Hekate 22 hrs ago #76
Good. One less monster in the world. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #80
Bye Bye eringer 17 hrs ago #81
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