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

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

James Dobson, who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, has died

In a Tuesday, March 11, 2008 photo, Christian evangelical leader and founder of “Focus on the Family”, James Dobson, listens to President Bush, not pictured, address the National Religious Broadcasters 2008 Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)