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| − | '''James Dobson''' (born 1936) is a | + | '''James Dobson''' (born 1936) is a psychologist and writer best known for his heading of the nonprofit organization [[Focus on the Family]], which promotes [[Fundamentalist]] Christian values within the context of the American family and also serves as a vehicle for providing information on [[psychology]] to Christians. He received his doctorate in the [[USC|University of Southern California]] in 1967. He has published several books<ref>[http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n79-70038 his worldcat identity]</ref> |
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| + | Dobson has sharply criticzed the [[Harry Potter]] books: | ||
| + | :"Magical characters — witches, wizards, ghosts, goblins, werewolves, poltergeists and so on — fill the Harry Potter stories, and given the trend toward witchcraft and New Age ideology in the larger culture, it's difficult to ignore the effects such stories (albeit imaginary) might have on young, impressionable minds."<ref> </ref>"Dr. Dobson: 'What I Think About Harry Potter'" [http://listen.family.org/miscdaily/A000000593.cfm online]</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.family.org/ Focus on the Family] | * [http://www.family.org/ Focus on the Family] | ||
Revision as of 07:55, September 30, 2009
James Dobson (born 1936) is a psychologist and writer best known for his heading of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, which promotes Fundamentalist Christian values within the context of the American family and also serves as a vehicle for providing information on psychology to Christians. He received his doctorate in the University of Southern California in 1967. He has published several books[1]
Dobson has sharply criticzed the Harry Potter books:
- "Magical characters — witches, wizards, ghosts, goblins, werewolves, poltergeists and so on — fill the Harry Potter stories, and given the trend toward witchcraft and New Age ideology in the larger culture, it's difficult to ignore the effects such stories (albeit imaginary) might have on young, impressionable minds."Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; refs with no name must have content"Dr. Dobson: 'What I Think About Harry Potter'" online</ref>