Influential Christian conservative activist James Dobson, once described as "the most powerful religious broadcaster on the planet," died today, August 21, according to an announcement from the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977 in California, but moved the religious right organization to Colorado Springs in 1991, and almost immediately began supporting the anti-gay Amendment Two campaign , which barred state or local governments from passing anti-discrimination laws for gay and lesbian people (the effort passed, but was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1996).

Homosexuality was an obsession for Dobson, who endorsed so-called "conversion therapy" for gay people and advocated against laws banning the practice. He co-founded t

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