Sign up for 5280's weekly e-newsletters. Want the latest restaurant scoop? The latest happenings around town? Access to exclusive events and deals just for 5280 readers? Focus on the Family’s patriarch James Dobson may have reached the end of an era as he prepares to leave the Colorado Springs-based evangelical media empire’s radio show. But the organization still flexes conservative muscle when it comes to the issue of gay marriage.
The latest battleground was Maine, where voters reversed a state law earlier this week that allowed same-sex couples to marry, a national trend against gay marriage that includes California, Hawaii, and myriad other states (via The Wall Street Journal).
Focus on the Family Action, the organization’s political arm, poured in $115,266 to help the coalition support the repeal, according to election records analyzed by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Jenny Tyree, Focus’ marriage analyst, credits Focus founder James Dobson with the win, saying his views on traditional marriage still resonate with Americans.
Posted 11/6/2009 at 12:00 pm by Michael de Yoanna
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