Dr. James Dobson, a child psychologist and influential Christian leader who once served on an advisory board for President Donald Trump, died on Thursday. He was 89.
Dobson’s death was announced by the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, which did not provide a cause of death.
His work centered around promoting fundamentalist Christian values to the American public through his best-selling book “Dare to Discipline” and his founding of Focus on the Family in 1977, which he grew into one of the largest evangelical ministries in the world.
His role at the ministry allowed him to shape American policies by weighing in on legislation and advising on White House panels. Dobson served on Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board.
Dobson’s Family Talk radio show, which is nationally syndicated with over half a million weekly listeners, taught Christians how to be good parents and promoted traditional values.
With reporting by the Associated Press.
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