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James Dobson

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Ten Coloradans who should make an "It Gets Better" video

    High-five for gayness!​This week we told you about Andy Szekeres, a partner in the political consulting and fundraising firm 3PG, who is indirectly urging the Denver Broncos football organization to make an "It Gets Better" video, much like everyone from the President Obama to Ke$ha to the New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Celebrity Santas whose laps we fear to sit on

    ​Aside for obvious problems with suspension of disbelief -- how are we going to pretend Chris "The Birdman" Andersen is Santa when we already know he's The Birdman? -- hiring a celebrity to play Kris Kringle can create a slew of dissonance and mildly disturbing associations, particularly if th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Focus on the Family takes on critics of its Super Bowl ad: "This is a simple message celebrating life and family"

    Tim Tebow, in a photo from his Wikipedia page, doesn't pass on Jesus.​This year's Super Bowl matchup between Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts and the feel-good New Orleans Saints promises to be among the most watched events of the year -- and that's wonderful news for Colorado Springs-based ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    What would Jesus toke? Marijuana and Christianity in Colorado

    Could the THC Ministry's Reverend Marks become the next James Dobson?​With medical marijuana taking the state by storm, it was inevitable that Christianity would be added to the mix. That time will apparently come later today: At a state capitol rally, Reverend James Marks of the THC Ministry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Rob Corry's line-by-line shredding of Senator Chris Romer's medical marijuana bill

    Rob Corry is doing lines. Lots of lines.​Attorney Rob Corry has become the poster-lawyer for the medical marijuana business in Colorado, both through his legal gambits -- like victory in a dispute over the Colorado Board of Health's language switch involving the definition of a medical marijua ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Flick Pick

    Rob Corry is doing lines. Lots of lines.​Attorney Rob Corry has become the poster-lawyer for the medical marijuana business in Colorado, both through his legal gambits -- like victory in a dispute over the Colorado Board of Health's language switch involving the definition of a medical marijua ... More >>

  • Film

    August 27, 2009

    Ghosted at Starz

    Rob Corry is doing lines. Lots of lines.​Attorney Rob Corry has become the poster-lawyer for the medical marijuana business in Colorado, both through his legal gambits -- like victory in a dispute over the Colorado Board of Health's language switch involving the definition of a medical marijua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Focus on the Family launches more anti-gay tirades

    Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery and Stuart Shepard. James Dobson's February decision to step down as chairman of Focus on the Family doesn't mean the organization is abandoning its ideological agenda. Indeed, his minions are as busy as ever attacking governmental actions that don't represent Focu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 15 edition

    Rollin', rollin', rollin'. Keep them bloggies rollin'... Today in Cafe Society: • It's getting harder to find deep-fried Twinkies at Wingin' It. • A Milking It review of Lucky Charms with the New Hourglass Marshmallow Charm. • How we get from here to there on Urbanspoon. • Another spoonfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    The long silence of Matthew Murray's parents

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 24 edition

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Blowing the whistle on Union Station supporters

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    The Top Ten Welcome Home Gifts for Ted Haggard

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    More Pieces of the Matthew Murray Puzzle

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Mathew Murray Shooting God’s Plan?

    Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any comments from Ronald or Loretta Murray in the one-year anniversary stories about the church shootings in Arvada and Colorado Springs. But then, the Murrays haven't been eager to talk publicly about the multiple tragedies spawned by their deeply disturbed son ... More >>

  • News

    April 19, 2007

    Party On!

    Give me Libertarians or give me debt! Or even better, Ice T or Mariska Hartigay! It'll be a party, party summer of 2008.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    "Though there were times when your paper annoyed me and even grated on my nerves, the positive outweighed the negative."

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    On Call

    Mike Jones wasn't the only one to get regular visits from "Art."

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    What Was So Funny?

    We laughed until it hurt in 2005.

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2005

    Midnight Mayhem

    Sid Pink delivers a riot.

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Teen Angles

    Young Christians learn that they have nothing to apologize for.

  • News

    August 25, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 25, 2005

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Tour de Farce

    You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    What's So Funny

    You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 5, 2005

  • People & Places

    March 24, 2005

    Best New Job for Bill Owens

    President, Focus on the Family

  • News

    February 19, 2004

    The Message

    Free at Last

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    Boob Tube

    Janet gave Focus on the Family something to focus on. Too bad.

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    Hit Pick

    Against Tomorrow's Sky

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Credit Check

    Can borrowing an idea without fessing up be considered plagiarism?

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Hall of Shame

    You'd have to go a fur piece to find bigger embarrassments.

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Letters

    You'd have to go a fur piece to find bigger embarrassments.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Fact or Friction?

    The ex-gay movement has its straight man--but ex-ex-gays may have the last laugh.

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    They Came From Denver!

    What's really going on at those Denver Post "town meetings"? Westword investigates.

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Life of the Party

    Winning the Governor's Mansion could be a religious experience for the GOP.

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Naked Oppression

    Attention, adult gentlemen! A crusade against strip joints in the metro area may leave Denver the capital of the lap dance.

  • Music

    February 5, 1998

    Feedback

    Attention, adult gentlemen! A crusade against strip joints in the metro area may leave Denver the capital of the lap dance.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Bill McCartney

    It's a Guy Thing

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    Letters

    It's a Guy Thing

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    The Killer Inside Him

    The twisted life--and lethal secrets--of Gary Davis.

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Out of Focus

    Demons continue to haunt the injured ironworker who held up Focus on the Family--as well as his victims.

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Free Willy

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Letters

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • News

    March 27, 1997

    Letters

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Letters

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Off Limits

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • News

    September 13, 1995

    LETTERS

    As part of his never-ending fight against gays, car dealer Will Perkins gets himself "arrested" in Vail.

  • Music

    May 31, 1995

    DIAL "M" FOR MEDIOCRE

    WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

  • News

    November 30, 1994

    MCCARTNEY'S GREATEST HITS

    WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

  • News

    October 19, 1994

    TALKING TRASH

    SUPPORTERS OF AMENDMENT 16 INCLUDE A TITILLATING COALITION OF PORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS AND DENVER BLUEBLOODS.

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