Last February, it was announced that James Dobson was stepping down from his position as Chairman of Focus on the Family. Following that announcement, we started seeing lots of articles claiming that Dobson had conceded the culture wars and was throwing in the towel, a claim which Dobson vigorously disputed, saying that even though he was stepping down as Chairman, we would maintain his presence as the voice of Focus on the Family's flagship radio program and continue to speak out on moral and political issues.
Then Jim Daly took over as Chairman for the organization and began hinting that we'd see a different tone from them ... but that proved to be easier said then done, with Dobson remaining that voice of the organization and agenda. Which is why, in October, it was announced that Dobson would be leaving the Focus radio program in February.
As Dobson made clear, the decision to leave was...