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[–] 131 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 106 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

    In case you weren't sure how to feel about reading this obit, here's a handful of this guy's impact on the world...

    • Dobson viewed marriage as a transaction in which women exchange sex for protection: "The natural sex appeal of girls serves as their primary source of bargaining power in the game of life. In exchange for feminine affection and love, a man accepts a girl as his lifetime responsibility-supplying her needs and caring for her welfare. This sexual aspect of the marital agreement can hardly be denied." — James Dobson, Dare to Discipline (1970)
    • Dobson opposed sex education curricula that were not abstinence-only and supported private school vouchers (taking funding away from public schools) and tax credits for religious schools.
    • Dobson contended that tolerance and diversity are "buzzwords" that were being misused as part of a "hidden agenda" to promote homosexuality. (citation)
    • In 2012, Dobson said that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary (killing 26 people including 20 children) was a judgement by God because of American acceptance of gay marriage and legal abortion. (citation)
    • Dobson flip-flopped on his views on abortion, opting for silent support early in his career before changing course to be obstinately anti-abortion, insisting that abortion invites women to reject God, diverts women from their natural role as mothers, and prevents more Christians from coming into the world. (citation)
    • Dobson encouraged "daddy–daughter dating" in which fathers and daughters set aside time for special activities together. Because he believed heterosexuality must be cultivated, Dobson intended these romanticized attachments to model proper heterosexual partnership to girls age six or younger. (citation)
    • He viewed the gender binary as fundamental to humanity and waxed lovingly about historical periods where being transgender in a bathroom could get you killed. (citation)

    I could go on, but I'm feeling the sudden urge to go dance in the street.

    Update: for further reading, please have a look at the obituary written by Erik Loomis on the Lawyers Guns & Money blog. It's outstanding.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    I am pretty sure my Mom have me a copy of Dare to Discipline when my kids were preschool age. I never actually considered reading it though.

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  • [–] 58 points 1 year ago
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    It's a real shame when they go old like that.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Sometimes I honestly wish heaven and hell actually existed and that I could see the look on the faces of people like this when they find out they aren't in the one that they expected.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    If they did exist, they probably would go to the one they wanted. That's kind of the problem. They invented them to assert whatever fucked up ideas they have of the world.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    That's the beauty of this religion, especially in America. It's the best excuse book to hide behind. No matter which way anything goes, it was always God's will.

    And, as my dad once said, I'll have to answer to God one day, but ONLY to him.

    How fucking convenient you abusive pile of vomit.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Exactly. These people will claim that their religion is the only thing that can keep people moral (sign of sociopathy), but will then turn around and say anything they do is fine because they "believe" and just have to "ask for forgiveness." It's just narcissism and empathetic bankruptcy normalized.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I'm not so sure of that. When you consider the pope evil and the words of Jesus blasphemous, I'm not sure there's a good place in heaven for you when you're also claiming to be catholic or christian or whatever it is called.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Oh man, terrible news today! I'm broken up.

    I can't find my favourite pen.

    Edit: Oh wait, here it is. Silly me. All is well.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago*

    Will there be a public coffin defecation ceremony? I'd like to attend please.

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  • [+] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    Good fucking riddance.

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    Obligatory:

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (19 children)

    Anyway, anybody seen the new Naked Gun movie? I hear it’s pretty good.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (15 children)

    I've heard that as well but haven't seen it yet, I opted for nobody 2.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    Is the first one any good? I don’t like to jump straight into sequels without the obligatory background from the first ones.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Yup, really good. Like if John wick is a scalpel, this guy is a rusty machete. And John wick started over a puppy and a classic car, well, this guy starts his rampage over a "kitty cat bracelet" it's on Amazon prime.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I have to say that is the most interesting critique of a movie I’ve seen in quite some time. You’ve piqued my interest.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's good, watch it. Bob Odenkirk is great as always. Haven't seen the second one yet though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Holy fuck! I’m not done yet, but holy fuck!

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    Right?!? I love the guy who sees his tattoo and nopes TF out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Click

    Click

    Click

    *slides window door shut*

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    The sequel doesn't wait 20 mins to go hard.

    Edit: you missed like 10 clicks lol. "Thank you for your service" lol

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's mildly amusing. Neeson is fantastic. There are really only two LOL jokes and they give one away in the trailer.

    The other one is even more subversive than that one...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I would say that's sort of the style of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker films. Airplane! was the same way, with a whole bunch of chuckle jokes throughout and then a few moments of genuinely laughing (at least in my experience)

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  • [+] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • I wish I had citations for this, but I seem to recall reading one of his books about preventing divorce. It could have been another god awful Christian couple book, though. I did read a few of his books.

    If a hetero couple is married, and the man wants to leave his wife for another woman, the wife needs to just take it and do nice things for him in order to convince him to stay.

    If he is not treating her right, she cannot outright say it. (If she makes him feel bad, it is her fault if he finds someone else!) No, instead she needs to lead him to good examples.

    As a wife, a woman must cook delicious food. If she is a bad cook, she is a bad wife.

    I don't remember if it was in another book, but if a man disciplines his daughter too harshly, the wife should not stop him. Instead, she needs to talk to the daughter separately, try to make her feel better, and not make the dad look bad. Because if you stand up for your child, you are emasculating him or something. (Enabler much?)

    The only positive thing I saw was him seeing bisexuals as distinct from homosexuals. Not that he had anything good to say about either, but... No bi erasure?

    This dude really fucked me up as a youth, rest in piss.

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    Maybe he can influence the rest of them to fuck off somewhere

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    John MacArthur and now Charles Dobson.

    But there’s a horde ready to take his place.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago*

    Another piece of shit who lasted way too long before being flushed into hell.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    I hope his passing was painful and slow. Genuinely.

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    Rest in Piss

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Wasn’t he supposedly pro-life? Fucking hypocrite.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And nothing of value was lost.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I imagine some perfectly good land is now wasted to hold his remains. He will live on and be remembered as a beacon of a lot thats wrong with christians and religion in general. A grifting mean spirited racist clown who serves the world better as a corpse than he ever did in life.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    May he rest in agony.

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  • May his memory and legacy rot as quickly as his corpse.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Interesting day in hell today. So much confusion except for everyone there but him.

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    Oh thank god.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Too bad it wasn't sooner before more damage was done

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I've got the perfect inscription for his tombstone:

    Rest in piss, motherfucker.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    OH HAPPY DAY! Hope he suffered when he took his last breathe.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No idea who that is, but that title tells me it was probably some sort of oxygen waster.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I am sure I join his family in heartfelt celebration that he will finally be receiving his eternal reward.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    He's on the list.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Guess I'm celebrating tonight!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Aww man. He never got to go to Rio with Arnold Schwarzenegger after all. Well, atleast he gets to hang out with Ted Bundy again

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    And Hell gained another angel.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Another devil gains it’s horns.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    A good start. Who's next?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Fucking FINALLY!!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Should have been 70 years ago. He was probably already a shit, but I believe in giving kids a chance to renounce their shittiness.

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    I'd take a shit on his grave, unfortunately it is rude to shit in a urinal.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I like the way you think. 🦀

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Now send his space dust to the furthest reaches of the universe never to be used again.

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    And the world got a tiny bit less evil.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Far too late, but still happy days

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    I'm reminded of an old Clarence Darrow quote....

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Death at the claw machine: " Is Donald Trump even in this thing?"

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