Comments on: Focus on the Family Canada (and biblical objectivity as an aside) http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2006/02/21/focus-on-the-family-canada-and-biblical-objectivity-as-an-aside/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:17:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bene D http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2006/02/21/focus-on-the-family-canada-and-biblical-objectivity-as-an-aside/#comment-7544 Bene D Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:40:11 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=2262#comment-7544 I'm not disagreeing the original intent of Focus on the Family had value. I don't think their foray into politics, their tactics on using their mailing lists to encourage supporters to pressure politicans are what they need to be doing. The Family Research Council in the US is a classic example. Their Justice Sundays pathetic. They make enough money from their original work it's a shame they didn't stick to it. I’m not disagreeing the original intent of Focus on the Family had value.

I don’t think their foray into politics, their tactics on using their mailing lists to encourage supporters to pressure politicans are what they need to be doing. The Family Research Council in the US is a classic example. Their Justice Sundays pathetic.

They make enough money from their original work it’s a shame they didn’t stick to it.

]]> By: Ogilvie Hall http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2006/02/21/focus-on-the-family-canada-and-biblical-objectivity-as-an-aside/#comment-7543 Ogilvie Hall Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=2262#comment-7543 Actually, Focus has been in Canada for a number of years now-- a family friend worked for them in Toronto for at least three. Although they are a Protestant group, I used to use some of their materials in my Catholic school classroom---great little cartoons that taught children about values such as honesty and kindness to others, and did it in an interesting and amusing fashion. The children loved them. It's so sad that Christian groups get so quickly demonized in the media. People tear their hair out about all the ills of society --violence and drugs and so on--and yet mock the very people who try to do a little something to change things. To me it's almost as if western society has a death wish. Actually, Focus has been in Canada for a number of years now– a family friend worked for them in Toronto for at least three. Although they are a Protestant group, I used to use some of their materials in my Catholic school classroom—great little cartoons that taught children about values such as honesty and kindness to others, and did it in an interesting and amusing fashion. The children loved them. It’s so sad that Christian groups get so quickly demonized in the media. People tear their hair out about all the ills of society –violence and drugs and so on–and yet mock the very people who try to do a little something to change things. To me it’s almost as if western society has a death wish.

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