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Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 - 2:38 p.m. Utter disbelief (Comment here is added after this whole entry was made.This may be my last political comment for a while. I have to stop and get the bad taste out of my mouth. There is a reason why You are our Shield and Defender) Why can someone of a liberal viewpoint say any fool thing, but those of a conservative point of view are forbidden to? James Dobson's article for Time Magazine on Mary Cheney's pregnancy, "Two Mommies is One Too Many". ACTUAL ARTICLE FROM TIME same article as viewed from other side REPRINT OF ARTICLE FROM FOCUS SITE If you would like to email Time Magazine ABOUT choosing Dobson as one of their guest editors, send an email to: Time Magazine
These folk have rebuked Dobson for distorting(?) their research and have demanded that he not use their work in the future. Pruett "Dr. Dobson, Kyle Pruett, M.D. James Dobson wrote, According to educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, mothers tend to stress sympathy, grace and care to their children, while fathers accent justice, fairness and duty. Moms give a child a sense of hopefulness; dads provide a sense of right and wrong and its consequences. Other researchers have determined that boys are not born with an understanding of "maleness." They have to learn it, ideally from their fathers. Gilligan "Dear Dr. Dobson: I am writing to ask that you cease and desist from quoting my research in the future. I was mortified to learn that you had distorted my work this week in a guest column you wrote in Time Magazine. Not only did you take my research out of context, you did so without my knowledge to support discriminatory goals that I do not agree with. What you wrote was not truthful and I ask that you refrain from ever quoting me again and that you apologize for twisting my work. From what I understand, this is not the first time you have manipulated research in pursuit of your goals. This practice is not in the best interest of scientific inquiry, nor does bearing false witness serve your purpose of furthering morality and strengthening the family. Finally, there is nothing in my research that would lead you to draw the stated conclusions you did in the Time article. My work in no way suggests same-gender families are harmful to children or can�t raise these children to be as healthy and well adjusted as those brought up in traditional households. I trust that this will be the last time my work is cited by Focus on the Family. Sincerely, Carol Gilligan, PhD The executive director of Truth Wins Out, Wayne Besen, added:
KDIP-------This is my response to Time Magazine; "Thank you for including Dr. James Dobson as a guest editor on a touchy subject. I can't believe the furor raised by his use of quotes from Pruett and Gilligan. As a recent college student, I have been taught that quoting and giving the citation is the correct way to substantiate my train of thought. Apparently, many scientists today think only those in complete agreement politically may quote from them (or at least that seems to be the opinion of Pruett and Gilligan). I found Dobson's remarks about daughter Cheney to be unoffensive. While he evidently did not agree with choices and the results of such choices, he did not stoop to unkind statements. Since when is it obligatory for conservatives to agree with everything liberals agree yet, yet the reverse is not true? Is this still America?" I can't solve this newest problem, anymore than any of the social problems can be solved by political warfare. But I do have a voice. There is coming a choice to be made. It may well determine our physical life status, it for sure will determine our eternal life status. Cultural things are not going to get better for those who know Christ, they will get worse and worse. Then we will go Home, one way or another. P> |