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48-752: Calvary Radio Network is a network of Christian radio stations in the Midwestern United States, broadcasting Christian talk and teaching programs as well as contemporary Christian music . The network is based in Valparaiso, Indiana . In 2008, Calvary Radio Network purchased 26 full powered stations, 27 translators, and one construction permit from CSN International . These stations were sold to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa later that year. The network purchased 11 full powered stations and 20 translators back from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in 2010. In 2021, Calvary Radio Network sold WCJL (90.9 FM) at Morgantown to

96-508: A "particularly evil lie of Satan". The organization also seeks to change public policy in the areas of sex education , creationism , abortion , state-sponsored school prayer , gambling , drugs , and enforcement of their interpretation of proper gender roles . The core promotional activities of the organization include the flagship daily radio broadcast currently hosted by its president Jim Daly together with co-host Focus VP John Fuller. Focus also provides free resources in line with

144-401: A blog, a podcast, and a conference. The site has been classified as a webzine , and originally included a moderated forum for young adults to exchange thoughts and ideas about topics relevant to them without being dictated what they should believe by an "authoritarian tone". The website covers topics such as singleness, dating , relationships , popular culture, career, and sex. Plugged In

192-577: A complaint from both a Hwa Chong Junior College student, as well as negative feedback from the college management as being 'ineffective' and stopped before the end of the year. Following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade , Focus on the Family published an article on its Daily Citizen site urging conservative Christians to engage in a "cultural civil war" against "radical abortion laws" implemented in left-leaning states. This added to speculation that political violence similar to

240-443: A different approach to ministry than many other evangelical parachurch organizations , opting to combine its parenting programs with conservative political activism. By 1993, Focus on the Family was receiving approximately 10,000 personal letters and 3,000 phone calls per day by individuals seeking personal assistance from the organization. The organization, and especially James Dobson, wielded signifcant national influence within

288-438: A larger effort by Evangelicals to, in their perception, live out what they see as the "biblical mandate" to help children. Focus on the Family's Option Ultrasound Program (OUP) provides grants to crisis pregnancy centers to pay the cost of ultrasound machines or sonography training. Focus on the Family began OUP in 2004 with the goal of convincing women not to have abortions. FOTF officials said that ultrasound services help

336-527: A mixture of Christian music and Christian talk and teaching. Christian music radio outlets mirror commercial radio in many ways, and music in a variety of different genres is available. Many stations play primarily gospel music , including Black Gospel and Southern Gospel , or contemporary worship music , while others play all formats of contemporary Christian music , including Christian pop, Christian rock , Christian rap , Christian country music , and Christian alternative rock . Many artists within

384-534: A new broadcast that began airing nationally on May 3, 2010. He is no longer affiliated with Focus on the Family. In a break from the previous status quo, president Jim Daly purportedly tried to steer the organization away from the same level of political activism that the organization was known for in its initial decades of existence. Daly made connections with figures and organizations that founder Dobson disdained and cut off, such as Democratic United States President Barack Obama , liberal activist Ted Trimpa , and

432-410: A part of their adaptations such as Andy Serkis . One of Focus on the Family's earliest ministries, Family Life Seminars were speaking events hosted by James Dobson in the 1970s. To reduce the time that the events were taking Dobson away from his own family, the seminars were eventually recorded and released as a seven-part film series. The film series then in turn inspired a television program based on

480-674: A sect whose place in Christianity is heavily debated , maintains some limited radio evangelical operations through BYU Radio , which owns a single FM station. The Seventh-day Adventists are most closely associated with Three Angels Broadcasting Network . Most Christian radio stations as well as programmers based in the United States are members of the National Religious Broadcasters , a Christian organization. There are reportedly 1,600 Christian broadcasting organizations in

528-402: A woman better understand her pregnancy and baby's development, creating an important "bonding opportunity" between "mother and unborn child". In 2011, FOTF announced that they would like to talk with pro-choice groups like Planned Parenthood to work towards the shared goal of making abortion less common. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) introduced a sonogram bill in 2011 and, citing Focus on

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576-405: Is a Focus on the Family publication and associated website created for families that reviews magazines, newspaper comics, films, books, music, and TV and radio shows. As of 2007 it was one of their most popular products, and reviews were offered to members through both their website and through text messages. The Day of Dialogue was a student event which took place April 16. Since 2018 the event

624-891: Is an international broadcasting and media company; radio stations are based in Albania, Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom. Trans World Radio is an evangelical media distributor broadcasting Christian programs in 190 countries in more than 300 languages, TWR-UK can be heard in the United Kingdom on Sky, Freeview and online. Focus on the Family Defunct Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other Focus on

672-545: Is no longer marked on a single date, or organized nationally. Founders described the goal of the event, created in opposition to the anti-bullying and anti-homophobic Day of Silence , as "encouraging honest and respectful conversation among students about God's design for sexuality." It was previously known as the Day of Truth and was founded by the Alliance Defense Fund in 2005. In 2007, Exodus International began supporting

720-442: Is solicitation of donations, either to the evangelists who buy the air time or to the stations or their owners themselves. In order to further encourage donations, certain evangelists may emphasize the prosperity gospel , in which they preach that tithing and donations to the ministry will result in financial blessings from God. Others may have special days of the year dedicated to fundraising, similar to many NPR stations. Although

768-634: The Colorado Independent , donated $ 35,310 in radio ads to the Chambliss runoff campaign effort. As the Independent reports, the Focus-sponsored ads were aired in about a dozen Georgia markets. The commercials were produced in the weeks after Focus laid off 202 employees, some 20 percent of its workforce, because of the national economic crisis. One of Focus on the Family's notable political stances

816-520: The Bible Broadcasting Network are other notable examples in the world. Christian radio expanded in the early twenty-first century. It became available in the United Kingdom with changes to broadcasting regulations. Premier Christian Radio is based in the London area where it is available on medium wave and DAB; elsewhere, it is available digitally or by Internet. United Christian Broadcasters

864-485: The Christian music industry criticize Christian radio for only playing "safe" music, and not taking enough chances on new artists, or in some cases older artists, that may not be as appealing to the largely conservative Gospel Music Association . Many non-religious radio stations devote some of their weekend programming to Christian music; for example, Black Gospel programming is common on Sundays on many stations featuring

912-553: The Day of Truth , an event created by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in 2005 that challenges homosexuality. In 2009, the ADF announced they had passed on their leadership role for the event to Exodus. In October 2010, Exodus announced they would no longer support the event. President Alan Chambers stated they realised they needed to "equip kids to live out biblical tolerance and grace while treating their neighbors as they'd like to be treated, whether they agree with them or not", adding that

960-589: The Educational Media Foundation for $ 250,000; it is now WBKC. WMJC , WVWG , and WTZI, were also sold in 2021 and 2022. Calvary Radio Network is heard on 9 stations in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, as well as 8 translators. Christian radio Brokered programming is a significant portion of most U.S. Christian radio stations' revenue, with stations regularly selling blocks of airtime to evangelists seeking an audience. Another revenue stream

1008-570: The House of Representatives and the Senate ." According to USA Today , the letter "is part of an escalation in rhetoric from Christian right activists" trying to paint Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama in a negative light. Focus on the Family Action supported Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in his successful December 2, 2008, runoff election win. The organization, according to

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1056-548: The January 6th attacks could be accepted or encouraged on the grounds of opposing abortion rights. In the 2008 United States presidential election , Focus on the Family shifted from supporting Mike Huckabee , to not supporting any candidate, to accepting the Republican ticket once Sarah Palin was added. Prior to the election, a television and letter campaign was launched predicting terrorist attacks in four U.S. cities and equating

1104-607: The National Day of Prayer . The website of the NDP Task Force states that "its business affairs are separate" from those of Focus on the Family, but also that "between 1990 and 1993, Focus on the Family did provide grants in support of the NDP Task Force" and that "Focus on the Family is compensated for services rendered." Shirley Dobson, wife of James Dobson, was chairwoman of the NDP Task Force from 1991 until 2016, when Anne Graham Lotz , daughter of evangelist Billy Graham , assumed

1152-787: The Urban Contemporary format. Other Christian stations will present a no-music format that features talk radio -style programming (sometimes including live radio call-in shows) and/or long-form "preaching and teaching" programs. Notable examples include Focus on the Family with host Jim Daly , Amazing Facts , Living Way with pastor Jack Hayford , and Pastor Rick's Daily Hope ; an example of an inspirational program are Moments of Melody and The Voice of Prophecy . Radio drama programs, long dead in most other radio formats, continue to be transmitted on Christian radio; notable examples include long-running Adventures in Odyssey , Patch

1200-560: The Day of Truth was becoming too divisive. Chambers said that Exodus had not changed its position on homosexuality, rather they were reevaluating how to best communicate their message. Focus on the Family subsequently took leadership of the event, and renamed it the Day of Dialogue. The National Day of Prayer Task Force is an American evangelical conservative Christian non-profit organization which organizes, coordinates, and presides over Evangelical Christian religious observances each year on

1248-796: The Family ( FOTF or FotF ) is a fundamentalist Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson , based in Colorado Springs, Colorado . The group is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s. As of the 2017 tax filing year, Focus on the Family declared itself to be a church, "primarily to protect the confidentiality of our donors." Traditionally, entities considered churches have been ones that have regular worship services and congregants. It most prominently lobbies against LGBT rights — including those related to marriage , adoption , and parenting — labeling it

1296-487: The Family Films . In 2003, Donald P. Hodel became president and chief executive officer, tasked with the day-to-day operations. Dobson remained chairman of the board of directors, with chiefly creative and speaking duties. In March 2005, Hodel retired and Jim Daly , formerly the vice president in charge of Focus on the Family's International Division, assumed the role of president and chief executive officer. By 2007,

1344-869: The Family co-published the intelligent design videotape Unlocking the Mystery of Life with the Discovery Institute , hub of the intelligent design movement . In New Zealand, Focus on the Family supported a Citizens Initiated Referendum on the repeal of section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961 , which placed limits on the physical disciplining of children. Focus on the Family Singapore came under criticism in October 2014 over allegations of sexism and promoting gender stereotypes during their workshops on managing relationships for junior college students. The workshop received

1392-401: The Family's Wait No More ministry works with adoption agencies, church leaders and ministry partners to recruit families to adopt children from foster care . In Colorado , the number of children waiting for adoption dropped from approximately 800 to 350 persons, due in part to the efforts of Wait No More. Focus on the Family's efforts to encourage adoption among Christian families is part of

1440-492: The Family, through its partnership with Family Policy Alliance, strongly advocates for legislation against transgender rights , including crafted policies which oppose the consensus of medical experts who work with the transgender community. Focus on the Family maintains a strong stand against abortion , and provides grant funding and medical training to assist crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs; also known as pregnancy resource centers) in obtaining ultrasound machines. According to

1488-481: The Family, told Congress that "78 percent of women who see and hear the fetal heartbeat choose life." She was later corrected by Focus on the Family, which released a statement saying they did not release such data. A study released in February 2012 showed that ultrasounds do not have a direct impact on an abortion decision. Boundless.org is Focus on the Family's website for young adults ages 18–34 featuring articles,

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1536-718: The Pirate , and Unshackled! and relative newcomers such as Down Gilead Lane and A Work in Progress . Christian radio, particularly in North America, is dominated by Protestant ministries, particularly those associated with evangelical Christianity . The predominant Roman Catholic radio services are the Eternal Word Network , founded by Mother Angelica as a spin-off of her television service EWTN , and Radio Maria USA . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ,

1584-594: The U.S. They range from single stations to expansive networks. It is common for religious broadcasters to purchase many small broadcast translators to create networks that stretch across large regions. Moody Radio was the first example, and still one of the largest, though most of its stations broadcast stand-alone programming as well as network feeds. Z88.3 in Orlando, Florida, the WAY-FM Network , K-LOVE , Air 1 , The Joy FM , Reach Radio , 3ABN Radio , Radio 74 , and

1632-532: The U.S. with Nazi Germany . This publicity was condemned by the Anti-Defamation League . Within a month before the general election, Focus on the Family began distributing a 16-page letter titled Letter from 2012 in Obama's America , which describes an imagined American future in which "many of our freedoms have been taken away by a liberal Supreme Court of the United States and a majority of Democrats in both

1680-447: The U.S., and particularly among politically conservative Christians and women working within the home. During the 1990s Dobson and Focus on the Family were accused by an early member of the organization of moving away from their original mission of helping families and instead becoming "too political". The organization's cornerstone items included their radio broadcasts as well as other ventures such as their film publishing arm Focus on

1728-408: The U.S., religious radio stations are exempt from certain rules requiring radio stations to have some local operations, which allows them to have massive networks of transmitters covering far larger areas than a radio station would otherwise be allowed and may not face the same restrictions on the number of signals a broadcaster can own within one geographic area. Most Christian radio stations transmit

1776-499: The declaration "shocking", noting that "There's nothing about them that meets the traditional definition of what a church is. They don't have a congregation, they don't have the rites of various parts of a person's life." A spokesperson for the organization stated that it changed its status "primarily to protect the confidentiality of our donors". By 2023, the organization had offices in 14 countries and partnerships in 60 countries, for an international presence in 98 countries. Focus on

1824-665: The event, along with Focus on the Family's stances on LGBT rights, was criticized by the Human Rights Campaign . In its IRS Form 990 for Tax Year 2015, dated October 26, 2017, Focus on the Family for the first time declared itself a "church, convention of churches or association of churches", claiming that it was no longer required to file the IRS disclosure form and that the sources and disposition of its $ 89 million budget were "Not for public inspection". Tax attorney Gail Harmon, who advises nonprofit organizations on tax law, said she found

1872-474: The executive leadership of the organization reportedly worked to sustain the group's cultural influence by investing more heavily into family programs targeted at younger generations as opposed to only bolstering its political programs favored by James Dobson. As a result of targeting a younger demographic more frequently in digital spaces, the organization reported a decrease in donations, dropping from 755,000 donors in 2004 to 564,000 donors by September 2007. In

1920-453: The films. Focus on the Family formed Love Won Out , an ex-gay ministry in 1998. In 2009, it was sold to Exodus International . Focus on the Family's 501(c)(3) status prevents them from advocating any individual political candidate, though it has permitted them to spend up to a certain amount on other political activities such as lobbying and voter education. Focus on the Family has an affiliated group, Family Policy Alliance , though

1968-537: The first decade the 2000s, Focus lead abstinence programs both domestically in the U.S. and worldwide. The program, often titled No Apologies , had some success in Muslim -majority countries such as Egypt and Malaysia where the teachings of abstinence aligned with messages of Islam . The program was brought to China with the permission of the Chinese Communist Party , who desired to bring down birth rates at

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2016-498: The group's views, and publishes books, magazines, videos, and audio recordings. The organization also produces programs for targeted audiences, such as Adventures in Odyssey and Ribbits! for children, and dramas for other audiences. From 1977 to 2003, James Dobson served as the sole leader of the organization, which was originally based in Arcadia, California . Dobson and his organization generated significant controversy by taking

2064-467: The newspaper The Independent . On June 23, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence attended the organization's 40th anniversary celebration; at the event, he praised founder James Dobson, stated that then- President Donald Trump was an ally of the organization, and added that the Trump administration supported Focus on the Family's goals (including the abolition of Planned Parenthood ). Pence's attendance at

2112-542: The organization, this funding, which has allowed CPCs to provide pregnant women with live sonogram images of the developing fetus, has led directly to the birth of over 1500 babies who would have otherwise been aborted. The organization has been staunchly opposed to public funding for elective abortions. Focus on the Family has been a prominent supporter of the pseudoscience of intelligent design , publishing pro-intelligent design articles in its Citizen magazine and selling intelligent design videos on its website. Focus on

2160-445: The post. Radio Theatre is a program run by Focus on the Family that makes both original and adapted radio dramas. Much of the staff involved with Adventures in Odyssey is also involved with Radio Theatre such as Paul McCusker. They have made adaptations of many novels including Les Miserables and Anne of Green Gables as well as an adaptation of the complete Chronicles of Narnia . Radio Theatre often hires famous actors to be

2208-458: The solicitation of donations and the sale of airtime may resemble a commercial enterprise, such actions do not necessarily constitute a call to action , and thus this does not forbid them from airing on noncommercial licensed stations in the U.S. A minority of stations, typically music stations, use the traditional model for music radio and allow traditional commercial advertising. Numerous religious broadcasters own many of their own stations. In

2256-401: The time. In November 2008, the organization eliminated 202 jobs, representing 18 percent of its workforce. The organization also cut its budget from $ 160 million in fiscal 2008 to $ 138 million for fiscal 2009. In February 2009, Dobson resigned his chairmanship. He left Focus on the Family in early 2010, and subsequently founded Family Talk as a non-profit organization and launched

2304-407: The two groups are legally separate. As a 501(c)(4) social welfare group, Family Policy Alliance has fewer political lobbying restrictions. FOTF's revenue in 2012 was US$ 90.5 million, and that of Family Policy Alliance (formerly CitizenLink) was US$ 8 million. By 2023, Family Policy Alliance and its network of local state councils were generating over $ 40 million of revenue. Focus on

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