May he rest in agony.

sad, he died too old

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.

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.

It's a real shame when they go old like that.

May he rest in all the piss he deserves.

Good fucking riddance.

Only the good die young..

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

I like the way you think. 🦀

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

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.

Shame he didn’t die decades ago.

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

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.

Obligatory:

And nothing of value was lost.

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

Good.

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

I hope his passing was painful and slow. Genuinely.

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

RIPiss

A good start. Who's next?

John MacArthur and now Charles Dobson.

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

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

Oh thank god.