Marriage Under Fire: Why We Must Win This Battle (Hardcover)

~ James Dobson (Author)

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SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

For the past forty years, the homosexual activist movement has sought to implement a master plan to utterly destroy the family. Unelectable and unaccountable rogue judges have made a habit of inventing rights that not only don’t exist in the Constitution, but also contradict both the will of the people and the actions of the legislative branch.

Christians around the world have scrambled, wondering how to respond. How do we discuss this intelligently? What can we do to make our voices heard? In his newest release, Marriage Under Fire, Dr. Dobson addresses the dire ramifications of judicial activism and presents compelling arguments against the legalization of homosexual unions—mobilizing the Christian community to respond to a call to action.

"I understand both the busy-ness of daily life and the intimidation that the average man or woman feels in the face of this overwhelming cultural challenge. But we need to work together. Maybe you want to make a difference but you simply don’t know what to do. May this book encourage you for the battle ahead, as we fight to save the institution of the family ." --Dr. James Dobson

Why Not "Gay Marriage"?

Why shouldn't the definition of family be broadened and modernized? What harm could be done by two consenting adults who love one another coming together to create a binding union?

In this succinct analysis of the issue, Dr. James Dobson presents a compelling case against the legalization of “marriage” between homosexuals and the dire ramifications our nation could face: Same-sex marriage will destroy the fundamental principles of marriage, parenthood, and gender. Families will be increasingly unstable as their definition expands to incorporate multiple “moms” or “dads”. Legalization of gay marriages will lead to polygamy and other alternatives to one-man/one-woman unions. The divorce rate will be higher, making our children less safe.

Marriage Under Fire provides the foundations of a battle plan for the preservation of traditional values in our nation. Our response could not be clearer. The well-being of the family, and thus our nation, hangs in the balance. Now is the time to speak out in defense of marriage and the American family.

Story Behind the Book

I write to you today with a profound sense of concern and apprehension for the welfare of the family, and indeed for the future of our nation. I do not recall a time since the beginnings of Focus on the Family twenty-seven years ago when the institution of marriage faced such peril or when the forces arrayed against it were more formidable or determined. Barring a miracle, the family as it has been known for more than five millennia will crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom, and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise.

About the Author

Dr. James Dobson is founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization whose internationally syndicated radio programs are heard by more than 200 million people daily. He earned his PhD from the University of Southern California in the field of child development. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, Dr. Dobson is the author of numerous bestselling books dedicated to the preservation of the family.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Multnomah Books; First Edition edition (June 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590524314
• ISBN-13: 978-1590524312
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,178,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like the book & I love Dr. Dobson, March 10, 2009

By	Snowygirl "Snowbaby" (Rocky Mountain Wilderness with wild aninals in our back yard) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marriage Under Fire: Why We Must Win This Battle (Hardcover)

And I am in total agreement with Dr. Dobson. We have to stand up for the first institution : marriage. We have to fight for what is good, true, right .

80 of 124 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Redundant and alarmist material, September 6, 2004

By	Vaughn Roste (Bainbridge, Georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is not likely to change any minds. Those already opposed to same-sex marriage here will find only one-sided fuel for their opinions: those in favour (already not likely to read the book) will undoubtedly find the arguments frankly unconvincing. It's completely one-sided; some of his assertions are even patently untrue (that same-sex marriage leads "inexorably" to polygamy (p. 48) is only one example). Read Dobson's list of eleven concerns he has over same-sex marriage:

[If same-sex marriage is legalized]

1 - ...it will quickly destroy the traditional family
2 - children will suffer most
3 - public schools in every state will embrace homosexuality
4 - adoption laws will be instantly obsolete
5 - foster-care programs will be impacted dramatically
6 - the health-care system will stagger and perhaps collapse
7 - Social Security will be severely stressed
8 - Religious freedoms will almost certainly be jeopardized
9 - other nations... will follow our lead
10 - the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be severely curtailed, and
11 - the culture war will be over, and the world may soon become "as it was in the Days of Noah" (Matt 24:37) (pp. 47-64)

Dobson failed to convince me on every single one of these points. His assertions are alarmist and his book merely an attempt to fear-monger Christians into political action. It was obviously produced too quickly to be well-edited (for example, is the subtitle "Why We Must Win This Battle" as on the cover or "Why We Must Win This War" as on the title page?). It's also just a compilation of what Dobson has already said, in other publications and elsewhere. Frankly, I view this as a money-grab by Focus on the Family (an accusation such evangelical Christians should be familiar with). Why would you buy this book when you can surf the net and get all of this information for free?

In sum: Dobson panders to his Christian supporters by mass-producing an unconvincing book on short order talking about the perceived threat to marriage that contains no new information but represents merely a compilation of what Dobson is already on record as saying elsewhere. Don't buy it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Christian Values under Fire?, February 21, 2009

By	Philip S Roeda (Cook, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am in full agreement with the thesis of this book. Dr. Dobson's arguments that there is a certain segment of the American population hostile to the values taught in the Bible are accurate. This is preaching to the choir type book. Only individuals who have distaste for today's American culture will find themselves in agreement with arguments in this book. This book is a presentation moral attitudes of the persons occupying the United States are heading for the toilet. More important it is an argument that certain political forces are contributing to this countries moral decade. Forces in this country are colluding together to force social standards antichristian in nature down people's throats. Those who dissent to the ideas and values of James Dobson argue it is the Evangelical Christians doing this. This book is a call for political involvement and to be expressive to what offends in the public schools and government institutions.


I find Erin V. Lutzer book titled The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage a more rounded presentation of Christian opposition to same -Sex marriage, the Christian social life and loving the sinner not the sin.