Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, was asked to "put the punctuation" on the four-day National Religious Broadcasters conference that wrapped up Tuesday night. He left the crowd of nearly 1,400 with an exclamation point — and a call to action.
"Who will be left to carry the banner when this generation of leaders is gone?" Dr. Dobson asked. "The question is, will the younger generation heed the call? Who will defend the unborn child in the years to come? Who will plead for the Terri Schiavos of the world? Who's going to fight for the institution of marriage, which is on the ropes today?"
Dr. Dobson said many of his comments Tuesday were the same he made at the funeral of the Rev. D. James Kennedy last fall. He also noted the passing of Jerry Falwell and Ruth Bell Graham.
Gary Schneeberger, vice president of media relations for Focus on the Family, was in the audience Tuesday.
"Dr. Dobson's question, 'Who will be the next generation?' was more an exhortation than a plea to find others to carry the mantle of righteousness he and his contemporaries have carried," he said. "He knows they're out there; many of them are already making a huge difference. The focus of what he was saying was, 'When the Lord calls you to make that kind of difference, don't fight Him. He always wins.' "
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