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James Dobson, influential leader of the religious right, dies at 89

The founder of the evangelical group Focus on the Family, he spent decades denouncing what he saw as the unraveling of the social order.

(Monica Almeida | The New York Times)   James Dobson in November 2008 at a gathering in San Diego to oppose same-sex marriage. Dobson has died at age 89.

(Monica Almeida | The New York Times) James Dobson in November 2008 at a gathering in San Diego to oppose same-sex marriage. Dobson has died at age 89.