James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, has died at age 89.

An influential leader and morality crusader who waged war on homosexuality and championed family values has died.

James Dobson, the Christian family psychologist-turned media titan who founded Focus on the Family and launched a career in public ministry in which he exerted influence over the highest levels of American politics,