Editing Focus on the Family (section)

==Programs==

===Wait No More===
Focus on the Family's Wait No More ministry works with [[adoption]] agencies, church leaders and ministry partners to recruit families to adopt children from [[foster care]].<ref>[http://www.gazette.com/articles/year-128126-amanda-last.html 17-year-old beats the odds and finds a home | year, amanda, last ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213133631/http://www.gazette.com/articles/year-128126-amanda-last.html |date=December 13, 2011}}. ''Colorado Springs Gazette'' (November 9, 2011). Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref> In [[Colorado]], the number of children waiting for adoption dropped from approximately 800 to 350 persons, due in part to the efforts of Wait No More.<ref>[http://www.gazette.com/articles/foster-98852-ended-sox.html#ixzz1mD5hPzmx Focus on Family gives foster kids a day at ballpark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519050858/http://www.gazette.com/articles/foster-98852-ended-sox.html#ixzz1mD5hPzmx |date=May 19, 2010}}. ''Colorado Springs Gazette'' (May 15, 2010). Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref> Focus on the Family's efforts to encourage adoption among Christian families is part of a larger effort by [[evangelical Christianity|Evangelicals]] to, in their perception, live out what they see as the "biblical mandate" to help children.<ref>Riley, Naomi S. (September 24, 2010) [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703743504575494263102089970 "Adoption Season for Evangelicals: A Biblical Mandate to Help Chilrdren, Especially Those in Foster Care"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902140425/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703743504575494263102089970 |date=September 2, 2017}}. ''Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref>

===Option Ultrasound Program===
Focus on the Family's Option Ultrasound Program (OUP) provides grants to [[crisis pregnancy centers]] to pay the cost of [[Medical ultrasonography|ultrasound]] machines or sonography training. Focus on the Family began OUP in 2004 with the goal of convincing women not to have abortions. FOTF officials said that ultrasound services help a woman better understand her pregnancy and baby's development, creating an important "bonding opportunity" between "mother and unborn child".<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_18223160?source=commented-news "Focus: Donations of ultrasound equipment stopped 100,000 abortions since 2004"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814112823/http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_18223160?source=commented-news |date=August 14, 2011}}. ''The Denver Post''. Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref>

In 2011, FOTF announced that they would like to talk with pro-choice groups like [[Planned Parenthood]] to work towards the shared goal of making abortion less common.<ref>[http://www.koaa.com/news/focus-on-the-family-welcomes-unlikely-ally/ Focus on the Family welcomes unlikely ally | koaa.com | Colorado Springs | Pueblo |] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614072600/http://www.koaa.com/news/focus-on-the-family-welcomes-unlikely-ally/ |date=June 14, 2013}}. koaa.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref> Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]] (R-Minn.) introduced a sonogram bill in 2011 and, citing Focus on the Family, told Congress that "78 percent of women who see and hear the fetal heartbeat choose life." She was later corrected by Focus on the Family, which released a statement saying they did not release such data.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2011-oct-23-la-na-bachmann-20111024-story.html Michele Bachmann's misstatements may be catching up to her ] . ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (October 23, 2011). Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref>{{ r | AI_Resnick | p=1 | q=Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) introduced a federal mandatory sonogram bill last year and — citing the conservative policy group Focus on the Family — told Congress that "78 percent of women who see and hear the fetal heartbeat choose life." She was later corrected by Focus on the Family, which deemed her statement "inaccurate".}} A study released in February 2012 showed that ultrasounds do not have a direct impact on an abortion decision.<ref name="AI_Resnick">{{cite web |title=Ongoing study shows ultrasounds do not have direct impact on abortion decision |url=http://www.americanindependent.com/210411/ongoing-study-shows-ultrasounds-do-not-have-direct-impact-on-abortion-decision |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219025955/http://www.americanindependent.com/210411/ongoing-study-shows-ultrasounds-do-not-have-direct-impact-on-abortion-decision |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=April 10, 2014 |publisher=The American Independent |quote=A recently updated report on U.S. pregnancy resource centers (PDF), published by the anti-abortion Family Research Council, indicates that more and more of these centers are being supplied with ultrasound equipment.&nbsp;... Much of the funding for these machines has come from two primary sources: Focus on the Family and the Knights of Columbus, both politically influential religious organizations.}}</ref>

===Boundless.org===
Boundless.org is Focus on the Family's website for young adults<ref>{{cite web|url=http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/07/is-god-going-to-hook-me-up-online-assessing-christian-mingle-and-soul-mates/|title=Is God going to hook me up online? Assessing Christian Mingle and 'soul mates'|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211205859/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/07/is-god-going-to-hook-me-up-online-assessing-christian-mingle-and-soul-mates/|archive-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ages 18–34<ref name=":4" /> featuring articles, a blog, a podcast, and a conference. The site has been classified as a [[webzine]], and originally included a moderated forum for young adults to exchange thoughts and ideas about topics relevant to them without being dictated what they should believe by an "authoritarian tone".<ref name=":4" /> The website covers topics such as singleness, [[dating]], [[Intimate relationship|relationship]]s, popular culture, career, and sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/17.28.html?start=1|last=Pulliam|first=Sarah|title=Restless, Reformed, and Single|work=Christianity Today|date=July 31, 2009|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210223501/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/17.28.html?start=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Plugged In===
'''''Plugged In''''' is a Focus on the Family publication and associated website created for families that reviews magazines, newspaper comics, films, books, music, and TV and radio shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanawards.com/plugged-in-review|title=Plugged In: Reviewing the Christian Review Site|date=January 11, 2017|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref> As of 2007 it was one of their most popular products, and reviews were offered to members through both their website and through text messages.<ref name=":4" />

===Day of Dialogue===
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The [[Day of Dialogue]] was a student event which took place April 16. Since 2018 the event is no longer marked on a single date, or organized nationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Focus on the Family Has Quietly Ended Its Anti-LGBTQ "Day of Dialogue"|url=https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/04/10/focus-on-the-family-has-quietly-ended-its-anti-lgbtq-day-of-dialogue/|date=April 10, 2018|website=[[Patheos]]|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722163353/https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/04/10/focus-on-the-family-has-quietly-ended-its-anti-lgbtq-day-of-dialogue/|url-status=live}}</ref> Founders described the goal of the event, created in opposition to the anti-bullying and anti-homophobic [[Day of Silence]], as "encouraging honest and respectful conversation among students about God's design for sexuality." It was previously known as the ''Day of Truth'' and was founded by the [[Alliance Defense Fund]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-107851-gay-taking.html Focus to sponsor anti-gay observance for students] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114123011/http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-107851-gay-taking.html |date=November 14, 2010}}. ''Colorado Springs Gazette'', November 11, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref> In 2007, Exodus International began supporting the [[Day of Dialogue|Day of Truth]], an event created by [[Alliance Defending Freedom]] (ADF) in 2005 that challenges homosexuality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dayoftruth.org/?page_id=224 |title=Hostile Questions |work=DayOfTruth.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100130111036/http://dayoftruth.org/?page_id=224 |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2009, the ADF announced they had passed on their leadership role for the event to Exodus. In October 2010, Exodus announced they would no longer support the event. President [[Alan Chambers (Exodus International)|Alan Chambers]] stated they realised they needed to "equip kids to live out biblical tolerance and grace while treating their neighbors as they'd like to be treated, whether they agree with them or not", adding that the Day of Truth was becoming too divisive. Chambers said that Exodus had not changed its position on homosexuality, rather they were reevaluating how to best communicate their message.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilgoff|first=Dan|url=http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/06/christian-group-pulls-support-for-event-challenging-homosexuality/?hpt=T2|title=Christian Group Pull Support for Event Challenging Homosexuality|work=CNN|date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123011818/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/06/christian-group-pulls-support-for-event-challenging-homosexuality/?hpt=T2|archive-date=November 23, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=David|url=http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/2010/10/exodus-international-shuts-down-day-of-truth/|title=Exodus International Shuts Down Day of Truth|date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120041128/https://exgaywatch.com/2010/10/exodus-international-shuts-down-day-of-truth/|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref> Focus on the Family subsequently took leadership of the event, and renamed it the Day of Dialogue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.focusonthefamily.com/about/newsroom/news-releases/20101111-new-focus-on-day-of-truth-now-day-of-dialogue |title=New Focus on Day of Truth: Now "Day of Dialogue" |date=November 11, 2010 |work=Focus on the Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921121322/https://www.focusonthefamily.com/about/newsroom/news-releases/20101111-new-focus-on-day-of-truth-now-day-of-dialogue |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>

===National Day of Prayer===
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The [[National Day of Prayer Task Force]] is an American [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] [[Christian right|conservative Christian]] non-profit organization which organizes, coordinates, and presides over [[Evangelical Christian]] religious observances each year on the [[National Day of Prayer]]. The website of the NDP Task Force states that "its business affairs are separate" from those of Focus on the Family, but also that "between 1990 and 1993, Focus on the Family did provide grants in support of the NDP Task Force" and that "Focus on the Family is compensated for services rendered."<ref>[http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/faqs National Day of Prayer Task Force website – FAQs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620021759/http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/faqs/ |date=June 20, 2010}}. Nationaldayofprayer.org. Retrieved May 21, 2012.</ref> Shirley Dobson, wife of James Dobson, was chairwoman of the NDP Task Force from 1991 until 2016, when [[Anne Graham Lotz]], daughter of evangelist [[Billy Graham]], assumed the post.<ref>[http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/history National Day of Prayer Task Force website – History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050957/http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/history |date=April 28, 2017}}. Nationaldayofprayer.org. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref>

===Radio Theatre===
Radio Theatre is a program run by Focus on the Family that makes both original and adapted radio dramas. Much of the staff involved with [[Adventures in Odyssey]] is also involved with Radio Theatre such as Paul McCusker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paulmccusker.com/focus-on-the-family-radio-theatre|title=Paul McCusker Writes. A Bit.|date=November 2, 2021|accessdate=November 2, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103021345/https://www.paulmccusker.com/focus-on-the-family-radio-theatre|url-status=dead}}</ref>
They have made adaptations of many novels including ''[[Les Miserables]]'' and ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' as well as an adaptation of the complete [[Chronicles of Narnia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/39radio-theatre39-tales-with-a-message|title='Radio Theatre': Tales with a Message|date=December 12, 2021|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref> Radio Theatre often hires famous actors to be a part of their adaptations such as [[Andy Serkis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cslewis.org/blog/new-audio-release-of-the-screwtape-letters/|title=New Audio release of The Screwtape Letters|date=October 8, 2021|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref>