Focus on the Family Faced With More Layoffs

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Focus on the Family CEO Jim Daly

The antigay ministry Focus on the Family announced on Friday it will eliminate 49 more jobs, reports Denver Post.

The Colorado Springs-based organization had a $105 million budget this fiscal year ending September 30, but its officials now estimate it will receive donations of only $90 million to $95 million.

"God has never promised us a certain budget number," Gary Schneeberger, Focus Vice President says. "We're sad today but not distraught about the future. Even in these bad economic times people who care about the ministry gave us more than $90 million. We've been able to help tens of thousands of families with their marriages, raising their kids and walking in their faith. Our commitment to that mission is unabated."

At its height in 2002, Focus on the Family employed 1,400, but has been trimming its workforce since 2008.

"Most of the years of the ministry we were under a $90 million budget," Schneeberger says. "Even so, we had a huge impact globally and believe we will continue to have a huge impact globally."

Focus on the Family, long notorious for fighting LGBT rights initiatives, was founded in 1977 by therapist Jim Dobson, who was succeeded by Jim Daly as president and CEO in 2009.

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Name: CountryBoy
Date posted: 9/19/2011 12:45:27 PM
Hometown: MO

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Sounds like Focus on the Family needs to 'Focus' on the FINANCES.. Gee, I'm heartbroken; NOT!! With any luck they, too, will follow the lead of the Crystal Cathedral in Anaheim, and go under. Perhaps there IS a God, after all.
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Name: Amber Thompson
Date posted: 9/19/2011 9:28:57 AM
Hometown: Groveton NH

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People finally wised up to their bovine excrement.
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Name: Esmerelda
Date posted: 9/19/2011 9:23:50 AM
Hometown: Sacramento, CA

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'Even in these bad economic times people who care about the ministry gave us more than $90 million. We've been able to help tens of thousands of families with their marriages, raising their kids and walking in their faith.' PROVE IT!
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Name: John
Date posted: 9/19/2011 5:26:37 AM
Hometown: Sitges

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Everybody, in different ways, made great points. My favorite was about this hate fuckers salary - how much of that 90 million goes to support what I'd have to assume is a very comfortable if not luxurious lifestyle....
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Name: Peter
Date posted: 9/19/2011 1:17:32 AM
Hometown: Tampa

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Yay! I hope these dopes never get a job and have to live in leaky cardboard boxes.
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Name: Warner
Date posted: 9/18/2011 11:58:19 PM
Hometown: Salem, OR

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I highly doubt God has any care in the universe about their budget. I think he probably has more important things to worry about, such as how focus on the family supports racial, religious, ethnic, and sexual orination genocide in any and all countrys they think they can get away with it.
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Name: JS
Date posted: 9/18/2011 11:55:03 PM
Hometown: San Diego

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I wonder how much Daly makes as his salary? The whole religion thing is a scam. I live near the CBN headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA - it looks like a Greek revival whorehouse. And they have a police car parked in front - just in case I guess. They also own numerous million and multi-million dollar homes to 'house' ministry employees. Good Grief.
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Name: Koz
Date posted: 9/18/2011 11:09:06 PM
Hometown: Boston

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I always hate to hear when folks lose their jobs due to the mismanagement of those in charge. With that said, it couldn't happen to a 'nicer' bunch of folks.
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Name: Geoff
Date posted: 9/18/2011 6:59:11 PM
Hometown: Columbus

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So FOF is saying that God is subject to a recession? Really?
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Name: Xander
Date posted: 9/18/2011 6:03:46 PM
Hometown: Istanbul

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God didn't promis them a budget??? Wow, but why? Why would God who promises real estate (hence, the promised land) or promise a cozy afterlife (if not social security or retirement benefits) wouldn't give them more money? The Westboro Baptist Church should arrive to the occasion: God hates Focus on the Family!

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