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James Dobson is set to endorse Mike Huckabee after his apparent snub of the presidential candidate from Arkansas in a statment lambasting John McCain. Dobson declared earlier this week that he might not vote for a president for the first time in his life.

UPDATE: CBS News reports that Dobson’s endorsement of Huckabee came in a statement released Thursday evening:

“The decision by Gov. Mitt Romney to put his campaign ‘on hold’ changes the political landscape,” Dobson said in a written statement.

“His [Huckabee's] unwavering positions on the social issues, notably the institution of marriage, the importance of faith and the sanctity of human life, resonate deeply with me and with many others.”

On McCain, Dobson added, “His record on the institution of the family and other conservative issues makes his candidacy a matter of conscience and concern for me.” 

Earlier from Associated Press:

James Dobson, one of the nation’s most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, is about to endorse former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, The Associated Press has learned.

Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Focus on the Family, talked to the GOP presidential hopeful Thursday and later was to release a statement explaining his choice, said Gary Schneeberger, a spokesman for Dobson.

Huckabee had long sought Dobson’s endorsement, believing he is the best fit to advance Dobson’s conservative, moral worldview.

Until now, Dobson had never endorsed a GOP presidential hopeful during the primary campaign. But he ruled out front-runner John McCain in a blistering commentary on Super Tuesday, and on Thursday the fight for the GOP nomination narrowed to a two-man race between McCain and Huckabee, who is far behind in the delegate count but pledged to fight on. Mitt Romney, a third hopeful trying to claim the conservative label, dropped out of the race Thursday.

Dobson released a statement Tuesday that criticized McCain for his support of embryonic stem cell research, his opposition to a federal anti-gay marriage amendment and for his temper and use of foul language.

He said if McCain were the nominee, he would not cast a ballot for president for the first time in his life.

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Orange County, Calif., High school student Chad Farnan launches website in response to support for his case against a history teacher said to repeatedly bash Christians during class. The site includes his statement about the case involving Dr. James Corbett, links, and press releases.

His homepage at ChadFarnan.com includes the following statement:

This was not an easy thing for me to do. As my family and I listened to the tapes of Dr. Corbett and his anti-christian views, we prayed for him everyday and hoped that he would stop. My parents told me that I didn’t have to deal with this and they would just take me out of the class. But as I prayed about it, I thought about my christian friends and other kids who had to leave his class, I also thought about the other kids who don’t know God and wouldn’t want to know him by the end of the year after hearing what he was saying. At that time I knew God was calling me to do something but I was afraid. Why me, I am only a 16 year old kid? I knew I had to step up and do what God was calling me to do even though  I was scared. I knew I was going to be persecuted and that it would not be easy. But I also knew, with all my heart, it was the right thing to do.

Related: Jesus Glasses and Bloggers For Chad Farnan

‘Jesus Glasses’ image at ChadFarnan.com

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