Dr. Laura Schlessinger

[Jade]

So what do you think about Dr Laura? Do you agree with her when it comes to family issues? Or do you think she's got it all wrong?

[Solly]

¿Que?

[yxboom]

She does good politically and morally but some of her suggestions and help is off the wall like self-defeating to her cause so it is kind of weird like that.


I used to listen to her all the time and noticed she is against fornication and shacking up but than in the same breath is against getting married until women are like 30 and have lived together for like a year. :duh:

[Jade]

whoops!

I forgot that her main audience are American. She doesn't do much traveling abroad.

Nonetheless here are some links to tell you a little about her.

She's Jewish and there's a picture of her here. (http://www.jewishworldreview.com/dr/laura.archives.asp)

Mainly she talks on the radio (http://www.drlaura.com/main/) (you can listen to some of her shows here too) and plugs several charities including her own. (http://www.drlaura.com/fndn/msbia.html?mode=view&tile=1&id=2534)

She has her share of enemies: the gays (http://www.stopdrlaura.com/) among others.

She also wrote: Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives

and

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives


Anyway hopefully this give you a glimpse as to who she is.

[Solly]

Today @ 03:48 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=45353#post45353)
yxboom:

in the same breath is against getting married until women are like 30 and have lived together for like a year. :duh:

women live together for a year? I love internet syntax!!

[Solly]

Today @ 03:55 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=45359#post45359)
Jade:

whoops!

I forgot that her main audience are American. She doesn't do much traveling abroad.

Nonetheless here are some links to tell you a little about her.

She's Jewish and there's a picture of her here. (http://www.jewishworldreview.com/dr/laura.archives.asp)

Mainly she talks on the radio (http://www.drlaura.com/main/) (you can listen to some of her shows here too) and plugs several charities including her own. (http://www.drlaura.com/fndn/msbia.html?mode=view&tile=1&id=2534)

She has her share of enemies: the gays (http://www.stopdrlaura.com/) among others.

She also wrote: Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives

and

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives


Anyway hopefully this give you a glimpse as to who she is.

The Chicken Soup brigade I'll warrant.

[Dee Dee Warren]

I generally like Dr. Laura, but she, in her advice, she often lacks the concept of grace. I admit though I have not listened to her for quite some time.

[Patroclus]

I think that she is a tad too conservative. I have not heard her bablance her opinions with those of others. It just does not seem like responsible counciling to me.

[Janine]

She is sometimes not nearly conservative enough.

But then, neither is Rush Limbaugh.

[flipper]

She has quite an unlovely position on gays, it is true. However, I've listened to her show and I think she's quite good at what she does and is not without wisdom. If her advice inadvertently ruins someone's life, then that's what you get for taking advice from someone who doesn't really know you. I don't always agree with her tack, but I don't think I've ever heard her give inconsistent advice or advise that I thought was terrible.

There are some very unfortunate pictures of her (at least, from her perspective) knocking around on the Interweb which does seem to put her holier-than-thou position into some perspective. Even allowing for the wisdom of age.

[Pilgrim]

All I know is that she is completley stranged from her own mother by her own choice. (Ok, was estranged because her mother is now dead.)

[Faramir]

Today @ 12:47 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=#post)
Pilgrim:

All I know is that she is completley stranged from her own mother by her own choice. (Ok, was estranged because her mother is now dead.)

What is the reason for this estragement?

I know from personal experience that there are sometimes valid reasons for these things. My wife and her Mother have not spoken in over a year. It is very painful for my wife, but not nearly as painful as continuing in a horribly abusing relationship.

btw I am not a big fan of Dr. Laura, but I do not think that we should judge her based on this estragement without all the facts.

[Pilgrim]

In this case I don't think the reason matters. The point is that Dr. Laura bashes every one else for not mending relationships with little or no compassion and she can't handle her own. It's the hypocrisy I was getting at, not the estrangement.

[Faramir]

Today @ 10:51 AM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=72000#post72000)
Pilgrim:

In this case I don't think the reason matters. The point is that Dr. Laura bashes every one else for not mending relationships with little or no compassion and she can't handle her own. It's the hypocrisy I was getting at, not the estrangement.

OIC. :thumb:

[Bill the Cat]

I think she takes a strong stand on some things where wishy washy people won't make their minds up. I like her most of the time, but she can be a bit brash

[Susan]

03-26-2003 @ 09:35 AM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=45341#post45341)
Jade:

So what do you think about Dr Laura? Do you agree with her when it comes to family issues? Or do you think she's got it all wrong?



I love to listen to Dr. Laura. Her blunt sytle is admirable IMO. If a person consults another for advice, the response should not be sugarcoated.

[Susan]

04-04-2003 @ 11:47 AM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=53456#post53456)
Pilgrim:

All I know is that she is completley stranged from her own mother by her own choice. (Ok, was estranged because her mother is now dead.)


All the articles that I have read concerning her mothers death stated that her mother separated herself from the rest of the family.