A Closer Look At Dr. Laura

Description for A CLOSER LOOK AT DR. LAURA: ON TARGET OR OFF THE WALL? by Tom Allen with a foreword by Dr. Laura Schlessinger: Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the mega-popular star of The Dr. Laura Show, has been called many things by many people from diverse sides of the cultural and religious spectrum. -- "A voice of fresh air in a polluted atmosphere". -- "A grounded moral absolutist". -- "The therapeutic equivalent of Rush Limbaugh". -- "A prophetess for our times". -- "A petite, blond, latter-day version of Moses on the mountain".Some appreciate her "voice in the wilderness" stance on morals which she defines as biblical: "I'm presenting standards like they're mine. I mean, you know -- they're biblical I'm reiterating them". Others believe she is a "self-righteous prude capitalizing on shock-jock techniques". But for Christians -- and finally all others as well -- there is only one standard: "The Word of God. That is the ultimate scrutiny". A CLOSER LOOK AT DR. LAURA is a