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'''Robert Enyart''' (January 10, 1959{{snd}}September 12, 2021) was an American ] host and pastor of Denver Bible Church in ], Colorado. He was an ] and ]. Enyart opposed ] and ] for ]. He died from COVID-19. '''Robert Enyart''' (January 10, 1959{{snd}}September 12, 2021) was an American ] host and pastor of Denver Bible Church in ], Colorado. He was an ] and ]. Enyart opposed mandated ] and ] for ]. He died of COVID-19 in September 2021.


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Enyart was born and raised in ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Conservative radio host who spurned vaccines, mocked AIDS patients dies of covid-19|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/14/bob-enyart-conservative-radio-covid/|access-date=2021-09-23|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> He attended a Catholic grammar school for eight years before attending a public high school. Enyart studied at ] at ], where he specialized in computer science.<ref name=":4" /> Enyart was born and raised in ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Conservative radio host who spurned vaccines, mocked AIDS patients dies of covid-19|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/14/bob-enyart-conservative-radio-covid/|access-date=2021-09-23|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> He attended a Catholic grammar school for eight years before attending a public high school. Enyart studied at ] at ], where he specialized in computer science.<ref name=Roberts1999/>


==Career== ==Career==
Before graduating from college, Enyart began working in the technology industry, including positions at ] and ] in Denver.<ref name=":4" /> He designed computer software for military helicopters and served as a computer analyst for ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hurley|first=Harry|date=September 15, 2021|title=New Jersey Should Take Note of Latest Radio Host to Die from COVID-19|url=https://wpgtalkradio.com/new-jersey-should-take-note-of-latest-radio-host-to-die-from-covid-19/|url-status=live|access-date=September 19, 2021|website=WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2021|title=Lesson of Anti-Vaxxer Radio Host Bob Enyart's Cause of Death|url=https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/bob-enyart-death-cause/|url-status=live|access-date=September 19, 2021|website=US Day News|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Enyart|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-123423/bob-enyart-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=My Heritage}}</ref> Before graduating from college, Enyart began working in the technology industry, including positions at ] and ] in Denver.<ref name=Roberts1999/> He designed computer software for military helicopters and served as a computer analyst for ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hurley|first=Harry|date=September 15, 2021|title=New Jersey Should Take Note of Latest Radio Host to Die from COVID-19|url=https://wpgtalkradio.com/new-jersey-should-take-note-of-latest-radio-host-to-die-from-covid-19/|access-date=September 19, 2021|website=WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2021|title=Lesson of Anti-Vaxxer Radio Host Bob Enyart's Cause of Death|url=https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/bob-enyart-death-cause/|access-date=September 19, 2021|website=US Day News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Enyart|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-123423/bob-enyart-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people|access-date=2021-09-20|website=My Heritage}}</ref>


Concerned about legalized abortion, Enyart began working for ] in 1989, where protests at women's clinics led to Enyart spending time in jail.<ref name=":4" /> Opposed to legal abortion, Enyart began working for ] in 1989; multiple arrests for trespassing, assault and obstruction at women's clinics led to conviction, and Enyart spent time in jail.<ref name=Roberts1999/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W-yDy4EsnyJv_J2y-XZyvPLcLU2LanLwFNq1DyY02cY/edit#gid=11|title = ROBERT ADOLPH ENYART (BOB ENYART) et al &#124; TIMELINE &#124; 1987 to PRESENT &#124; by Curtis Kekoa III &#124; PRESENTED TO THE BOULDER, CO POLICE DEPARTMENT 10/11/2012}}</ref>


In 1991, Enyart began broadcasting about conservative issues at ]. With his audience growing, he began broadcasting on Christian television station ], owned by ] of ].<ref name=":4" /> In 1991, Enyart began broadcasting about conservative issues at ]. With his audience growing, he began broadcasting on Christian television station ], owned by ] of ].<ref name=Roberts1999/>


In 2000, Enyart became pastor at Denver Bible Church.<ref name="Tabachnik 2021">{{cite web|last=Tabachnik|first=Sam|date=September 14, 2021|title=Bob Enyart, Conservative Firebrand and Pastor, Dies of COVID-19|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/13/bob-enyart-dies-covid-19/|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref> In 2000, Enyart became pastor at Denver Bible Church.<ref name="Tabachnik 2021">{{cite web|last=Tabachnik|first=Sam|date=September 14, 2021|title=Bob Enyart, Conservative Firebrand and Pastor, Dies of COVID-19|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/13/bob-enyart-dies-covid-19/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref>


Enyart hosted ''Bob Enyart Live,'' a daily show on Denver-based ] station ] and was a host for ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Enyart Live {{!}} KLTT - 670AM|url=https://www.670kltt.com/show/bob-enyart-live/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=] Powerful Christian Talk|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="DenverPost2012">{{Cite web|date=2012-12-01|title=Arvada Pastor and Radio Host’s "Real Science Friday" Sued by NPR Show|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/12/01/arvada-pastor-and-radio-hosts-real-science-friday-sued-by-npr-show/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Starr|first1=Jerold|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Air_Wars/swv53KTLriAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Bob+Enyart&pg=PA142&printsec=frontcover|title=Air Wars: The Fight to Reclaim Public Broadcasting|date=2001|publisher=] Press|isbn=978-1-56639-913-5|page=142|language=en|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> Enyart hosted ''Bob Enyart Live,'' a daily show on Denver-based ] station ] and was a host for ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Enyart Live {{!}} KLTT - 670AM|url=https://www.670kltt.com/show/bob-enyart-live/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=] Powerful Christian Talk}}</ref><ref name="DenverPost2012">{{Cite web|date=2012-12-01|title=Arvada Pastor and Radio Host's "Real Science Friday" Sued by NPR Show|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/12/01/arvada-pastor-and-radio-hosts-real-science-friday-sued-by-npr-show/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Starr|first1=Jerold|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=swv53KTLriAC&pg=PA142|title=Air Wars: The Fight to Reclaim Public Broadcasting|date=2001|publisher=] Press|isbn=978-1-56639-913-5|page=142|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref>


In 1991, Enyart created a radio show to support creationism and attack ].<ref name="DenverPost2012" /> Enyart changed the name of the show in 2006 to ''Real Science Friday'' as a challenge to ]'s show ''].'' On December 28, 2012, Enyart settled a ] and ] lawsuit brought against him by NPR and renamed his show ''Real Science Radio.''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Trademark Suit Against Creationists Settled|url=https://ncse.ngo/trademark-suit-against-creationists-settled|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Steffan|first=Melissa|date=February 5, 2013|title=Creationist Pastor Loses to NPR over 'Science Friday' Radio Show|work=]|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2013/february/creationist-pastor-loses-to-npr-over-science-friday-radio.html}}</ref> In 1991, Enyart created a radio show to support ] and attack ].<ref name="DenverPost2012" /> Enyart changed the name of the show in 2006 to ''Real Science Friday'' as a challenge to ]'s show ''].'' On December 28, 2012, Enyart settled a ] and ] lawsuit brought against him by NPR and renamed his show ''Real Science Radio.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trademark Suit Against Creationists Settled|url=https://ncse.ngo/trademark-suit-against-creationists-settled|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Steffan|first=Melissa|date=February 5, 2013|title=Creationist Pastor Loses to NPR over 'Science Friday' Radio Show|work=]|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2013/february/creationist-pastor-loses-to-npr-over-science-friday-radio.html}}</ref>


== Activism == == Activism and views ==
=== Abortion === === Abortion ===
Enyart served as a spokesperson for the anti-abortion group American Right to Life.<ref name="Tabachnik 2021" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Bella|first=Timothy|date=September 14, 2021|title=Conservative Radio Host Who Spurned Vaccines, Mocked AIDS Patients Dies of Covid-19|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/14/bob-enyart-conservative-radio-covid/|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref> He picketed the homes of doctors who performed abortions, causing one Colorado town to ban such protests in residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKibben|first=Ginny|date=June 28, 2000|title=County Limits Demonstrations Abortion Protests at Doctor's Home Lead to Ordinance|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF457CCDDD92A2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|page=A-01|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> Enyart criticized presidential candidates who did not share his view on abortion and advocated for the death penalty for women who had abortions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Beaubien|first=Jason|date=June 15, 2007|title=Romney's Abortion Stance: Flip-Flop or Full Circle?|work=]|publisher=]|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11118128|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223144700/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11118128|archive-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Pengelly 2021">{{cite web|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|date=September 14, 2021|title=Colorado Radio Host Who Urged Boycott of Vaccines Dies of Covid-19|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/14/bob-enyart-radio-host-dies-covid-19-boycott-vaccine-colorado|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref> Enyart served as a spokesperson for the anti-abortion group American Right to Life.<ref name="Tabachnik 2021" /><ref name=Bella>{{Cite news|last=Bella|first=Timothy|date=September 14, 2021|title=Conservative Radio Host Who Spurned Vaccines, Mocked AIDS Patients Dies of Covid-19|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/14/bob-enyart-conservative-radio-covid/|access-date=September 14, 2021|newspaper=]}}</ref> He picketed the homes of doctors who performed abortions, causing one Colorado town to ban such protests in residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKibben|first=Ginny|date=June 28, 2000|title=County Limits Demonstrations Abortion Protests at Doctor's Home Lead to Ordinance|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF457CCDDD92A2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|page=A-01|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> Enyart criticized presidential candidates who did not share his view on abortion and advocated for the death penalty for women who had abortions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Beaubien|first=Jason|date=June 15, 2007|title=Romney's Abortion Stance: Flip-Flop or Full Circle?|work=]|publisher=]|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11118128|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223144700/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11118128|archive-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Pengelly 2021">{{cite web|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|date=September 14, 2021|title=Colorado Radio Host Who Urged Boycott of Vaccines Dies of Covid-19|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/14/bob-enyart-radio-host-dies-covid-19-boycott-vaccine-colorado|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref>


=== AIDS === === AIDS ===
Enyart angered families of ] victims when he read a man's obituary on his television show, ''Bob Enyart Live,'' calling the deceased a ].<ref>{{cite news|date=January 14, 1995|title=Host Must Stop Reading Gays' Obituaries on TV Friends of AIDS Victim Angered|work=]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F34B9FE1D3C6BAB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160128/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F34B9FE1D3C6BAB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> A regular feature of the show involved reading obituaries of AIDS sufferers while playing "]" by ], whose lead singer, ], died in 1991 from complications from AIDS.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Michael|title=COVID Hits Pastor/Podcaster Who Sued Over Masks in Church|url=https://www.westword.com/news/bob-enyart-denver-pastor-catches-covid-12233423|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> In 1995, Enyart angered families of people with ] when he read a man's obituary on his television show, ''Bob Enyart Live,'' calling the deceased a ].<ref>{{cite news|date=January 14, 1995|title=Host Must Stop Reading Gays' Obituaries on TV Friends of AIDS Victim Angered|work=]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F34B9FE1D3C6BAB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160128/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F34B9FE1D3C6BAB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> A regular feature of the show involved reading obituaries of people who had died from AIDS while playing "]" by ], whose lead singer, ], died in 1991 from complications from AIDS.<ref name=Roberts2021>{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Michael|title=COVID Hits Pastor/Podcaster Who Sued Over Masks in Church|url=https://www.westword.com/news/bob-enyart-denver-pastor-catches-covid-12233423|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]}}</ref>


=== Corporal punishment === === Corporal punishment ===
Enyart was a proponent of ] of children.<ref name="denverpost">{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Bill|date=May 17, 1995|title=The World of Bob Enyart Outspoken TV Broadcaster Steers a Hard Right|work=]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF445742E13CC6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100657/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF445742E13CC6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> He served a 60-day jail sentence in the ] Correctional Facility after being convicted of child abuse for hitting a 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gerhardt|first=Gary|date=April 10, 1999|title=TV Host Begins Jail Sentence Bob Enyart Given 60 Days for Hitting Boy With Belt|url=https://www.gale.com/databases/questia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140254/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|access-date=2021-09-21|website=]|language=en|via=High Beam Research}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Sue|date=June 17, 1999|title=Judge Affirms Enyart's Right to Discuss Abuse Conviction on TV|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67485131.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140306/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67485131.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|publisher=Cengage Learning Network|language=en|via=High Beam Research}}</ref> Enyart was a proponent of ] of children.<ref name="denverpost">{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Bill|date=May 17, 1995|title=The World of Bob Enyart Outspoken TV Broadcaster Steers a Hard Right|work=]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF445742E13CC6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100657/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF445742E13CC6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> He served a 60-day jail sentence in the ] Correctional Facility after being convicted of child abuse for hitting a 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.<ref name=Roberts1999/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gerhardt|first=Gary|date=April 10, 1999|title=TV Host Begins Jail Sentence Bob Enyart Given 60 Days for Hitting Boy With Belt|url=https://www.gale.com/databases/questia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140254/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|access-date=2021-09-21|website=]|via=High Beam Research}}</ref><ref name=Lindsay>{{Cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Sue|date=June 17, 1999|title=Judge Affirms Enyart's Right to Discuss Abuse Conviction on TV|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67485131.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140306/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67485131.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|publisher=Cengage Learning Network|via=High Beam Research}}</ref>


In 1994, Enyart agreed to stop making late-night telephone calls to residents of ] who were upset with the content of his program on a Kenosha television station. The calls prompted Senator ] (D-Wis.) to call for a ] investigation to determine if the talk show host had broken laws.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lisheron|first=Mark|date=December 23, 1994|title=`Right-Wing' TV Host Will Stop Late-Night Calls to Foes in Kenosha|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828A476D9C8A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160435/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828A476D9C8A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 13, 2012|access-date=2021-09-21|website=JS Online|publisher=Journal Sentinel|via=]}}</ref> In 1994, Enyart agreed to stop making late-night telephone calls to residents of ] who were upset with the content of his program on a Kenosha television station. The calls prompted Senator ] (D-Wis.) to call for a ] investigation to determine if the talk show host had broken laws.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lisheron|first=Mark|date=December 23, 1994|title='Right-Wing' TV Host Will Stop Late-Night Calls to Foes in Kenosha|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828A476D9C8A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160435/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828A476D9C8A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 13, 2012|access-date=2021-09-21|website=JS Online|publisher=Journal Sentinel|via=]}}</ref>


Enyart was sentenced to 11 days in jail in June 2009 after he refused to pay a fine upon his conviction of criminal trespassing at the ] headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ensslin|first=John|date=June 10, 2009|title=Activists Jailed Over Trespassing at Focus|url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-56216-family-judge.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613040946/http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-56216-family-judge.html|archive-date=June 13, 2009|access-date=2021-09-21|website=]|publisher=]|via=]}}</ref> Enyart was sentenced to 11 days in jail in June 2009 after he refused to pay a fine upon his conviction of criminal trespassing at the ] headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ensslin|first=John|date=June 10, 2009|title=Activists Jailed Over Trespassing at Focus|url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-56216-family-judge.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613040946/http://www.gazette.com/articles/focus-56216-family-judge.html|archive-date=June 13, 2009|access-date=2021-09-21|website=]|publisher=]|via=]}}</ref>


=== O. J. Simpson === === O. J. Simpson ===
In 1999, Enyart bought about $16,000 worth of ] memorabilia, which he burned on the steps of the Los Angeles courthouse where Simpson was acquitted, to protest the verdict in the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mehta|first=Seema|date=February 18, 1999|title=Group Burns Simpson Memorabilia Outside Court|pages=B4|work=]|publisher=The California Times Publishing Company|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-18-me-9218-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 18, 1999|title=Buyer Smashes and Burns O. J. Simpson Memorabilia|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-02-18-9902190047-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]|publisher=The Tribune Publishing Company|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, Enyart bought about $16,000 worth of ] memorabilia, which he burned on the steps of the Los Angeles courthouse where Simpson was acquitted, to protest the verdict in the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mehta|first=Seema|date=February 18, 1999|title=Group Burns Simpson Memorabilia Outside Court|pages=B4|work=]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-18-me-9218-story.html|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 18, 1999|title=Buyer Smashes and Burns O. J. Simpson Memorabilia|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-02-18-9902190047-story.html|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]|publisher=The Tribune Publishing Company}}</ref>

=== Open Theism ===
Enyart was a proponent of the doctrine ] which rejects several aspects of the ] of traditional Christianity. In 2014, he publicly debated the issue with ] apologist ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fxOOcJxEEYU|title = Is the Future Settled or Open? James White vs Bob Enyart|website = ]| date=August 10, 2014 }}</ref>


=== COVID-19 === === COVID-19 ===
Following a lawsuit brought by Enyart, a ] judge ruled in October 2020 that the state could not impose mask-wearing mandates or limits on the size of gatherings at Denver Bible Church.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradbury|first=Shelly|date=October 21, 2020|title=Colorado’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Churches Violate Constitution, Federal Judge Rules|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/10/20/covid-colorado-health-order-constitutional-religious-freedom-judge/|url-status=live|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]|publisher=MediaNews Group|language=en-US}}</ref> Following a lawsuit brought by Enyart, a ] judge ruled in October 2020 that the state could not impose mask-wearing mandates or limits on the size of gatherings at Denver Bible Church.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradbury|first=Shelly|date=October 21, 2020|title=Colorado's COVID-19 Restrictions on Churches Violate Constitution, Federal Judge Rules|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/10/20/covid-colorado-health-order-constitutional-religious-freedom-judge/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=]|publisher=MediaNews Group}}</ref>


Enyart supported the debunked theory that COVID-19 vaccinations had been tested on aborted fetuses.<ref name=":02"/> He remained unvaccinated until his death.<ref name=":1" /> Enyart supported the debunked theory that COVID-19 vaccinations had been tested on aborted fetuses.<ref name=Bella/> He remained unvaccinated until his death from Covid.<ref name=Roberts2021/>


== Personal life == ==Personal life and death==
Enyart married Krista Johnson in 1982. The couple had two children, Josiah and Nathanial, before divorcing in 1989 as a result of his extra-marital affairs.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=December 16, 1999|title=Thank God for Bob!|url=https://www.westword.com/news/thank-god-for-bob-5061240|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|publisher=Voice Media Group, LLC|language=en}}</ref> Enyart married Krista Johnson in 1982. The couple had two children, Josiah and Nathanial, before divorcing in 1989 as a result of his extra-marital affairs.<ref name=Roberts1999>{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=December 16, 1999|title=Thank God for Bob!|url=https://www.westword.com/news/thank-god-for-bob-5061240|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|publisher=Voice Media Group, LLC}}</ref>


In 1994, Enyart married Cheryl Mayns, who became his third wife after he had a brief second marriage.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peake|first=Amber|date=2021-09-15|title=Who Was Bob Enyart's Wife, Cheryl? Late Pastor's Family Life Explored|url=https://www.thefocus.news/celebrity/bob-enyart-wife/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Snouwaert|first=Jessica|date=September 15, 2021|title=Controversial Denver Pastor Bob Enyart Dies at Age 62 From COVID-19|url=https://denvergazette.com/news/coronavirus/controversial-denver-pastor-bob-enyart-dies-at-age-62-from-covid-19/article_b335db6b-6e87-5823-8ce1-b0288f17b696.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Denver Gazette|language=en}}</ref> He served a 60-day jail sentence after being convicted of child abuse for hitting her 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Gerhardt|first=Gary|date=April 10, 1999|title=TV Host Begins Jail Sentence Bob Enyart Given 60 Days for Hitting Boy With Belt|work=Rocky Mountain News|publisher=Cengage Learning Network|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140254/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> After a brief second marriage, Enyart married Cheryl Mayns in 1994.<ref name=Roberts1999/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Peake|first=Amber|date=2021-09-15|title=Who Was Bob Enyart's Wife, Cheryl? Late Pastor's Family Life Explored|url=https://www.thefocus.news/celebrity/bob-enyart-wife/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Snouwaert|first=Jessica|date=September 15, 2021|title=Controversial Denver Pastor Bob Enyart Dies at Age 62 From COVID-19|url=https://denvergazette.com/news/coronavirus/controversial-denver-pastor-bob-enyart-dies-at-age-62-from-covid-19/article_b335db6b-6e87-5823-8ce1-b0288f17b696.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Denver Gazette}}</ref> In 1999, he served a 60-day jail sentence after being convicted of child abuse for hitting her 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.<ref name=Lindsay/><ref>{{cite news|last=Gerhardt|first=Gary|date=April 10, 1999|title=TV Host Begins Jail Sentence Bob Enyart Given 60 Days for Hitting Boy With Belt|work=Rocky Mountain News|publisher=Cengage Learning Network|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|url-status=dead|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140254/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67481687.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>


In August 2021, Enyart announced that he had contracted COVID-19.<ref name=":1" /> He died of COVID-19 on September 12, 2021.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Pastor Bob Enyart, Known for His Unwavering Pro-Life Work, Daily Radio Show, and Christian Ministry Has Gone To Be With the Lord at the Age of 62|date=September 14, 2021|website=KGOV.com|url=https://kgov.com/bel/20210916|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921005647/https://kgov.com/bel/20210916|archive-date=September 21, 2021|quote=Despite the efforts of the hospital staff, his health continued to deteriorate and he eventually died on Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 p.m.}}</ref> In August 2021, Enyart announced that he had contracted COVID-19.<ref name=Roberts2021/> He died from the virus on September 12, 2021, at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Pastor Bob Enyart, Known for His Unwavering Pro-Life Work, Daily Radio Show, and Christian Ministry Has Gone To Be With the Lord at the Age of 62|date=September 14, 2021|website=KGOV.com|url=https://kgov.com/bel/20210916|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921005647/https://kgov.com/bel/20210916|archive-date=September 21, 2021|quote=Despite the efforts of the hospital staff, his health continued to deteriorate and he eventually died on Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 p.m.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/14/bob-enyart-conservative-radio-covid/|title=Conservative radio host who spurned vaccines, mocked AIDS patients dies of covid-19|date=September 14, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Timothy|last=Bella}}</ref>


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American talk radio host, author, and pastor (1959–2021)

Bob Enyart
BornRobert Enyart
(1959-01-10)January 10, 1959
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 62)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Alma materArizona State University
Occupation(s)Conservative talk radio host, pastor
Children5

Robert Enyart (January 10, 1959 – September 12, 2021) was an American conservative talk radio host and pastor of Denver Bible Church in Denver, Colorado. He was an anti-abortion advocate and political commentator. Enyart opposed mandated vaccinations and mask mandates for COVID-19. He died of COVID-19 in September 2021.

Early life and education

Enyart was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended a Catholic grammar school for eight years before attending a public high school. Enyart studied at Arizona State University at Tempe, where he specialized in computer science.

Career

Before graduating from college, Enyart began working in the technology industry, including positions at McDonnell Douglas and US West in Denver. He designed computer software for military helicopters and served as a computer analyst for Microsoft.

Opposed to legal abortion, Enyart began working for Operation Rescue in 1989; multiple arrests for trespassing, assault and obstruction at women's clinics led to conviction, and Enyart spent time in jail.

In 1991, Enyart began broadcasting about conservative issues at KQXI. With his audience growing, he began broadcasting on Christian television station KWHD-TV, owned by LeSea Broadcasting of South Bend, Indiana.

In 2000, Enyart became pastor at Denver Bible Church.

Enyart hosted Bob Enyart Live, a daily show on Denver-based Christian radio station KLTT and was a host for Cornerstone Television.

In 1991, Enyart created a radio show to support creationism and attack evolution. Enyart changed the name of the show in 2006 to Real Science Friday as a challenge to National Public Radio's show Science Friday. On December 28, 2012, Enyart settled a trademark infringement and cybersquatting lawsuit brought against him by NPR and renamed his show Real Science Radio.

Activism and views

Abortion

Enyart served as a spokesperson for the anti-abortion group American Right to Life. He picketed the homes of doctors who performed abortions, causing one Colorado town to ban such protests in residential neighborhoods. Enyart criticized presidential candidates who did not share his view on abortion and advocated for the death penalty for women who had abortions.

AIDS

In 1995, Enyart angered families of people with AIDS when he read a man's obituary on his television show, Bob Enyart Live, calling the deceased a sodomite. A regular feature of the show involved reading obituaries of people who had died from AIDS while playing "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, whose lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died in 1991 from complications from AIDS.

Corporal punishment

Enyart was a proponent of corporal punishment of children. He served a 60-day jail sentence in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility after being convicted of child abuse for hitting a 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.

In 1994, Enyart agreed to stop making late-night telephone calls to residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin who were upset with the content of his program on a Kenosha television station. The calls prompted Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) to call for a Federal Communications Commission investigation to determine if the talk show host had broken laws.

Enyart was sentenced to 11 days in jail in June 2009 after he refused to pay a fine upon his conviction of criminal trespassing at the Focus on the Family headquarters.

O. J. Simpson

In 1999, Enyart bought about $16,000 worth of O. J. Simpson memorabilia, which he burned on the steps of the Los Angeles courthouse where Simpson was acquitted, to protest the verdict in the Simpson murder case.

Open Theism

Enyart was a proponent of the doctrine Open Theism which rejects several aspects of the Classical Theism of traditional Christianity. In 2014, he publicly debated the issue with Reformed Baptist apologist James R. White.

COVID-19

Following a lawsuit brought by Enyart, a U.S. District Court judge ruled in October 2020 that the state could not impose mask-wearing mandates or limits on the size of gatherings at Denver Bible Church.

Enyart supported the debunked theory that COVID-19 vaccinations had been tested on aborted fetuses. He remained unvaccinated until his death from Covid.

Personal life and death

Enyart married Krista Johnson in 1982. The couple had two children, Josiah and Nathanial, before divorcing in 1989 as a result of his extra-marital affairs.

After a brief second marriage, Enyart married Cheryl Mayns in 1994. In 1999, he served a 60-day jail sentence after being convicted of child abuse for hitting her 7-year-old child with a belt so violently that he raised welts and broke the skin of the child.

In August 2021, Enyart announced that he had contracted COVID-19. He died from the virus on September 12, 2021, at the age of 62.

References

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  3. Hurley, Harry (September 15, 2021). "New Jersey Should Take Note of Latest Radio Host to Die from COVID-19". WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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  8. "Bob Enyart Live | KLTT - 670AM". KLTT Powerful Christian Talk. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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  14. McKibben, Ginny (June 28, 2000). "County Limits Demonstrations Abortion Protests at Doctor's Home Lead to Ordinance". The Denver Post. p. A-01. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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  16. Pengelly, Martin (September 14, 2021). "Colorado Radio Host Who Urged Boycott of Vaccines Dies of Covid-19". The Guardian. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. "Host Must Stop Reading Gays' Obituaries on TV Friends of AIDS Victim Angered". The Gazette. January 14, 1995. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
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  22. Lisheron, Mark (December 23, 1994). "'Right-Wing' TV Host Will Stop Late-Night Calls to Foes in Kenosha". JS Online. Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newsbank.
  23. Ensslin, John (June 10, 2009). "Activists Jailed Over Trespassing at Focus". The Gazette. Freedom Communications. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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  25. "Buyer Smashes and Burns O. J. Simpson Memorabilia". Chicago Tribune. The Tribune Publishing Company. February 18, 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  27. Bradbury, Shelly (October 21, 2020). "Colorado's COVID-19 Restrictions on Churches Violate Constitution, Federal Judge Rules". The Denver Post. MediaNews Group. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  28. Peake, Amber (September 15, 2021). "Who Was Bob Enyart's Wife, Cheryl? Late Pastor's Family Life Explored". The Focus. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  29. Snouwaert, Jessica (September 15, 2021). "Controversial Denver Pastor Bob Enyart Dies at Age 62 From COVID-19". The Denver Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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  32. Bella, Timothy (September 14, 2021). "Conservative radio host who spurned vaccines, mocked AIDS patients dies of covid-19". The Washington Post.

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