Bob Dutko

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'''Bob Dutko''' {{lived|1960}} is a [[Christian]] [[radio]] personality, [[pseudoscience]] promoter, and [[conspiracy]] theorist from Detroit, [[Michigan]]. Dutko hosts radio shows that are syndicated nationally by the Crawford Broadcasting Network.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210106201215/https://wmuz.com/bobdutko/ The Bob Dutko Show with Bob Dutko]. Archived from the original at wmuz.com, 6 January 2021.</ref><ref name="bio">[http://www.bobdutko.com/radio-show-info/ The Bob Dutko Show]. bobdutko.com.</ref><ref name="top-ten-bio">[https://toptenproofs.com/pages/about-bob-dutko About Bob Dutko], toptenproofs.com.</ref>

One of Dutko's most popular segments is called "Defending the [[Faith]]", in which he tries to [[bullshit|logically]] defend certain items essential to [[Christian]] faith ([[blind faith]], [[ignorance]], gullibility, etc.).  He is a [[psychological projection|frequent critic]] of the [[liberal media]] and how they "stack" shows with pundits who only agree with the host, [[hypocrisy|yet all his guests]] appear to be crazy [[creationist]]s, [[minister]]s, [[pastor]]s, or [[priest]]s.  Another frequent theme on his program promotes [[homophobic]] and [[transphobic]] comments, [[stereotype|alleging that all male-to-female transsexuals]] are "deep-voiced 'girls' with hairy backs and stubble" and that [[reparative therapy]] actually works. He also claims that in his youth he saw a [[UFO|flying saucer]], which he claims was a [[demon|demonic]] entity. Dutko is a [[crank|pusher]] of the claim that [[autism]] is caused by [[vaccine hysteria|vaccines]]. He has a [[paranoid]] distrust of vaccines and has featured anti-vaccine [[quack]]s on his radio show.<ref name="autism">[http://bobdutko.blogspot.com/search?q=autism Dutko on autism and vaccine hysteria]. bobdutko.blogspot.com, 2009.</ref> Dutko is a right-wing conspiracy theorist who spreads lies about voter fraud in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]] and panders to the [[Trump]] crowd.<ref>[http://www.thebobdutkoblog.com/2021/01/bob-dutko-show-summary-thursday-01-07-20/ Bob Dutko Show Summary – Thursday 01 – 07 – 20]. thebobdutkoblog.com, 7 January 2021.</ref>

Notable guests on his show have included [[Kent Hovind]], [[Eric Hovind]], [[Ken Ham]], and other assorted nutballs.<ref>[http://www.thebobdutkoblog.com/2017/11/bob-dutko-show-summary-tuesday-11-07-17/ Bob Dutko Show Summary – Tuesday 11 – 07 – 17]. thebobdutkoblog.com, 17 November 2017. Eric Hovind pimps his pseudo-documentary "Genesis: Paradise Lost" on Dutko's radio show.</ref><ref>[https://bobdutko.blogspot.com/2008/02/darwin-was-racist.html Darwin was a Racist?] bobdutko.blogspot.com, 27 February 2008. Ken Ham pimps an anti-evolution book on Dutko's show.</ref><ref>[http://www.thebobdutkoblog.com/2015/09/bob-dutko-show-summary-tuesday-09-08-15/ Bob Dutko Show Summary – Tuesday 09 – 08 – 15]. thebobdutkoblog.com, 8 September 2015. Kent Hovind, fresh out of federal prison for various crimes, appears on Dutko's radio show.</ref>

Dutko's common interview tactic is to revert to [[straw man]] and silencing tactics to misrepresent his guest's position and not allow them to respond.<ref>[http://youtu.be/XcGvfxm-WcY?t=25m45s AronRa vs. Bob Dutko]. [[YouTube]], 19 September 2013.</ref>

==Bad heart==
Dutko has claimed in the past that the reason why he came to [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] was that his girlfriend (now wife) said a prayer to fix his faulty heart and it happened. In a debate with him, a representative from Michigan Atheists asked him whether or not he believed that it was actually his wife who had this power, and not Christ. Dutko answered in the negative.

==Capitalism==
Dutko claims that Jesus would approve of [[capitalism]], despite the [[Gospel]]s often reporting Jesus' warnings against the accumulation of wealth.<ref>For example, see {{bible|Matthew|19|23|24}}.</ref> He also hosts daily [[prayers]] for American soldiers, which is about as consistent with the spirit of Christianity as the rest of his behavior.  Although it is probably a good thing for a Christian to pray for people (Jesus even told Christians to pray for their enemies), Jesus said that one should pray in a closet,<ref>{{bible|Matthew|6|6}}.</ref> which probably means that Jesus wanted his followers to pray in private instead of praying publicly over radio broadcasts that can reach millions of people at a time. 

==Buy the truth==
Dutko hawks collections of his recorded audio to evangelicals, that claim to give evidence for commonly held Christian beliefs using "[[pseudoscience|science, logic, intellectual reasoning, history and factual evidence]]."<ref>[https://toptenproofs.com/ Top Ten Truths]. toptentruths.com.</ref> Among the topics covered in his overpriced audio collection are why [[Biblical literalism|the Bible is true]], why [[evolution]] is scientifically impossible, why the [[Young earth creationism|earth is young]], why [[Human–dinosaur coexistence|humans lived with the dinosaurs]], why [[homophobia|homosexuality is bad]], why [[Mormon]]ism and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] are "false religions," and why [[Islamophobia|Islam should not be supported]] in any way.<ref>[https://toptenproofs.com/pages/products Products], toptenproofs.com.</ref> A companion [[webshite]] peddles even more Dutko audio recordings related to Christian apologetics and debating the unbelievers.<ref>[http://anchoringyourfaith.bobdutko.com/complete-series-cd-set/ Bob Dutko's Anchoring Your Faith series]. anchoringyourfaith.bobdutko.com.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Conservative talk radio]]

==External links==
*[http://bobdutko.blogspot.com/ 10 Minutes with Bob Dutko] documents Dutkos's top ten deceptions, giving evidence of his irrationality and ignorance
*[http://americanloons.blogspot.com/2013/07/640-bob-dutko.html Bob Dutko] at the [[Encyclopedia of American Loons]]

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