Mike Warnke
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| Born |
Michael Alfred Warnke November 19, 1946 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Rim of the World High School |
| Alma mater | San Bernardino Valley College |
| Occupation | Christian Evangelist and comedian |
| Known for | Discredited "expert" on Satanism, Christian comedy |
| Spouse(s) |
Sue Studer (m. 1967; div. 1975) Carolyn Alberty (m. 1975; div. 1979) Rose Hall (m. 1980; div. 1991) Susan Patton (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Michael Alfred "Mike" Warnke (born November 19, 1946) is an American Christian evangelist and comedian. With the success of his books and recordings, Warnke became one of evangelical Christianity's best-known experts on the subject of Satanism during the 1980s, before his claims of having been a Satanist high priest were discredited in 1991 by the Christian magazine, Cornerstone.
Mike Warnke was born in 1946 to parents Alfred "Al" Warnke and Louise Warnke. When he was five years old, the Warnke family moved to Manchester, Tennessee where his father opened a truck stop. In 1955, Warnke's mother was killed in a car accident. In 1958 his father died, leaving Warnke an orphan. After the death of his father, Warnke was taken to live with two of his aunts in Sparta, Tennessee, and from there to his father's half-sister and her husband in San Bernardino, California. In June 1965, Warnke graduated from Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead. That September, he enrolled at San Bernardino Valley College but withdrew after one semester, whereupon by his account, Warnke began his tenure as a Satanist. On June 2, 1966, Warnke enlisted in the United States Navy. After graduating from boot-camp on August 22, 1966, Warnke's assigned military occupational specialty was as a hospital corpsman.
According to the account of his life in the Satan Seller, Warnke converted to Christianity during navy boot camp. However, high-school acquaintance Charlotte Tweeten has stated she recalls him proclaiming faith in Christ in the year prior to his navy enlistment in 1966. Warnke also wrote that he began dating fellow Rim of the World High School alumna, Sue Studer, during this time period. This has been disproven, however, and Warnke was actually engaged to Lois Eckenrod at this time. In 1967, Warnke completed naval corpsman training, returned to San Diego, and married Studer. Together, they had two children.
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