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The truth

I have included comments about my changes to Mike Warnke. The real evidence is out there although it is hard to see in one place I suppose. 64.251.168.209 (talk) 13:12, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The truth is that Warnke's timeline as reported in his books does not work. The truth is that people who knew him during the period when he claimed to be a Satanist high priest say he wasn't. The truth is that he is a great story teller and he crossed the boundary. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:42, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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But Mike wasn't an expert on Satanism

The sites I've checked out are pretty upfront that Mike was a fake and a fraud, just no other way to put it. This includes Christian sites, with some members angry at Mike, understandably so, since he lied to them. Now, a couple have said, Christians are the only army who kill their wounded, which is not really strictly true on either count. Plenty of groups have in-fighting. And, Christians are pretty good at forgiving, although they have very high standards.

Plus . . .

It is not our job to just reflect widespread views. Instead, it is our job to use a variety of good references to present what is actually the case. And Mike is not an expert. And yet, we currently say, one of evangelical Christianity's best-known experts . . . discredited in 1991 by the Christian magazine, Cornerstone. Why do we go through the first part only to take it away? And the article in Cornerstone was '92, although perhaps there were murmurings the year before.

If ever there was a case for scare quotes around expert, this would be it. Although I tend to think we can phrase it better. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 17:13, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Did Mike Warnke actually serve in Vietnam?

If he did, how much of what he says he did and what happened to him in the military is true or false? Bizzybody (talk) 11:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 If ever there was a case for scare quotes around expert, this would be it.  Although I tend to think we can phrase it better. [[User:FriendlyRiverOtter|FriendlyRiverOtter]] ([[User talk:FriendlyRiverOtter|talk]]) 17:13, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
+== Did Mike Warnke actually serve in Vietnam? ==
+If he did, how much of what he says he did and what happened to him in the military is true or false? [[User:Bizzybody|Bizzybody]] ([[User talk:Bizzybody|talk]]) 11:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)