*What's New in the Headlines*
*Is the Million-Dollar Ministry of Author and Comedian Mike Warnke
Built on a Lie?*
That's the question being asked by stunned Christians in the
wake of a lengthy investigative report on Warnke's life in
_Cornerstone_ magazine. In its July-August issue, the respected
magazine claims that a two-year investigation "uncovered
significant evidence contradicting [Warnke's] alleged satanic
activity," his supposed academic credentials, and more.
Warnke's best-selling 1972 book, _The Satan Seller,_ recounts
his shocking experiences as a Satanist, including his role as high
priest over a coven of 1,500 witches in three California cities
during the 1960s. The story of his conversion to Christianity
propelled him to national recognition as an expert on the occult
and eventually led to a lucrative career on the evangelical
entertainment circuit.
But _Cornerstone_ is calling for Warnke's repentance and
withdrawal from public ministry: "Mike has sinned against the
public for years, and the public is entitled to know the truth
about his claims and actions. The misinformation about Mike's
testimony is still in circulation, influencing how Christians view
contemporary Satanism. For the sake of the Church and the watching
world, it must be corrected."
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*On August 8 the Head of the Dominican Order in Rome Decreed
Matthew Fox's Dismissal Due to His New Age Teachings.*
The August 29 _Los Angeles Times_ reports that "the action
follows a five-year fight between Fox and Catholic authorities that
included a one-year sentence of silence imposed by the Vatican in
October, 1988." The expulsion now awaits the formality of Vatican
approval.
Fox has long been an advocate of "Creation Spirituality" -- a
blend of Catholic mysticism, feminism, environmentalism, and
panentheism (the view that God is in all and all is in God). Since
1990, Fox has repeatedly been ordered by Catholic superiors to
return to his home province of Chicago from Oakland, California,
where he has lived and headed the Institute for Culture and
Creation Spirituality since 1983....
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