attempt ... to entertain", and offering to pay back taxes to the federal government. The group recommended specific changes to the ministry, including a salary cap and accountability reports. Nonetheless, he continued to "stand by [his] testimony of former Satanic involvement", stating in a 2000 interview with the Daily Oklahoman, "Exaggeration did creep into some of my stories, but my testimony is still my testimony.""Local notes - Controversial comedian", The Modesto Bee (CA), February 2, 2002, page G1: "Mike Warnke, a popular 1970s Christian comedian later accused of fabricating claims about his Satanist past, will speak at Pentecostal Church of God Friday through February 10. ... It is unlikely he will talk about his colorful past, said Hughson Pastor Roy Little. Warnke speaks these days about his current Christian faith." As of 2006, a letter posted on Warnke's web site indicated the group had released him as having met their accountability requirements. In 1997, Warnke suffered a heart attack. In 2000, he began attempting a comeback, limited to small churches in Kentucky. In 2002, he published Friendly Fire: A Recovery Guide for Believers Battered by Religion (), an account of what he perceived as his unfair treatment by fellow Christians in the wake of the Cornerstone exposé. By 2004, he was making occasional performing appearances at churches around the country, often referred to simply as "Christian comedian Mike Warnke",Carol Reiter. "Around Town: Walk for health care" (local events column), The Merced Sun-Star (CA), April 14, 2007: "Calvary Temple Worship Center, ... will present Mike Warnke ... . Warnke will share his life experiences from more than 35 years in World Wide Ministry." and sometimes as a former Satanic priest<ref name="exhippie">Staff reports. "Ex-hippie employs comedy to spread God's word", El Paso Times (TX), October 15, 2004, page 1D: "According to his Web site, Warnke was a satanic high priest ... "...</ref> although some mentions in the news referred to the Cornerstone exposé. See also Tony Anthony – a British evangelist whose claims were exposed as false Ergun Caner – Former college President who made similar claims that he was an Islamic terrorist that have been disputed Lauren Stratford – an American whose claims to have been brought up as a baby breeder in a Satanic cult were exposed as false John Todd – an American who claimed to have been a Satanic high priest before his conversion to Christianity Michelle Remembers