3ABN - previously published evidence and testimony

Linda Shelton's chosen representatives

2007-07-24T19:06:00.000-05:00

-- more info 2 b added --

Gailon Joy

Law For Business
By [U.S. Attorney General]John D. Ashcroft
Published 2001
Thomson Learning
Business / Economics/ Finance
ISBN 032406053X

Law for Business P. 29
"Embezzlement
Fraudulent conversion of property lawfully possessed

Embezzlement: Fraudulent conversion of another's property by someone in lawful possession of the property. Embezzlement requires the intent to defraud the owner of the property. Conversion here means that the defendant handles the property inconsistathntly with the arrangement by which he or she has possession of it. Since many businesses rely on employees to receive payments and make disbursements, embezzlement is often a crime against a business..

FACTS:
Gailon A. Joy owned Credit management Services Corp., (CMS), a debt collection agency. When CMS made a collection, it would deposit the money in Barre, Vermont. CMS also had it's own separate account. However, CMS began transferring fund from the Barre account to it's own account to cover it's expenses. CMS received a collection for Stacey Fuel and Lumber Co., but never even told Stacey the money had been collected. A year later CMS filed for Bankruptcy. The State charged Joy with the crime of embezzling the collection made for Stacey. Joy claimed he intended to repay the money.

Outcome:
The Court upheld Joy's conviction, saying an intent to repay was irrelevant.
--State v. Joy, 549A.2d 1033 (VT)

Gregory Matthews

info 2 b added

Bob Pickle

Info 2 b added

The Lawsuit -- 3ABN's Accusers served - Monday, April 30, 2007

2007-07-24T09:20:00.000-05:00

Previously published by the accusers on the Blacksda and Maritime forums, and by the litigants themselves on the Save3ABN (not) website.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.,

an Illinois non-profit corporation, and

Danny Lee Shelton, individually,

Plaintiffs,
v.

Gailon Arthur Joy and Robert Pickle,

Defendants.

Case No. ______________________

PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. (hereinafter "3ABN") and Danny Lee Shelton
(hereinafter "Shelton") (hereineafter collective "Plaintiffs"), as and for their Complaint against
Defendants Gailon Arthur Joy (hereinafter "Joy") and Robert Pickle (hereinafter "Pickle")
(hereinafter collectively "Defendants") do hereby state and allege as follows:

NATURE OF THE ACTION

This action arises under the trademark laws of the United
States, namely Title 15 of the United States Code (15 U.S.C.
§1051 et seq.) and Title 17 of the United States Code (17 U.S.C.
§501 et seq.), and under state and federal common law and is
for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, defamation, and
intentional interference with advantageous economic prospective
business advantage.

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PARTIES

Plaintiff Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a non-profit
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state
of Illinois, with its principle place of business located at
3391 Charley Good Road, West Frankfurt, Illinois 62896.

Individual Plaintiff Danny Lee Shelton is a resident of Illinois
and is the current President of Plaintiff Three Angels Broadcasting
Network, Inc.

Defendant Gailon Arthur Joy is a resident of Sterling, Massachusettes.
Joy is the register of the internet domain name "save3abn.com"
and, upon information and belief, is the host, author, and webmaster
of the internet web sites "www.save3abn.com" and "www.save3abn.org."

Defendant Robert Pickle is a resident of Halstad, Minnesota.

JURISDICTION

This court has original subject matter jurisdiction over this
matter pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1121 as an action arising under
the Federal Trademark Act and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1338 as
an action arising under an Act of Congress related to copyright
and trademark. This court also has subject matter jurisdiction
over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1332 as an action where
the matter in controversy is between citizens of different states
and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 (exclusive of costs
and interest).

The Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Joy as
he is a resident of the District and State of Massachusetts.
The Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Pickle as
he has purposefully availed himself of the jurisdiction of this
Court pursuant to the Massachusetts Long Arm statute and the
United States Constitution.

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VENUE

Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1391
because it is the judicial district where one or more of the
Defendants resides and because it is a judicial district in which
a substantial part of the events giving rise to Plaintiffs' claims
and causes of action occurred.

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS RELEVANT TO ALL COUNTS

Three Angels Broadcasting

Founded in 1985 and incorporated in 1986, 3ABN is an Illinois
non-profit corporation, the primary business of which is to operate
and manage a Christian television and radio broadcast ministry.
Plaintiff Shelton was an original founder of 3ABN and has been
continuously involved in the ministry and its operations since
its inception. Today, Shelton serves as President of 3ABN and
is one of 3ABN's on-air ministry and music presenters.

10.

Although many of 3ABN's employees and volunteers, including
Plaintiff Shelton, are members of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith,
3ABN is a non-denominational Christian ministry which is not
owned by, affiliated with, or financed by any specific church,
denomination, or organization.

11.

3ABN, whose ministry focus is "Mending Broken People," offers
a broad, Christ-centered slate of programming for adults and
children that includes both spiritual (worship, Bible study,
inspirational music) and lifestyle (health, cooking, smoking
cessation) presentations.

12.

Since its inception, Shelton and 3ABN have worked tirelessly
to promote 3ABN's ministry and to spread its unique, non-denominational
"Return to God" message. For over two decades, 3ABN has spent
countless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars publicizing
itself through print and broadcast advertisements, special live
events, direct-mail campaigns, and

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group presentations. While building a successful worldwide
ministry, Plaintiffs have also successfully built considerable
name recognition and goodwill for themselves and for their moniker
"3ABN."

13.

Today, 3ABN is one of the larger Christian networks in North
America and, operating from its headquarters and primary production
facility in West Frankfort, Illinois, 3ABN broadcasts 24-hour
television and radio programming through a global satellite network
with potential viewers and listeners well into the millions.
In support of its global ministry, 3ABN also operates a production
facility in Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, and television facilities
in the Philippines and New Guinea.

14.

As a provider of religious, spiritual and ministerial program
services, 3ABN depends upon its reputation for theological integrity,
operational capability, and financial soundness, in order to
attract new viewers and listeners, retain current viewers and
listeners, and sustain financial support for the ministry. 3ABN
relies extensively and almost exclusively on the donations of
viewers and supporters for its continued operation.

3ABN's Trademarks

15.

To protect its rights and goodwill, 3ABN has registered "3ABN"
and "Three Angels Broadcasting Network" as trademarks with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office.

16.

On October 19, 2004, Registration No. 2895078 (Classes 009,
016, 038, and 041) on the Principal Register of the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, was duly and legally issued to Three Angels
Broadcasting Network, Inc. for the mark 3ABN, claiming a date
of first use of January 1985, as applied to "(a) videocassettes,
audio cassettes and compact disks on which are recorded video
and audio programs in the fields of religion, health, nutrition,
education, family

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life, and programs directed to children and teenagers;" (b)
"books, magazines and newsletters featuring the subjects of religion,
health, nutrition, education, family life, and subject matter
directed to children and teenagers;" (c) "radio and television
broadcast services, satellite broadcasting services, information
services provided on a global computer network in the nature
of lectures, sermons, articles and study materials in the field
of religion, health, nutrition, education, family, life, and
subject matter directed to children and teens;" and (d) "production
and distribution of radio and television programming for broadcast
and audio and video programming for release on a global computer
network and directly to the public." A copy of the Certificate
of Registration is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

17.

On May 25, 2004, Registration No. 2844695 (Class 09) on the
Principal Register of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, was
duly and legally issued to Three Angels Broadcasting Network,
Inc. for the mark Three Angels Broadcasting Network, claiming
a date of first use of January 1985, as applied to "prerecorded
video cassettes and audio cassettes featuring musical performances,
sermons, lectures, and interviews in the fields of religion,
health, education and family life; and prerecorded compact disks
and digital video disks featuring musical performances, sermons,
lectures and interviews in the fields of religion, health, education
and family life." A copy of the Certificate of Registration is
attached hereto as Exhibit B.

18.

On March 23, 2004, Registration No. 2825028 (Class 016) on
the Principal Register of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
was duly and legally issued to Three Angels Broadcasting Network,
Inc. for the mark Three Angels Broadcasting Network, claiming
a date of first use of January 1985 as applied to "books, magazines,
newsletters, pamphlets all in the fields

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of religion, health, education, and family life." A copy of
the Certificate of Registration is attached hereto as Exhibit
C.

19.

On April 20, 2004, Registration No. 2834345 (Class 038) on
the Principal Register of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
was duly and legally issued to Three Angels Broadcasting Network,
Inc. for the mark Three Angels Broadcasting Network, claiming
a date of first use of January 1985 as applied to "radio and
television broadcasting services, satellite broadcasting services."
A copy of the Certificate of Registration is attached hereto
as Exhibit D.

20.

On June 28, 2005, Registration No. 2963899 (Class 041) on
the Principal Register of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
was duly and legally issued to Three Angels Broadcasting Network,
Inc. for the mark Three Angels Broadcasting Network, claiming
a date of first use of January 1985 as applied to "production
of radio and television programs; distribution of radio and television
programs for others; programming, namely, scheduling of audio
and video programs on a global computer network; television and
radio programming." A copy of the Certificate of Registration
is attached hereto as Exhibit E.

21.

The registration of the marks set forth in paragraphs 16 through
20 (hereinafter collectively referred to as "3ABN Marks") constitute
prima facie evidence of 3ABN's exclusive right to use and register
the 3ABN Marks or any colorable imitations thereof.

22.

As a consequence of 3ABN's continuous and widespread global
use, promotion, and marketing of the 3ABN Marks, 3ABN has acquired
substantial and protectable goodwill in such Marks. 3ABN has
also extensively used and advertised the 3ABN Marks for decades,
making the 3ABN Marks instantly recognizable to the public consumer
as symbols of 3ABN's ministry, message, programming, broadcasting,
and audio-visual products.

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3ABN's Trademark on the Internet

23.

In conjunction with the provision of information services
on the global computer network, 3ABN also has a considerable
presence on the World Wide Web, with its primary website at "www.3abn.org"
(North America) and secondary web sites at "www.3abnaustralia.org.au"
(Australia) and "www.3angels.ru" (Russia). These web sites offer
pastoral support (prayer requests, online Bible study, etc.),
streaming audio and video programs, and information about 3ABN's
mission and operations. Visitors can also use the 3ABN website
to purchase 3ABN-produced inspirational books and music recordings
and to make financial donations to the ministry.

24.

In further protection of its trademarks and use of the 3ABN
Marks on the internet, 3ABN has also registered over three dozen
internet domain names, all of which contain Plaintiffs registered
"3ABN" trademark, including but not limited to the following:

3ABN.com

3ABN.org

3ABN.tv

3ABNtelevision.com

3ABNradio.com

3ABNmusic.com

3ABNbooks.com

3ABNtv.com

3ABNtv.org

Defendant's Website

25.

In January 2007, 3ABN discovered that Defendant
Joy had registered the domain name "save3ABN.com" with NamesDirect.com,
Inc. (hereinafter "Infringing Domain"). A copy of the registration
information for the domain name is attached hereto as Exhibit
F.

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26.

In March, 2007, 3ABN discovered that Defendant Joy
had registered the domain name "save3ABN.org" with NamesDirect.com,
Inc. (hereinafter "Directing Domain"). A copy of the registration
information for the domain name is attached hereto as Exhibit
G.

27.

Defendants have constructed and published a website
at the Infringing Domain URL that contains information antithetical
to 3ABN's message. Specifically, the website, "www.save3abn.com"
(hereinafter "Infringing Website"), which is registered to Defendant
Joy, contains gross misstatements of fact concerning 3ABN's actions
and operations, contains baseless and untrue allegations of criminal
conduct by the organization, and disparaging characterizations
of 3ABN and its broadcast network.

28.

Defendants have also imbedded the Infringing Website
with metatags "3ABN," "3-ABN," and "Three Angels Broadcasting
Network" (hereinafter "Infringing Metatags"), which are words
and phrases utilized by internet users' search-engines to find
and locate websites that use the 3ABN Marks.

29.

Defendants have also registered the domain name
"www.save3ABN.org," (hereinafter "the Directing Website") and
use the Website at that URL to direct visitors to the "www.save3ABN.com"
website.

30.

The Infringing Website also contains an unauthorized
embedded copy of a copyrighted 3ABN broadcast, which visitors
can either launch and watch while on the Infringing Website or
duplicate by copying the program, via electronic download, from
the Infringing Website.

31.

The Infringing Domain, Infringing Website, Directing
Website, and Infringing Metatags incorporate a trademark that
Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. has continuously used
for over twenty years in connection with its ministry, broadcasts,
and related

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audio and video products. Notwithstanding the reputation
and goodwill represented by the 3ABN Marks, and Defendants' awareness
thereof, and, upon information and belief, precisely because
of said awareness, Defendants (a) willfully registered, used,
and plan to continue using the Infringing Domain, and (b) willfully
used and plan to continue to use the Infringing Website, Directing
Website, and Metatags.

32.

The registration and/or the use and planned use
of the Infringing Domain, Infringing Website, Directing Website,
and Infringing Metatags by the Defendants have been without 3ABN's
consent or authorization.

33.

The registration and/or the use and planned used
of the Infringing Domain, Infringing Website, Directing Website,
and Metatags by the Defendants have caused and are likely to
cause confusion and mistake in the minds of the public and, in
particular, tends to and in fact does deceivingly and falsely
create the impression that the Infringing Domain, and the content
therein, are affiliated with and authorized, sponsored, or approved
by 3ABN.

34.

Not only would persons familiar with the 3ABN Marks
be likely to believe that the Infringing Domain and Infringing
Website originate with and are sponsored by 3ABN, but any such
confusion could seriously injure 3ABN to the extent that the
content of the Infringing Website located at the Infringing Domain
negatively reflects upon the reputation, goodwill and character
established by 3ABN for its ministry, broadcast, and corporation
over the past 22 years. Because of the confusion engendered by
Defendants' unauthorized uses of the 3ABN Marks, 3ABN's valuable
goodwill with respect to its trademarks is jeopardized by Defendants.

35.

The registration and/or the use and planned use
of the Infringing Domain by Defendant has been deliberate, designed
specifically to trade upon the enormous goodwill and familiarity
of the 3ABN Marks, in order to lure the public to a site that
disparages and defames

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the organization. 3ABN's use of the 3ABN Marks predates
any use Defendant may have made in connection with the term "3ABN."

36.

The registration and/or the use and planned use
of the Infringing Domain, Directing Website, and Infringing Metatags
by the Defendant has been deliberate, designed specifically to
trade upon the enormous goodwill and familiarity of the 3ABN
Marks in order to wrongfully identify Plaintiff as the source
of the Infringing "www.save3abn.com" Website.

37.

On or about January 30, 2007, 3ABN demanded in writing
that Defendants cease and desist from, among other things, all
unauthorized use of the 3ABN Marks, including but not limited
to the Infringing Domain and Infringing Website. Defendants have
to date failed and refused to comply with the demands of that
cease and desist letter.

Defendants' Conspiratorial Conduct

38.

Upon information and belief, Gailon Joy and Robert
Pickle are members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and met
former 3ABN director and employee Linda Shelton through their
common religious affiliation.

39.

Upon information and belief, Linda Shelton has communicated
to Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle statements critical of 3ABN,
its board of directors, its officers and/or its employees for
them to publish as her agents.

40.

Upon information and belief, Gailon Joy and Robert
Pickle desire to see Linda Shelton reinstated as an employee
and director at 3ABN and intend to discredit and damage the ministry
as a means of facilitating Linda Shelton's reinstatement.

41.

Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle are visitors and frequent
participants in various websites and chat rooms that are frequented
by members of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, where Defendants
have, by electronic posting, published numerous statements related
to 3ABN

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and Danny Shelton. Joy also operates a website at
"www.save3ABN.com" where he has also published numerous statements
related to 3ABN and Danny Shelton. Joy also operates a website
at "www.save3ABN.org" where he directs visitors to the "www.save3ABN.com"
website.

42.

Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have, upon information
and belief, conspired, and colluded to enable, facilitate, encourage,
and promote the publication and dissemination of defamatory,
disparaging, and slanderous statements regarding 3ABN and its
President Danny Shelton at the internet website "www.save3ABN.com,"
and other internet websites, wherein numerous false statements
regarding 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton have been published
by Defendants.

43.

Defendants have participated in this conspiracy
by jointly authoring many or all of the published statements
on "www.save3ABN.com" and by jointly authoring statements published
by one or both of them on websites frequented by members of the
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, such as "www.blacksda.com," "www.maritime-sda-online.org,"
"www.christianforum.com," and the Yahoo Prophecy Board forum.

44.

Defendants have also participated in this conspiracy
by jointly marketing, advertising, and promoting the "www.save3ABN.com"
website, which they have done by posting electronic links to
the website on numerous bulletin boards and websites frequented
by members of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, by mailing advertising
postcards to Seventh-Day Adventist Churches across the United
States directing Church Members to the "www.save3ABN.com" website,
and by encouraging Internet users to visit the "www.save3ABN.com"
website to "learn the truth" about 3ABN and its President Danny
Shelton.

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45.

Defendants have also participated in this conspiracy
by each disseminating, distributing, and reprinting the other's
published statements.

Defendants' Untrue Statements

46.

Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have published numerous
untrue statements that 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton have
committed financial improprieties with donated ministry funds.
Among those untrue statements made by Joy and Pickle are, inter
alia, that:

For the last several years, the international television
ministry known as Three Angels' Broadcasting Network (3ABN) has
found itself beset by a growing number of moral, ethical, and
financial allegations. Despite the serious nature of these allegations,
repeated calls for investigation, reform, and accountability
have gone unheeded by its officers and directors.

Danny Shelton purchased a 3-year-old van using 3ABN
funds, then sold the van to a member of his family for just $10.00.

Danny Shelton purchased new furniture with 3ABN
funds, put the new furniture in his residence, and put the old
furniture from his residence on the 3ABN television set.

Danny Shelton used 3ABN funds to purchase used furniture
from his sister, Tammy Chance, at nearly new prices (enabling
Ms. Chance to buy brand new furniture for her home), for use
in a 3ABN guest house, but, instead of putting the used furniture
in the 3ABN guest house, Mr. Shelton gave the furniture to yet
another family member and used 3ABN funds to purchase brand new
furniture for the guest house.

The 3ABN Board of Directors has failed in its responsibility
to oversee and manage 3ABN's financial assets.

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Danny Shelton laundered money through 3ABN donations
to Cherie Peters, in order to make payments that had been expressly
prohibited by the 3ABN Board of directors.

3ABN Board members have personally enriched themselves
as officers and directors of 3ABN in violation of the Internal
Revenue Code.

Danny Shelton wrongfully withheld book royalties
from 3ABN and refused to disclose those royalties in proceedings
before a court of law related to the distribution of marital
assets.

Danny Shelton has directed 3ABN Chief Financial
Officer Larry Ewing to not answer questions concerning Danny
Shelton's personal finances, expenses, bonuses or book royalties
in a Family Court proceeding, which was initiated by Linda Shelton
regarding division of marital assets and that Mr. Ewing has complied
and refused to answer questions posed to him by the Court.

Danny Shelton has used the 3ABN corporate plane for personal uses.

Danny Shelton spent $600,000 of 3ABN funds for radio
station WDQN without Board approval and paid in excess of its
fair market value, which was only $250,000.

47.

Each and every one of the statements set forth above
is false and Defendants published them with malice, either knowing
them to be false or with wanton and reckless disregard for the
truth or falsity of the statements.

48.

Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have published numerous
untrue statements that 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton have
committed administrative and operational improprieties at 3ABN
and that the organization is not properly or competently managed
by its

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managers, officers, and directors. Among those untrue
statements made by Defendants are, inter alia, that:

3ABN engages in nepotism in the hiring and firing of staff.

3ABN violated the Federal Equal Opportunity Act
by taking adverse employment actions against two whistle-blower
employees of 3ABN's Trust Services division.

The 3ABN Board of Directors has failed in its responsibility
to oversee the governance and administration of the organization.

Danny Shelton and 3ABN would not permit an ecumenical
Seventh-Day Adventist-related, fact-finding tribunal proposed
and directed by Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries ("ASI")
to investigate all allegations related to the ministry and confined
the tribunal to only those allegations involving Linda Shelton's
removal and the Shelton's' divorce.

49.

50.

Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have made numerous
published untrue statements that 3ABN and its President Danny
Shelton acted without grounds in removing Linda Shelton from
the 3ABN Board of Directors, that Danny Shelton had no grounds
for divorcing Linda Shelton, that 3ABN and Danny Shelton conspired
to hide evidence and information concerning the removal and divorce,
and that 3ABN and Danny Shelton have lied and made otherwise
purposeful misstatements concerning the Shelton's' divorce and
Danny Shelton's remarriage. Among those untrue statements made
by Defendants are, inter alia, that:

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Danny Shelton and ASI conspired to exclude Gailon
Joy from participating in a fact-finding tribunal regarding Linda
Shelton's divorce and removal from 3ABN.

Danny Shelton and ASI conspired to prevent various
allegations and issues from being included in the fact-finding
tribunal.

It was Danny Shelton that participated in an extra-marital
affair by becoming "involved" in "after hours activities" with
3ABN employee Brenda Walsh.

During his marriage to Linda Shelton, Danny Shelton
had several inappropriate extra-marital relationships, of which
3ABN staff and board members were aware.

Danny Shelton was preparing to divorce Linda Shelton beginning in 2003.

Danny Shelton conducted an inappropriate relationship
with from August 2004 until they were married in 2006, and 3ABN's
officers and directors were aware of the relationship.

Danny Shelton lied by claiming to have joint title
with Linda Shelton to a Toyota Sequoia automobile.

The 3ABN board of directors had no authority to
authorize Danny Shelton's adulterous marriage or to allow his
continued employment by and direction of 3ABN.

Danny Shelton perjured himself through the course
of court proceedings relating to his divorce from Linda Shelton.

51.

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52.

Defendants' conduct as heretofore set forth evidences
a malicious and purposeful campaign of defamation, slander, and
disparagement intended and designed to embarrass, discredit,
and defame 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton and to vitiate,
dishonor, and impair the reputation and goodwill of 3ABN and
its President Danny Shelton.

CAUSES OF ACTION

COUNT I: Infringement of Trademark (15 U.S.C. § 1114)

53.

Plaintiffs restate and reallege Paragraphs 1 through
52 above, and hereby incorporate them by reference, as though
fully set forth herein.

54.

Plaintiff 3ABN is the creator and proper owner and
holder of the trademarks "3ABN" and "Three Angels Broadcasting
Network" and has registered the same with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office.

55.

Defendant Joy has used Plaintiff 3ABN's Marks in
the registered domain names "save3abn.com" and "save3abn.org."

56.

Defendant Joy has used Plaintiff 3ABN's Marks in
the internet websites "www.save3abn.com" and "www.save3abn.org."

57.

Defendant Joy has used Plaintiff 3ABN's Marks in
the embedded metatags "3ABN," "3-ABN," and "Three Angels Broadcasting
Network" on the Infringing Website.

58.

Defendant Joy has used Plaintiff 3ABN's Marks in
commerce in connection with 3ABN's provision of ministerial and
informational services.

59.

Defendant Joy's use of Plaintiff 3ABN's Marks is
without Plaintiffs' authorization, permission, or license, and
does not otherwise constitute a permissible use.

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60.

Defendant Joy's use of 3ABN's Marks has been willful
and deliberate, designed specifically to trade upon the enormous
goodwill associated with 3ABN and its 3ABN Marks.

61.

Defendant Joy's unauthorized use of 3ABN's Marks
is likely to lead the public to believe the Infringing Website
is associated with, sponsored by, related to, affiliated with,
or originates with 3ABN when, in fact, it is not.

62.

Plaintiff has been damaged by Defendant Joy's infringement
of its "3ABN" Marks, in an amount to be proven at trial, and
is entitled to treble damages, costs, and attorneys' fees, pursuant
to 15 U.S.C. §1117.

63.

3ABN's goodwill is of enormous value, and 3ABN will
suffer irreparable harm should Defendant Joy's infringement be
allowed to continue to the detriment of 3ABN's reputation and
goodwill.

64.

Defendant Joy's infringement will continue unless
enjoined by this Court and with respect to these continuing violations,
Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law and is therefore entitled
to injunctive relief.

COUNT II: Dilution of Trademark (15 U.S.C. §1125(c)

65.

Plaintiff restates and realleges Paragraphs 1 through
64 above, and hereby incorporates them by reference, as though
fully set forth herein.

66.

Through Plaintiff 3ABN's extensive use of the 3ABN
Marks to identify its broadcast ministry, through Plaintiffs'
development of goodwill surrounding the Marks by its successful
operation and expansion of the broadcast ministry, and through
Plaintiffs' promotion and marketing efforts utilizing the Marks,
the 3ABN Marks are now recognized worldwide as symbols of a dedicated,
principled, Christ-centered ministry that is theologically faithful,

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operationally sound, and financially conscientious.
3ABN's Marks are famous marks of inestimable value to 3ABN and
are relied upon by the public in distinguishing 3ABN from other
ministries, broadcasters, and recording producers.

67.

After the 3ABN Marks had become famous, Defendant
Joy willfully intended to trade upon 3ABN's reputation and the
fame of its Marks by using the Marks in the Infringing Domain,
Infringing Website, Directing Website, and Infringing Metatags.

68.

The use and planned use of the 3ABN Marks by Defendant
Joy has tarnished and disparaged, and thereby diluted, and is
likely to continue to tarnish, disparage, and thereby dilute,
the distinctive quality of and goodwill associated with the Marks.

69.

Defendant Joy's willful dilution of 3ABN's Marks
has injured Plaintiff in an amount to be proven at trial.

70.

3ABN's trademarks are of enormous value, and 3ABN
will suffer irreparable harm should Defendant Joy's trademark
dilution be allowed to continue to the detriment of 3ABN.

71.

Defendant Joy's dilutive activities will continue
unless enjoined by this Court and, with respect to these continuing
violations, 3ABN has no adequate remedy at law and is therefore
entitled to injunctive relief.

COUNT III: Defamation

72.

Plaintiffs restate and reallege Paragraphs 1 through
71 above, and hereby incorporates them by reference, as though
fully set forth herein.

73.

Defendants have made numerous false statements of
fact with regard to both 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton.

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74.

Defendants have published those statements on the
Internet and at the website "www.save3ABN.com" and have thereby
communicated those false statements to someone other than the
Plaintiffs.

75.

Defendants' false statements refer to Plaintiffs'
trade, business and profession, contain false accusations of
the commission of a crime by both Plaintiffs, and impute serious
misconduct to Plaintiffs 3ABN and Danny Shelton and are therefore
defamatory per se.

76.

Defendants' false statements were purposefully and
maliciously designed and made to embarrass, discredit, and defame
3ABN and its President Danny Shelton and to vitiate, dishonor,
and impair the reputation and goodwill of 3ABN and its President
Danny Shelton.

77.

Defendants' false statements have tended to and
have in fact harmed the reputation and goodwill of both 3ABN
and its President Danny Shelton, and have served to lower 3ABN
and President Danny Shelton in the estimation of the community.

78.

As a direct and proximate result of the damage done
to Plaintiffs' reputations by Defendants' defamatory and disparaging
statements, viewers have ceased support of the ministry and donors
have reduced or stopped donations to 3ABN.

COUNT IV: Intentional Interference With Advantageous Economic Relations

79.

Plaintiffs restate and reallege Paragraphs 1 through
78 above, and hereby incorporate them by reference, as though
fully set forth herein.

80.

Defendants have made numerous false statements of
fact with regard to both 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton.

81.

Defendants have published those statements in an
effort to discredit 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton and
in order to cause present and prospective viewers and donors
to the ministry to discontinue their financial support of the
ministry.

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82.

Defendants have intentionally interfered, tortiously
and/or with improper motive or means, with 3ABN's present and
prospective advantageous economic relationships with viewers
and donors.

83.

As a direct and proximate result of Defendant's
actions, viewers and donors have discontinued their financial
support of the ministry.

JURY DEMAND

Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury for all issues so triable.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully pray:

That judgment be entered in favor of Plaintiffs
and against Defendants for all claims in Plaintiffs' Complaint
on the grounds that Defendants have knowingly and willfully infringed
upon and diluted Plaintiffs' trademarks, have willfully and maliciously
defamed plaintiffs, and have willfully and intentionally interfered
with Plaintiffs' advantageous economic relations.

That a permanent injunction issue restraining Defendants,
their agents, successors, assigns and all others in concert and
privity with Defendants, from infringing on 3ABN's Marks and
dilution of 3ABN's Marks.

That a permanent injunction issue restraining Defendants,
their agents, successors, assigns and all others in concert and
privity with Defendants, from using the 3ABN Marks in any internet
domain name, internet website name, or internet website metatags.

That a permanent injunction issue restraining Defendants,
their agents, successors, assigns and all others in concert and
privity with Defendants, from using the Infringing Domain, Directing
Domain or the Infringing Website.

That Defendant Joy be ordered to immediately surrender
the Infringing Domain and transfer registration of the Infringing
Domain and Directing website to Plaintiff 3ABN, completing all
paperwork necessary to transfer and paying all fees and costs
associated with transfer of the domain registration.

That Defendants be ordered to immediately remove
from all print and electronic publications the false statements
of fact alleged herein and otherwise established at trial.

That Defendants be ordered to immediately publish
a retraction of the false statements of fact alleged herein and
otherwise established at trial, and to publish that retraction
in the same forms and forum and to the same general and specific
audience as the false statements were originally made.

That compensatory damages be awarded to Plaintiffs
in an amount to be determined at trial, but in no event less
than $75,000 (exclusive of costs and interest).

That statutory damages be awarded Plaintiffs in
an amount to be determined at trial.

10.

That Plaintiffs be awarded all costs and fees, including
attorneys' fees, incurred in the prosecution of this action.

11.

That Plaintiffs are awarded such other and further
relief as this Honorable Court may deem just and equitable.

Dated: April 5 , 2007		FIERST, PUCCI & KANE, LLC
	By:	[signed] J.P.P.
		John P. Pucci, BBO# 000000 J. Lizette Richards, BBO#000000 64 Gothic Street Northampton, MA 01060 Tel: 413-000-0000 Fax: 413-000-0000

Cease and Desist letter -dated Jan 30, 2007

2007-05-28T11:45:00.000-05:00

Despite the letter specifically stating it was a legal communication not to be published, one of Linda Shelton's representatives, Gregory Matthews, published the letter on BSDA, shortly thereafter her other two representatives, Gailon Joy, and Bob Pickle, also published a scanned copy (shown above) on the "save3ABN" website.

Gregory Matthews on Feb 2, 2007, at 07:35 AM Posted:

Mr Joy has recieved an e-mail, and he expects to shortly recieve the same mesaage by postal letter making certain demands upon him, and that raised the potential that he will become the subject of a lawsuit.

I am posting that message here....

Here is the message:

"Law Offices SIEGEL, BRILL, GREUPNER, DUFFY & FOSTER, P.A.

1300 WASHINGTON SQUARE 100 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55401

TELEPHONE [removed by this blog]
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JOSIAH E BRILL, JR
JAMES R GREUPNER
GERALD S DUFFY
WOOD R FOSTER, JR
THOMAS H GOODMAN
JOHN S WATSON
WM CHRISTOPHER PENWELL
ANTHONY J GLEEKEL
SHERRI L ROHLF
JORDAN M LEWIS*
BRIAN E WEISBERG
STEVEN J WEINTRAUTM
GREGORY SIMPSON
JAMES A YAROSH

_______

MICHAEL J VIOLA
JERRIE M HAYES
MARK THIEROFF
KRISTIN L KINGSBURY

Writer's E-Mail Address: [removed by this blog]
Writer's Voicemail Number: [removed by this blog]

January 30, 2007

Gailon Arthur Joy
3 Clinton road
Box 1425
Sterling, MA 01564

VIA E-MAIL - [e-mail address removed by GM] and CERTIFIED / RETURN RECEIPT U.S. MAILNOTICE

and

Gailon Arthur Joy
24 Clinton Road
Sterling, MA 01564
CERTIFIED / RETURN RECEIPT U.S. MAILNOTICE:

This letter Constitutes a confidential legal communication, which is not for publication. The contents of this communication are subject to common law copyright and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or media, without the express, written permission of the author.

Gailon Arthur Joy:

This law firm represents Mr. Danny Shelton and the Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. ("3ABN"), which has informed us that you are involved in the use and exploitation of 3ABN's trademarked, copyrighted name in your website, "http://www.save3abn.com/." Use of 3ABN's name without our client's license or other authorization to do so constitutes an illegal misappropriation of the same, in violation of state and federal copyright and trademark laws. Additionally, use of the phrase "3ABN" in your domain name is likely to cause confusion among the public as to the source,

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sponsorship or affiliation of your website, resulting in dilution of 3ABN's trademark, which is a separate and additional violation of federal law.

It has also come to our attention that you have inappropriately copied and posted a lengthy excerpt from a 3ABN broadcast on the website referred to above. This action constitutes a violation of 3ABN's exclusive copyright on all audio and video productions created by the Network and on all television transmissions of the same, and is a blatant violation of federal law. Moreover, the presence of this excerpted broadcast serves to heighten the likelihood that the public will be confused into believing that your website is somehow sponsored by or affiliated with 3ABN, which only furthers 3ABN's claim of trademark dilution.

Finally, we have been informed that you have maliciously published outrageous, highly damaging and defamatory statements about both Danny Shelton and 3ABN on this same website. These despicable statements include, but are not limited to:.

3ABN, through its board chairman has "admitted in writing that Danny [Shelton] had been involved in a cover up" of criminal conduct.
Danny Shelton knowingly lied regarding a feud between Tommy Shelton and Glenn Dryden.
3ABN directed an attorney to use "intimidation tactics to cover up allegations of child molestation".
Danny Shelton attempted to cover up and silence child molestation allegations.
Danny Shelton "abuses his power" and "steam roll[s] over alleged victims of his brother Tommy's sexual misconduct."(hereinafter the "Statements").

The obvious meaning of these horrendous falsehoods is that Danny Shelton and 3ABN participated in an orchestrated effort to cover up alleged criminal conduct. The actions you falsely attribute to our clients would be a crime and, as I am sure you are aware, false accusations of criminal conduct constitute defamation per se by you.

Therefore, on behalf of Three Angels Broadcasting Network and Mr. Danny Shelton, we hereby demand that you immediately cease and desist from the use of the domain name "save3ABN.com" and that you voluntarily surrender and transfer registration of the domain to 3ABN. You are also informed and hereby notified that you are not authorized to use and are, in fact, expressly prohibited from using, Three Angel [sic.] Broadcasting Network's name, or its trademarked nominer "3ABN" in any future website domain name or URL.

We hereby also demand that you immediately remove, from any and all websites to which you have author access, including "http://www.save3abn.com/," any recorded excerpts of any 3ABN broadcasts

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We also hereby demand that you immediately cease and desist from the publication of false statements concerning Danny Shelton and 3ABN and that you immediately remove such statements from the "http://www.save3abn.com/" website. In the event that you receive any inquiries from any person or entity about the Statements, we demand you notify the inquiring party that you have been put on notice by Danny Shelton and 3ABN that the statements are false and defamatory.

While 3ABN is in no manner whatsoever beholden to explain itself to you, we proudly withstand the ongoing judgment of God and the continuing examination by our supporters and viewers. As evidenced both by the continued paths of ministry that God has opened at our feet and by the unwavering financial support and testimonials we receive from our supporters and viewers, we believe our ministry has more than satisfied the surveillance of both. Though it is a private enterprise, 3ABN has, for over 22 years, proudly engaged itself as a thoroughly transparent ministry, both in its message and administration. 3ABN has always invited the theological, operational, and financial scrutiny of its loyal and generous supporters and viewers. Unless constrained by legal obligations otherwise, 3ABN has provided financial and administrative information to inquiring parties and has opened its doors and offered access to independent auditors and investigative reporters. More than ever, we stand behind the legal propriety, moral correctness, intellectual honesty, financial soundness, and operational appropriateness of each and every business decision 3ABN has ever made.

As part of its commitment to passionately and effectively spread the Gospel and Good News of the Lord, 3ABN has always welcomed honest feedback, constructive criticism, and suggestions for improvement of the ministry. But its Christian commitment to the Truth will not allow 3ABN to tolerate factually unfounded allegations of impropriety, baseless and prurient gossip, inflammatory innuendo, and unjustified attacks on the organization. 3ABN does not approach such assaults as an objective effort to unmask "truth," but as the divisive and destructive work of the Enemy designed to hinder and frustrate God's work. 3ABN will not quietly resign itself to any effort to obstruct God's message.

Your reckless, willful and malicious activity must cease immediately; you proceed at your own peril. Moreover, your compliance with the demands contained in this letter does not constitute a waiver, relinquishment or abandonment of any right to remedy or enforcement, either legal or equitable, to which our clients are otherwise entitled.

Yours very truly,

Gerald S. Duffy"

Warning from D. Shelton to Gailon Joy

2007-05-28T11:32:00.000-05:00

This was a private letter sent in reply to a letter Gailon Joy had sent to Dr Walter Thompson, chairman of the 3ABN board of directors. Gailon Joy distributed it, and excerpts from it have been published on the internet forums by the 3ABN accusers. It is presently published on Joy's website.

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Further attempts at correction

2007-05-28T10:36:00.000-05:00

In reply to the letter from Dr. Arild Abrahamsen published by ATODAY:

Dear 3abn friends,

I have maintained from the beginning that we have not seen Linda and the doctor in bed together. If that is the only legitimate designation of adultry, then we have no proof that adultery has been involved. Dr. Abrahamsen claims in his e mail that he has "never committed adultery, (emotional, physical, "spiritual"), and neither has Linda."

If all of the things Dr. Abrahamsen talked about in his letter were true, than I would have to put some weight on this claim. Unfortunately, he has made many inaccurate statements and accusations about not only Danny, but Pastor Lomacang, Elder Denslow, Brenda Walsh, Kay Kuzma, myself and others. I know they are inaccurate because I was there to witness them. For this reason, I must question his other claims as well.

I must ask you again, is it right for a woman to spend hours at a time secretely on the phone with another man - even if as claimed, they concerned her son? - when we have good evidence that her son was a peripheral matter, if at all.

Is it right for a married woman to purchase a pregnancy test kit when she knows her husband is sterilized?

Is it OK for one's wife to make plans to visit her doctor to spent time together seeing the sights of his homeland - a trip that was later made?

And what about other travel tickets that were purchased - even though the doctor claims no contacts were made?

Is it proper for one's doctor to give his patient a nice wrist watch? Or to make a major loan of thousands of dollars?

If these things are acceptable behavior for a wife, then perhaps our board has acted improperly. If, on the other hand you would not want your spouse doing these things, then I submit that Danny has grounds for doing what he has done.

The Dr. calls Danny a psychopath. It might be understandable if a non professional person made this kind of a statement, but if Danny is anything, he definitely is not a psychopath.

The Dr. says that Linda never met with the small committee of the board. This is a blatantly false statement.

He also said pastor Lomocang did not meet with Linda "during April and May" - possibly a correct statement because Linda had already written the pastor off. He had met with both he and Linda singly and together before that). We all met with her, but I will add this. A number of other meetings were sought, but were refused, postponed or canceled by Linda.

I have a video tape of the live program in Green Bay where Linda told about her "new found friend." I don't think I ever referred to this as mind control.

Yes, we were anxious to help Linda. The letter that I sent to her by registered mail when she was no longer responding to phone calls or e mails requested her to spend a month with some counselor acceptable by both her and us. She did not respond to that letter.

The doctor has labeled statements such as these as slander and ungodly. I don't think it is slander to speak truth, and we have not done anything with the intent to hurt Linda in any way. When people have come to us with questions we have tried to respond intelligently and factually.

This letter does not speak to many of Dr. Abrahamsen's statements, but I hope I have touched on enough to demonstrate that 3abn has earnestly and honestly tried to do things right in this difficult situation.

I, for one have made every effort to follow the leading of the Spirit of God in the things I have been responsible for. I believe God's continued blessing on this ministry confirms our decisions, as difficult as they have been. For my part, I know Linda is hurting. It is not because she was not forewarned - by a number of people who cared for her. We still care about Linda and those who have sided with her in this time. All remain in my prayers.

May God give you wisdom and understanding as you come to your own conclusions about this challenge to 3ABN.

Sincerely in Jesus' precious name,
Walter Thompson MD

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2007-05-28T10:14:00.000-05:00

Kay Kuzma -- correcting the published misinformation

2007-05-28T09:45:00.000-05:00

This letter was sent to Calvin, the owner of BSDA, and subsequently posted by him. Kay Kuzma was a member of the 3ABN committee referenced here:
http://references4links.blogspot.com/2007/05/letter-regarding-lss-leave-of-absence.html

This letter was sent to the owner of the BSDA forum, and he subsequently published it.

Dear Calvin,

I have become aware that your site published Johann Thorvaldsson's article about "The Story of Linda Shelton."

Since I am mentioned in that article, I thought you might be interested in publishing a response to correct the misinformation given about my involvement.

If you need to call me, my # is xxx-xxx-xxxx.

Thank you.
Kay Kuzma

Here is my statement:

To those who may question my involvement with 3ABN and the circumstances which led up to Linda Shelton leaving 3ABN:

Yes, I was involved in what happened at 3ABN concerning Linda however the internet article in which you read about my involvement titled "The Story of Linda Shelton" by Johann Thorvaldsson, is saturated with the writer's biased personal perceptions and has very little to do with what actually happened. I was there – I know.

Rather than address each falsehood, which would be too time consuming, I will simply address the three major errors concerning me:

Here is what was printed about me: "Long before Linda's dismissal, Dr. Kay Kuzma was assigned to help Linda manage after being fired. She was also supposed to interview staff members to find a good reason to fire her, so one wonders what really is behind this upheaval?"

Here is what actually happened:

1) I was not brought in early – in fact, I was brought in during the last six weeks after Danny and Linda had been in months of counseling with professionals – with Linda still refusing to follow what the counselors suggested, i.e., unanimously the counselors told her that she would have to give up her relationship with the doctor in Norway who she was spending up to six hours each day talking with.

2) I was not brought in to help Linda "manage" after she was fired – she was never fired. The committee I was on (and later the Board) repeatedly gave her opportunity to talk with them trying to bring resolution and restoration to both her ministry at 3ABN and her marriage. She refused at every point. There was never discussion concerning "firing" Linda when I became involved – only a discussion on how to help her. There was such a concern for Linda's reputation that the entire Board was not initially notified about the situation until it became an absolute necessity to do so. I was on a small committee of two Board members, the 3ABN attorney, and myself. The small committee's discussion centered on how to save Linda for ministry. Linda talked to me one time and refused any further contact I tried to make with her.

3) I was NOT asked by 3ABN to interview staff concerning Linda. Linda, herself, asked me to talk with the staff. She even gave me the specific names of the people she wanted me to talk with. The results from the interviews with the employees Linda suggested weren't flattering to her. When I tried to get back with her, she refused to answer my calls.

The overwhelming error in Mr. Thorvaldsson's account of the events surrounding Linda Shelton's departure from 3ABN gives witness to the fact that his observation was from many thousands of miles away and only receiving his information from the two involved in the duplicity.

Hopefully it has become apparent to you, as I pointed out the error contained in these three lines alone, that this entire article is full of misinformation. If you would like specific answers to any other point, I'll be happy to share. God is good and truth will prevail even though there are those who are trying to stir up controversy.

I believe the most important thing to understand is that eventually the fruit of a person's decisions will become evident. Although I will not comment further about what happened to lead up to Linda's departure from 3ABN, we know that the other man had been to the States and spent time with Linda before she left Danny, and that immediately after she left Danny, the other man was with Linda. A few weeks later they spent time traveling together through Europe.

Please remember, 3ABN is not Danny or Linda's ministry – it is God's, and every day we all see incredible miracles as God is moving

His ministry forward. It's been a very difficult time – as we all love Linda and recognize how much God used her in her role as co-host with Danny. God truly gifted her with the ability to write beautiful songs that have been a tremendous blessing to thousands.

Thanks for remembering 3ABN in your prayers – and thanks for not sharing Mr. Thorvaldsson's article with anyone else – since I know you don't want to be a part of spreading misinformation.

Sincerely,
Kay Kuzma

WT-- Answering the Questions

2007-05-28T09:34:00.001-05:00

This was a private letter from the Chairman of the 3ABN board, which was published by Linda Shelton's representative, Gregory Matthews, and then widely distributed and posted on other internet forums.

From: "Walt Thompson"
To: [Removed by GM.]
Subject: Re: 3abn
Date: [Removed by GM.]

Dear [Removed by GM.],

Thank you for your e mail sharing your frustrations with 3ABN. It is understandable that you may feel frustrated regarding the breakup of Danny and Linda. You are not alone. Had the devil sought a more effective place to point his fatal arrow, he could not have found one. He aimed at its heart, and made a direct hit. However, like the promise in Genesis 3:15, though 3ABN has been wounded, it has risen again, and stronger than ever. Praise the Lord.

Let me summarize some of the events as viewed from my perspective during the past couple years. Perhaps it will allow you to view things a bit differently.

Though we have attempted to keep the leaders of the church attuned to what has been transpiring at 3ABN, we have not said much publicly for Linda's sake. We all still care about Linda, and know she must be hurting terribly.

A little more than two years ago a live television program aired on 3abn from Green Bay, Wisconsin. During that program Linda told of meeting a special person that had changed her life. She did not give the name or the sex of that person, but we later learned that he was listening in Norway. A few months earlier, a doctor visited 3ABN from Norway. He found out about Linda's son being hooked on drugs and told Linda that if he would come to his place in Norway for a month, he would be cured. Arrangements were made and Nathan went there in Feb. 04. While there Linda and one of her closest friends went to visit and spent 3 days with them. During this time Linda and the doctor struck up a relationship that her friend became very concerned about, and eventually came to the place where she decided she needed to speak out. I have heard that testimony. I will not describe it in detail, but it was described as much more than the usual doctor - client relationship. One of the things was that Linda had made arrangements to meet the doctor in Norway to spend 10 days with him touring the pretty places in the country during the following June.

In early March Danny called me. He was very distraught as he told me what Linda was doing. I immediately traveled to 3abn to find out for myself, and for the next two to three months was there for a few days almost every week. During this time I and a small committee of the board had a number of sessions with Linda, encouraging her to break off the relationship that was ruining her home and putting a serious strain on the ministry. Pastor John L. was one of the first to counsel Linda. From the start, before meeting with Danny and Linda together he warned Linda that what she was doing was wrong, and must stop. He then spent hours counseling the two of them together. I am not sure how many other sessions were had. When I arrived, I arranged for Pastor John, Linda and Danny and I to meet together. We met, talked and prayed. Both Danny and Linda were anointed, and committed to God to do what was right. Linda promised us to cut off the relationship. Not long (I don't remember the length of time, but probably less than an hour) she was secretly on the phone to Norway with the doctor again. We had other sessions with her where she reluctantly made similar agreements, but usually said she was not going to give him up until she was sure Danny would stop interfering in her affairs - as if it was Danny's fault they were having trouble. On one occasion I was able to get the doctor on the phone. I begged him to break of the relationship. He told me he would not. We arranged for Danny and Linda to visit a marriage counselor couple out of state. They were not Adventist, but devout Christians of another faith. They were chosen so that Linda could not claim that they were biased, if Adventist. Danny and Linda spent eight hours with the counselors. They were the one's who told Linda she was committing "spiritual adultery" and that it was wrong and must be stopped at once. She made excuses, said she was doing nothing wrong. They warned her that the way she was going it would soon become physical.

Our committee of the board invited a lady friend of Linda's to sit with us, thinking that, being a woman, she would be able to make Linda comfortable. As soon as she heard Linda's story, she confided to Linda that she was wrong, and needed to correct the problem. Linda requested her to query some of the 3ABN leadership to hear their views. she did this, only to find that Linda used the negative feedback she received as evidence she was not a friend to her cause. Linda would not talk to her again - the same as she had done to the friend that went with her to Norway.

Meanwhile, all during this time, Linda was spending long hours on the phone with the doctor on international calls using phone cards, credit cards, etc. We have records of those cards and can verify the amount of time spent. Some calls were overheard by Danny when she did not know he was around. Whereas she says that she was discussing her son, the calls were, in fact not about her son, but were very personal. Arrangements were made, and tickets purchased to meet him in Florida. (We have evidence such a meeting did indeed take place) When that was discovered, they planned to meet in Las Vegas, and New York. And as you might expect, Danny was by this time checking things out pretty carefully. One night she came home all cheery. While she and Danny were getting ready for bed, she left to do something else (I have forgotten what). While out, Danny found a sack of things in the closet. Upon opening it, he found a pregnancy test kit. (He is "fixed" so he cannot have more children.) When she found out that he had discovered it, she was at first angry because he had "snooped" in her things, and then told him she had just purchased it to see his reaction. We also have evidence that the doctor had given her an expensive wristwatch.

While this was going on, Linda refusing to give up the doctor, and Danny not willing to live with a third party disrupting things, they began talking divorce. Linda's mother lived in Las Vegas (I think) and Linda began making plans to move there long enough to gain residency status and then was going to get a divorce. Discovering the possibility of getting a divorce through Guan, they jointly agreed. Danny was driven by several factors. One, she was not about to be faithful to him. She was running up huge credit card debts on joint accounts making him responsible for paying them off, and he was concerned about 3ABN and the effect the situation was causing on the ministry. It simply could not continue the way things were going. Though I and the board did not get involved in the marriage, we were very much concerned about the ministry.

All the while, this was taking a real toll on the ministry. Work was not getting done. The employees were pulled in both directions. Finally, I sent Linda a registered letter (she was not answering my e mails or phone calls). In it I told her that we were offering to send her away for counseling to a place and with people mutually acceptable. I told her that if she would not accept our offer and find help to get rid of the doctor, we would have to consider removing her from her positions. She did not respond to my letter.

At camp meeting time (the end of May), we also had a board meeting. On Friday night of camp meeting, the doctor and Johann (our European representative before this all developed) came and sat in the back row. Danny was very uncomfortable with them there, fearful they would make a scene on international television. He asked us to ask them to leave. They refused. They walked out just as the meeting was ending. I and some other people went out after them. When we got outside, Johann grabbed me by the shirt and started to shake me in anger. When other bigger people came to my support, he calmed down, and we all talked together for a half hour or so - I am not sure of the total time. In the meantime, Mark Finley spoke with the doctor. I joined them for a few minutes. While I was with Mark and the doctor, something was said that upset Johann, and he and the doctor left, angry and fast, spinning dirt as they left. Because they had begun to hand out papers of a proposed article they were planning to submit to the local newspaper discrediting 3ABN, we warned them not to come back.

The next day, Sabbath, we got hold of Johann by phone and he agreed to meet with us at a park and talk things out. The doctor was also invited, but he said he had said all he had to say the night before, and refused to come. We spent an hour or two with Johann, going over all of the events until then. Finally, I took him to the hotel where they were staying. We sat in the car and talked for some time. At that time he confessed to me that maybe he was wrong in supporting Linda. We had prayer and parted. The three of them left and returned to Springfield shortly after that.

Linda did not come to the board meeting on Sunday morning. She sent a letter instead. The board considered her letter carefully in light of all that had gone on, and unanimously agreed that she could no longer serve the ministry under these conditions, nor continue to serve on the board. (We have since been accused of refusing to let the doctor and Johann represent her at the board. No such request was ever made, either by voice or by pen.)

Linda did go to Norway for her ten-day vacation with the doctor in June. We know that. There have been many other trips back and forth by both of them since.

Linda said on her web site recently that I had told Johann a year before that I had never accused her of adultery. She was correctly quoting a portion of my statement to Johann, but what she did not bother to say is that I was defending 3ABN against an accusation that we had fired her for adultery. I was merely telling him that it was for defiance of her board that she was let go, not because of adultery, an accusation, it is true, I never stated. As you can see from the few things I have included here, we have had ample evidence to suggest adultery, but it is true, we have not seen the two of them in bed together.

Our position on the board all through this process was to take the high road and not to tell things like this to the public, attempting to protect Linda from even more hurt that she was doing to herself. In all of our public statements, we have tried to be discrete. To protect the ministry from a public confrontation, we also gave Linda a good settlement with the agreement that she would not bad mouth 3ABN. And while she has partially fulfilled her obligation, her "friends" have kept the pot boiling - contrary to her agreement.

She wrote on her web site in March that they were not divorced, that the Guam divorce was being contested. It is interesting to know that this was posted on the web site after (or about the time that) the judge's decision had been made in favor of Danny. It is also interesting that the only reason she filed suit against Danny was to get more money from him than they had agreed upon originally. One might wonder why she would file for a new divorce if it had been Danny that had insisted on it in the first place as she alleges!

Sometime fairly early on during this experience, Linda began to accuse Danny of abusing her. She told people she was afraid to stay home with him for fear he would take his gun and hurt her. On a number of occasions during their discussions she would go off in a huff to stay with her daughter in Springfield (two hours away). On at least one of those occasions, I was on the phone with Danny when she was preparing to leave, and I heard nothing suggesting abuse of any kind. I will admit that at first, Danny was "in her face" an awfully lot trying to get her to stop talking with the doctor. This stopped after their visit with the counselors. We believe that the Dr. advised Linda to use the "abuse" language to justify their relationship - and have good evidence upon which this is based. I believe it was during the GC session in Toronto when abuse was included among the justifications for divorce. If you know Danny at all, one thing he is not, is an abuser. Talk! Perhaps! But certainly not dangerous or physical.

Just to make this letter a bit more complete, let me tell you what I know about Danny's attempt to save Linda for himself - even after the divorce papers were signed. He paid off the remaining debt on her new car, her daughter's car, all of the credit cards, and other joint bills. He bought her interest in the house, helped her move to Southern Illinois, build a porch on her home there, gave her all of the things in their home including things that were really his. (He did these things with money obtained in a loan from a friend.) Over and over again he took her out to eat and did many other things to show how much he really cared for her. In fact, many of the employees and some of us on the board were concerned because of how she was leading him on and keeping him in turmoil. Over and over, she threatened him, saying, that if she was going down, she would bring him and the ministry down with him.

One more thing. Linda has said that she was not censured by her church. The fact is, her church did meet and confidentially went over all of the evidence they had, and wrote an 8 page letter outlining the reason they had to conclude that she was wrong. Rather than drop her from membership, out of concern for her, they agreed do a letter of censure.

As for Danny getting married, let me make a few more comments. Our board has been well informed on all of these things. We were the ones that unanimously let Linda go, as much as we all hated to take that step. We all love her, care about her, and continue to keep her in our prayers. We have also been fully informed about Danny and his new-found friend. I was at 3ABN the day she and her two girls arrived from Florida with all they possessed. I shared some peanut butter and grapes that I had left over as I was about to return home. My heart went out to them. Danny's eventually did too. They are really nice people who have a heart for Jesus and for hurting people. She has had a hard life. (Her twin sister is dead.) There relationship has grown since that day more than a year ago. (Contrary to rumor, there was no relationship going before that!) A number of the staff and some of us on the board advised Danny to "cool it." He tried. But Danny is a people person. He needs people around him. I have concluded that Brandy came to 3abn at the direction of either the devil or the Holy Spirit. I have had no trouble deciding which. I believe God has given Danny just what he has needed to continue to serve that ministry with the power and enthusiasm that is characteristic to him. He loves the Lord supremely, and seeks His guidance in all things. What you see of Danny on television is who he is. He is not a fake. Yes, he is human. He has human tendencies, just like you and I. Just because he is on television does not automatically take away those personal drives.

Before Danny married Brandy, our board met by conference call and went over the evidence again. It was our conclusion based upon the information we have, only some of which I have shared here, that Danny was morally free to re-marry if he wished. We were all concerned about the timing, but did not feel that was a just reason for condemning the action. Those of Church leadership with whom we have shared these things agree with our decision.

In all of the Bible, I have not been able to find a single instance where God had a prophet condemn any one for anything that was not either illegal or immoral. As our board, and leaders of the church, have carefully examined the evidence, we find nothing for which to condemn Danny either. As regarding age difference, I find nothing in the Bible or the SOP that speaks to this issue. You may remember Elder Archo Dart, a General Conference officer doing family counseling during the fifties. He married a patient of mine who was at least 20 years younger when he was in his late 70's. They had an excellent marriage. Teddy, his new wife, loved every minute of their time together - as she told me. They are both dead now.

Linda, in spite of what I have noted above, refuses to acknowledge that what she was doing was wrong - nor is she telling the facts as they happened. It is one thing to forgive and forget, but is altogether something else when one is unable to acknowledge wrong doing. Yes, and I truly would like to know what Jesus would have done differently. As I see it, we gave Linda every imaginable opportunity to remain and work with 3ABN - except for one condition. When she refused, what more is one to do? Jesus was patient with Judas too, but He did not prevent Judas from doing what he did.

For my part, I have asked God for wisdom to guide in all that we have done. I have insisted at every step that we do everything in a way that could never be honestly faulted. I believe God has honored our desire, and blessed the ministry beyond measure because we have tried so hard to be faithful. You may remember that even God lost some of his best friends (Lucifer, Ananias and Saphira and others). It hurts. But sometimes one must act to stop bad things - even when it hurts!

I hope this helps to clear the confusion. NO ONE at 3ABN wanted to get rid of Linda, least of all, Danny. I don't think there are very many people that would condemn Danny for not waiting longer to agree to divorce if they had been there and witnessed the situation. Even God has limits to His tolerance. If you have further questions or need further evidence, please let me know.

Sincerely in Jesus' precious name,
Walter Thompson MD
Chairman, 3ABN Board

January 2007 - ASI Open Letter

2007-05-27T13:18:00.000-05:00

Why ASI Chose to withdraw from Discussions

To Those It May Concern:

Answering a request last fall from Three Angels’ Broadcasting Network’s Board of Directors (afterward referred to as 3ABN), ASI agreed to explore the possibility of forming a commission “. . . to evaluate and determine Danny's legal and moral right to divorce and remarry . . .” [excerpt from 3ABN minutes].

ASI’s Executive Committee spent considerable time and effort from late September 2006 until early 2007 exploring that assignment. ASI’s Executive Committee met January 4 to review progress on establishing a commission. After a full discussion at that time, the Committee voted unanimously to withdraw from the process they had agreed to consider. A brief announcement was made by ASI, without stating any of the reasons for our withdrawal. We received questions from both ASI members and several Church leaders. All wanted to know the reasons for ASI’s action to withdraw. The Committee met again on January 9, 2007 and authorized the following explanation:

Reason for ASI’s Withdrawal

ASI’s decision to withdraw was not based on the merits of the divorce and remarriage issues or any of the other issues we were urged to consider. ASI’s decision was based solely on the barriers we encountered in attempting to reach agreement between the parties on a process whereby the commission would study the issues.

ASI’s Initial Considerations

ASI believed it could develop a process that would be fair to all parties, utilizing a panel of ASI members selected for their spirituality, fairness and intelligence. The parties would be chosen through a panel selection process. ASI proposed a process to assure a fair due process to all concerned.ASI believed it was essential that it have the active involvement of all parties in this process.

Danny and 3ABN Accept

By December 10, 2006, Danny Shelton (afterward referred to as Danny) and 3ABN had accepted the process proposed by ASI.

Unexpected Barriers

Linda [formerly Mrs. Danny Shelton] (afterward referred to as Linda) did not participate personally in discussions to develop an agreed upon process.
Linda identified Gaylon Arthur Joy (afterward referred to as Joy) as her representative. Joy, in turn, introduced Bob Pickle (afterward referred to as Pickle) and Greg Matthews (afterward referred to as Matthews) as his team members.
Linda’s team:
Did not accept that ASI was capable of providing a fair forum to decide the issues
Insisted on including issues involving allegations of mismanagement and corporate misconduct at 3ABN
Would not accept the ground rules for the panel’s procedures
Would not cease harassing e-mail contact with Danny or other 3ABN representatives
Would not cease, when requested to do so, circulating distracting comments about the process under discussion with ASI
We never learned whether Linda approved of the positions asserted by her team.At no time did Linda respond except to say that Joy would be her representative.

3ABN/ASI Relationship

ASI was open to whatever conclusion the facts would reveal, and we were disappointed that our efforts did not result in a resolution of the issues we had agreed to consider.

The ASI Executive Committee believes that 3ABN is a God-inspired and God-led instrument for the effective spread of the three angels messages to the world, and that it has been, and continues to be, a blessing to the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.

ASI is an organization of member businesses and ministries that share a priority for the spread of the gospel in their marketplaces. 3ABN was introduced to ASI in the mid-1980's at our ASI Convention in Big Sky, Montana. At that time their television idea was just a dream. ASI was intrigued by their audacious plan of a lay-operated ministry providing a worldwide radio and television network with "straight" Seventh-day Adventist programming, 24/7. That meeting was the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship, resulting in the growth of both 3ABN and ASI and in positive media exposure for hundreds of ASI members. Both Linda and Danny Shelton were viewed as capable leaders, deserving our respect and involvement with ASI.

In addition to great sadness for those who know them, the breakup of the Sheltons’ marriage and subsequent events brought much public comment that came to the notice of ASI, Church leadership and 3ABN’s viewers. Soon after: "The 3ABN Board of Directors voted unanimously on September 24 [2006] to request ASI to set up a commission to evaluate and determine Danny's legal and moral right to divorce and to re-marry" [excerpt from 3ABN minutes].

Attempts to Establish the Commission Panel

As ASI leadership was considering 3ABN's request, an e-mail message dated, October 3, 2006, was received by ASI’s president from Joy, hitherto unknown to ASI, saying in part:

“. . . Dr. Thompson [Walter Thompson, 3ABN Board Chair] has informed me that ASI has agreed to be the appropriate platform upon which to hear allegations regarding 3ABN. While I agree to that in theory, ASI is the appropriate platform and clearly has some jurisdiction here, and by voluntary assent would have full jurisdiction to hear the allegations and make appropriate findings, I also recognize there are some clear and serious conflicts that need to be clarified."

Joy’s memo included messages from others (unknown and unidentified to us) who seriously questioning whether ASI was an appropriate organization to be involved. As stated above, Joy himself was unknown to ASI leadership at that time. It was not known what his interest was in the matter until Linda later identified Joy as her representative. Joy then introduced Pickle and Matthews as part of Linda's team. Since that time Joy, Pickle and Matthews always were included in any correspondence sent to Linda.

October 25, 2006: The ASI Executive Committee took an action authorizing the exploration of becoming involved in the process and asked Harold Lance, past ASI president, to represent ASI and lead out in the commission’s process.

October 31, 2006: ASI circulated a document entitled "Procedural Suggestions" [see below] to Linda, Danny, their representatives, and to 3ABN.

Basic Concepts

ASI identified several basic concepts necessary for the process to succeed:

The involvement of Linda, Danny, and 3ABN was essential in order to reach a successful agreement regarding a fair process and then to come to a resolution of the dispute.
Widespread distracting interchanges on web sites and forums led us to believe that the discussions between ASI and all parties attempting to establish an agreement on the process (Linda, Danny, their representatives, and 3ABN) needed to be conducted with confidentiality.
Both “sides” (Linda’s and Danny’s) needed to stop direct critical comment with each other.

Procedural Suggestions

ASI suggested the following procedural/process concepts:

The panel selected to hear and decide the issues should be chosen by ASI in consultation with the parties [Linda and Danny].
Because of the sensitive nature of the issues, the proceedings should be private, in the manner of an "Executive Session" within a board of directors of the Church or a corporation.
Issues for consideration needed careful definition and mutual agreement.
Parties would formally state in advance of the hearing their position on each issue and their expected outcome of each issue.
Each party would, in advance of their appearance before the panel, furnish the identity of witnesses and their expected information, as well as provide copies of any documents [evidence] to be presented to the panel.
All costs connected with the proceedings would be paid by 3ABN.
Proceedings would be held at a neutral site as convenient as possible for all parties.
Input from both parties would be welcomed to establish the ground rules on the process to be followed.
Questioning would be conducted by the panel under the direction of its chairperson, with opportunity for the parties or their representatives to suggest questions.
The decision of the panel would be based upon information presented by the parties at the hearing and not from outside sources.
The proceedings would not be conducted as a trial, with a judge, lawyers, cross examination and typical court-like processes.
Within 30 days after the conclusion of the proceedings the panel would announce its written findings on the issues, the factual reasons for their findings, and recommendations to the parties, which document would be available to the parties and the interested public.

What happened? Why didn’t the process succeed?

There was significant interchange between Linda's team and ASI, and between Danny, 3ABN and ASI that lead to the creation of two additional documents presented by ASI to the parties that contained details and revisions to the proposed process that the parties had suggested.

We continued to have no contact from Linda other than a single memo to an ASI officer stating that Joy was her representative.

By December 10, 2006, Danny and 3ABN had accepted the process as proposed by ASI.

On December 13, 2006, ASI received an email from Joy advising that Linda was preparing a careful, thorough response to the process proposals, along with a list of questions that he and Linda were preparing for their own clarification. This response and list of questions never came.

Interchange between ASI and Linda's team

Discussions between ASI and Linda’s representatives centered around:

Whether the proceeding should be open to the public or private
Whether ASI could be neutral and provide a "level playing field"
Whether the proceedings should be video taped/recorded/broadcast
Whether the issues considered by the panel should extend beyond the Sheltons’ divorce and Danny’s remarriage to include, for example:That Danny and the 3ABN Board of Directors were guilty of malfeasance
That Danny should be removed as president of 3ABN
That the Board of Directors of 3ABN should be removed
That 3ABN should be restructured to create a constituency-based organization (though they knew that the existing structure is lawful)
That any person who has contributed to the support of 3ABN should be a constituent and entitled to a voice in the selection of the Board of Directors and management of the ministry (donors were referred to by Linda’s team as, "stockholders in the pews")
That the 3ABN corporate by-laws needed to be changed to allow for censure, discipline, and removal of officers or members of the Board of Directors. [NOTE: In fact the corporate by-laws already provide for those possibilities.)

At least 22 other issues were raised in Forum site references by her team and urged for inclusion in the ASI process.

From the beginning last fall, Linda was provided with all necessary telephone and e-mail contact information for involvement with the discussion. She was sent copies of all communications from ASI (as were Danny and 3ABN). In the two-plus months of ASI's attempts to reach agreement on a fundamental process for the panel, she did not respond (except to name Joy as her representative).

We do not know if Linda shares in a belief with Joy, Pickle and Matthews that the agenda should include the matters asserted by her team (above). She chose not to participate.

It became clear that Joy, Pickle and Matthews had interests far beyond the issues that ASI had agreed to consider.

The Beginning of the End of Discussions

We affirmed to the parties that even though ASI supports the ministry of 3ABN and wishes for it to succeed and prosper, ASI would be fair and objective in considering the issues related to the Sheltons’ divorce and Danny’s remarriage. We also believed that the panel selected by ASI, in consultation with the parties involved, would be people who possessed qualities of spirituality, intelligence and fairness. We affirmed to both parties that ASI had no stake in the outcome, and that ASI would be comfortable with whatever conclusions were reached by the panel. However, we never reached the point of choosing a panel.

A week or two into the process, Danny and 3ABN ceased exchanging messages with the other side. That was helpful. Because ASI declined to consider issues beyond those of the divorce and remarriage, Joy, Pickle and Matthews continued their negative contacts with Danny, Dr. Thompson (3ABN Board chair) and others associated with 3ABN. Though couched in spiritual language, their messages were persistent, confrontational, argumentative and harassing. ASI’s efforts to stop their direct communications were unsuccessful.

Final Assessment

We believe that ASI has no jurisdiction to consider internal issues of 3ABN management or the changing of its corporate structure. Those issues must be left to its governing body, the 3ABN Board of Directors. We believe our inability to resolve the fundamental issue of the divorce and remarriage is disappointing to many. We felt that without agreement on the fundamental process, and with no likely agreement in sight, it was necessary for ASI to withdraw. The two parties are the losers in what could have been a healing clarification of a divisive issue for all those involved and concerned.

We confess that if we would have known how bring resolution to the matter, we would have done so. We don't, but God does. We urge that all who have a concern over these issues and over the future ministry of 3ABN (and of Linda and Danny) be respectful, restrained, and apply the Golden Rule as you would wish others to do for you. And pray for one another without ceasing.

The ASI Executive Committee
by Harold Lance
January 24, 2007

2nd Letter published on 3ABN

2007-05-27T13:17:00.000-05:00

From Walter Thompson
Chairman, 3ABN board of Directors
Regarding Danny's marriage

Dear Family and Friends of 3ABN,

Two years ago 3ABN was challenged by the most difficult battle the ministry has ever faced. It was a battle that threatened the very existence of the ministry and the work of preaching the end time message of the Three Angel's to the world. It is only because of the grace and power of God Almighty, and the faithful support of you, the 3ABN family, that the ministry has survived to preach another day. Today, the ministry is stronger than it has ever been and its reach into the world even broader and more powerful for the cause of truth.

As is always the case when in the public eye, questions arise, stories abound, and rumors spread. We thank God that you have trusted the leadership and board of 3ABN during this time and have stayed with us in ministry. More recently some of you have heard that Danny has found one to comfort him in his loneliness and sorrow. You may have also heard rumors about an allegedly illegal divorce occurring without Biblical grounds. This letter is an attempt to fill you in with the facts.

As chairman of the board I have been in the midst of this long and drawn out ordeal from the beginning. I was there when we counseled with Linda over and over again. I was present during the pleas and prayers, seeking to get her to give up her relationship with the doctor. I have seen and heard the evidence upon which the board has taken the action that it has taken. I have been one that has plead with Linda to keep her marriage and her ministry and offered to provide counseling for them. I have known Danny and Linda almost from the beginning of the ministry and have been in their home many times. They had a good marriage. It was not until this third party got in the middle did things begin to fall apart. It is also true that Danny really did want to get back together again, but when it became obvious that couldn't happen, he correctly had to close the door on that part of his history lest it destroy him and the ministry.

The divorce was a mutually agreed thing, even the choice to get it from Guam where there would be no long wait. Linda had originally planned to move to Las Vegas long enough to become a resident there so as to get a divorce there. They then discovered the possibility of a divorce from Guam, checked it out and found it to be legal, and decided to go that route. Though I believe Guam has now stopped the program, the legality of a Guam divorce had previously been taken to the U.S. Supreme Court where it was ruled legitimate. As chairman of the board, I did not try to influence the decision, but I will say that had they not obtained a quick divorce, the ministry would have been placed at much greater risk since the situation was causing so much dysfunction with leadership and staff. I believe time has verified the correctness of what was done then, both by Danny and by the board for the ministry.

Linda's web site recently stated that she and Danny were not divorced. She wrote this after the judge made the decision in Danny's favor. She claims she did not know this when she wrote it. Her web site referred to an e mail I sent to Johann Thorvaldson a year earlier saying that I had never accused her of adultery. I believe that exchange with him was in response to an accusation by him that we had fired her because of adultery. I was merely saying that she was not fired for adultery, but because she had defied the board in not discontinuing a relationship that was threatening to destroy the ministry. (I might add that the doctor also told me he would not break off the relationship, even though I pled with him to do so.) That letter to Johann was correct, and it is true that I have never directly accused her of adultery. That does not mean that I believe Linda is innocent. If by adultery one must be caught in bed with another person, I cannot prove Linda has committed adultery. If, on the other hand, hard evidence indicates that Linda was involved in an unacceptable relationship with another man qualifies for adultery, then there is no question about Danny's moral right to marry again. As a board, we have chosen not to make the details of the evidence available to the public. I believe Satan is the accuser of the brethern. We have chosen to take the "high road" in this whole situation and say nothing more than we have been forced to say to try to quell rumors. We care about Linda and have tried not to do anything to hurt her more than she has already been hurt. I can tell you that I personally spent a great deal of time at 3ABN during those months when this was all happening. I spoke with Linda and Danny on numerous occasions. A sub committee of the board met and prayed with Danny and Linda and pled with Linda to call off the relationship. Danny and Linda spent an 8 hour session with a pair of Christian counselors (non-Adventist in an attempt to avoid bias) who had no doubts about the nature of Linda's conduct. We offered to provide Linda with the opportunity to go away for counseling with a counselor agreeable to both she and us. She did not respond to that offer or request. Finally, the full board met, reviewed Linda's letter of explanation, and voted unanimously to remove her from the ministry and her seat on the board. Other church leaders who have been privy to some of the evidence we have are in full agreement with our decision.

The relationship Linda had with the Norwegian Dr. was not a normal doctor-patient relationship as she claims. It is true. Linda was very concerned about her son Nathan. He was the vehicle through which the Dr. reached Linda. Our evidence leaves no question that this became much more than a doctor-patient relationship. We know that the long hours on the phone together were not about Nathan and have hard evidence to support this knowledge - nor were times spent together on both sides of the Atlantic.

Furthermore, she refused to break it off, even after weeks of pleading with her to do so. We, the board believe the evidence we have clearly justifies the divorce and gives Danny the moral and legal right to remarry. Those in church leadership with whom we have shared some of this evidence agree with us. Out of concern for Linda we have been reluctant to make details public.

No, Danny is not to blame for what has happened here. On the contrary, he has bent over backwards trying to make things work and meeting her requests. Yet, she has never acknowledged that it was wrong for her to have another "friend".

The things I have stated here are accurate and correct. As far as the lady Danny has married is concerned, I can only say I believe his new wife is a very good person and will be a real asset to him as he carries on his heavy responsibilities. Just to clarify any rumor you may have heard, this relationship began long after the divorce. I was at 3ABN when this lady came from Florida looking for work. There was nothing going on before that time, and Danny definitely was not trying to "dump" Linda. I was with him during much of the time he agonized and mourned her loss. It is one thing to lose a loved one in death. It is much different to lose one to another lover - like cutting a dog's tail off one inch at a time! As to the matter of age difference, I will say that I do not believe that is any of my business. I find nothing in the Bible, and I don't remember any thing in the SOP indicating age differences for married couples. If it is legal, and morally correct, and if entered into with honesty, sincerity and earnest prayer for God's guidance, as I know happened here, it is not for me to criticize. In my own musings about this, I have concluded that it was no accident that brought Brandy to 3ABN. Either the devil was behind it, or God was. There is no question in my mind which one it was.

(Archo Dart was for many years a family and marriage counselor in the Adventist church. When in his 80's, he married one of my patients, who was then in her 50's. She loved and admired him till death many years later.)

I have had an interesting thought this week that I will share with you. It is this. God lost one of his closest companions when Lucifer went astray. More than that, myriads more angels left with him when he left heaven. Talk about grief or emotional pain. Experiences such as this with Linda, I think, help us to understand the pain of loss, and the reality of the war between God and Satan. Some have claimed it takes two to divorce. I don't think that is categorically true!

This has been a terrible injury that has hit 3abn and Danny, and yes, Linda too, but it is one that I believe God understands - and He continues to bless his servants.

We recognize that we live in a world at war, and are working with a ministry that the devil would like to see destroyed. The war is real, and as in any other war there are real casualties. War is never pleasant, and spiritual battles may be some of the worst. Our hearts still ache for those who have been wounded. Our prayers continue to ascend on their behalf. Should acknowledgement of wrongdoing and penitence ever occur, we would be the first to forgive and forget. Unfortunately, that has not happened, and we must move on.

Some who have been aware of the growing relationship and the possibility of marriage have thought they should wait for a longer period of time before marrying. In discussions before the event, the 3ABN board reviewed the events of the past couple years and have agreed that there was no moral or legal reason precluding marriage. Realizing the heavy burdens resting on Danny and of his need for companionship, we, the board did not see any reason not to give our blessing to their union. We hope you, our 3ABN family, will agree too, and with us, welcome Brandy with open arms.

Should you have any questions that I might answer, please feel free to send them to me at 3ABN and I will do my best to try to answer them.

Sincerely in the precious name of Jesus,
Walter Thompson Chairman,
3ABN Board of Directors.Walter Thompson MD

Letters between Linda Shelton & the Thompsonville Church

2007-05-25T14:11:00.000-05:00

Thompsonville 7th Day Adventist Church 3577 Angel Lane * P.O. Box 23 Thompsonville, Illinois 62890 618-627-2999

October 27, 2005

Linda Shelton -- private address removed--

Dear Linda,

We hope that this letter finds you in the best of health. Since you left Thompsonville you have been on our hearts and in our prayers. It is in a spirit of deep spiritual concern that we pray that you will understand that this letter was written with eternal interest at heart. This letter is to inform you of the decision made by the Church Board of the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church with reference to your membership.

We received your membership request for transfer to the Springfield Seventh-day Adventist Church. After much discussion, prayer, and consideration, at the church board level, we have voted to call a church business session to recommend to the church that you be placed under censure.

The meeting is scheduled to be held on Saturday evening, November 19th following sunset.

It is your right to appear in person to represent yourself or to write a letter to the church to address the recommendation that the Church Board will make to the church in business session.You can also request that some time be given for you to respond before the matter is taken to church business session.

Because of the nature of the decision made we will await your response before November 17,2005. After that time if we have not heard from you by letter we will take the matter to business session, You ****** can send any correspondences to the address above. If you have any immediate concerns you can call pastor John Lomacang at .*****...

Yours In Christ

Pastor John Lomacang

October 31, 2005

Dear Pastor Lomacang and Thompsonville SDA Church Board Members,

I received your letter dated October 27, 2005. My participation in the SDA Church means very much to me, thus I take very seriously the message of your letter. Yet I strongly feel, John, that you are compromised because of your close association with Danny Shelton and your employment with 3 ABN and the “3 ABN Church.” (Also your dream. of many years to be on TV.) Additionally I feel that you, as the Church Board, are compromised since most of you work at 3AB1. Also, I feel the church members are compromised, to the matter at hand, because of the propaganda in which they have been saturated. I have yet to he approached by any of you for ministry purposes or to inquire about “my side of the story.’ Quite frankly I do not feel I would receive a fair hearing in this church. I protest the fact that you claim to go by the church manual in regards to censure, but you ignore the church manual when it comes to reaching out to the hurting one. Thus, I am formally requesting that as of today my membership be dropped from the church.

Let it be known that I am innocent of the rumors and allegations made against me. Let it be known that the separation from my husband and 3ABN was against my will. And let it be known. that I love my Church and the people in it enough to not publically broadcast in detail the wrongs that have been done to me. These facts would only hurt, not help.

In spite of the neglect of Christians during my dark days, God has been very good to me. I am blessed to have emerged with my sanity still intact and I have a brand new perspective; a perspective which has clearly revealed to me that many professed Christians have not yet found a genuine heart-felt relationship with Christ, For this, the heart of Jesus bleeds. Although man can remove job titles, etc, etc,, no man can take away my calling which I will continue to pursue. I still welcome your greetings and comments, thus I am including my email address. May God’s richest blessings be yours, and may God bless the Thompsonville SDA Church!

With warmest regards,
Linda Shelton,

Linda@ Lindashelton. org

77 Angel Lane P.O. Box 23 ‘Thompsonville, Illinois 62890

January 14, 2006

Linda Shelton -private address removed-

Dear Linda,

Thank you for your speedy response to the letter the Church Board sent to you. I, was also pleased to speak to you when you called me Sabbath afternoon. I thought that our conversation went well and I listened to your observations hoping that we would be able to help you. I was somewhat surprised how soon you had Derrell Mundall hand deliver your reply letter to me at my office.

As I read it I was a bit disappointed to see that you expressed so little confidence in the church board, the church members, and in me. To incessantly suggest that the church is made of “compromised” members is quite short-sighted on your part. This board is not made of people bought by Danny Shelton. It is comprised of God-fearing Christians that understand all too well the great responsibility of making well informed decisions.

It is enlightening to see how you unceasingly, and relentlessly, attempted to dismiss your poor decision making by maligning others.

It was also quite manipulative on your part to imply that my “dreams of many years to be on TV” disqualified me as an objective pastor. Linda you may remember, it was at your urging that Danny called me to join the 3ABN family. At no time did I even call or suggest that I was interested in being on TV. Years before I even knew of 3ABN, Doug Batchelor and I were already on television; not to mention countless other times without Doug. It was on the heels of Net ‘99 in New York that I was invited to sing at 3ABN; prior to that I had not heard of 3ABN. The doors that opened at 3ABN were not opened by any dream on my part, of which there was none concerning 3ABN but by the hand of the Lord.As a matter of record you probably remember well when you said to me,”John, God brought you to St. Louis so that we could bring you the rest of the way.” To suggest that you will be not be able to receive fairness and impartiality is ludicrous.

Linda, as we look at the time-line of events you were the first one to call me and ask for counsel about your friendship with the doctor. It was after I arrived at your home that I heard the other side of the story. It was hearing both sides that led me to give you counsel to sever the relationship with the doctor from Norway. I made that decision as your pastor and as a marriage counselor with 16 years experience, not as a “back-pocket” servant of Danny Shelton.

It has been nearly two years since this escapade started and you will recall that from the very outset, that Tuesday night in your living room, when you made the decision not to sever your relationship with the doctor, you set the course that led you to where you are today. Linda, the decision to hold on to someone other than your husband in spite of the months of counseling, was a critical decision in furthering your downfall. To further compound the matter, you still held firmly to your course after the relentless pleading from your friends, confidants, pastors, 3ABN board members, and non-Adventist counselors to sever the relationship. One has to be quite short-sighted and uninformed to come to the conclusion that all of those people were ”compromised.”

You also mentioned that no one made an attempt to visit you and minister to you. Speaking for Angie and I, you may remember that when you made the decision to move to out of your home and go to Marion for ”more privacy,” we called you and asked if we could come and visit with you. You refused by saying that you were not ready and that you would let us know when you were ready for our visits. You never contacted us so we can only assume that you did not want a visit from us. Even when we saw you in the mall with Danny, we asked again about visiting and you said "I will tell you when.”

Many of the people that are still supporting your cause were not at ground zero. You continue to suggest that it was the subsequent decisions that other people made, rather than the initial one that you made that landed you where you are. One of the greatest evidences of hazardous decision-making on your part is the fact that you and the doctor are still in a relationship.

There was never a conspiracy to get rid of you and to refuse you a fair hearing. You were, and are greatly loved by many of the people at 3ABN and Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. However, love for someone and loyalty to them are not always the same. While we love you, we must be loyal to the truth and to the Lord. That is where we must be accountable.

God placed within your hands the responsibility of carrying a message to the world. It is unfortunate that you came to the place where your desires became more important than the responsibility placed on you through the message. Linda, God called you and the Bible says in Romans 11:29 ”For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” God called King Saul and God called David; both of these followers of God sinned. The difference between a ”king” and a ”shepherd boy” was clearly seen. Saul was too great to repent and turn to God and the record is clear concerning his fate. David, although his fall was great, turned to God with the heart of a repentant servant. For our admonition David’s prayer of repentance was preserved in Psalm 139:23,24 (KJV),”Search me, 0 God, and know my heart; Try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

I read your recent response letter to the church board dated October 31,2005, and I hope that the declaration that you made, ”Let it be known that I am innocent of the rumors and allegations made against me, ”is not written in stone. Linda, on this note you were correct, ”Man can remove job titles.” However let me caution you about the rest of your declaration, ”No man can take away my calling which I will continue to pursue.” Saul pursued a course that dishonored God and God removed him. On the other hand David repented and pursued a course that opened the way for God to restore him. The eternal question is one to deeply and prayerfully ponder. Which course will you pursue? David humbled himself under the Almighty Hand of God and was restored. In spite of the dark stain of David’s past the apostle Paul preached a message that recalls the fate of these two great men. He writes in Acts 13:21-22 (NKJV),”And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. (22) “And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ’l have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.”

Linda, from the first night that I sat before you in your living room I made a statement that has so far proven to be true. I said to you, ”Satan wants to destroy you, your ministry, your career, and your marriage. ”The results are evidence that to this day Satan has prevailed. I am hoping that he will not prevail in robbing you of your salvation. Just recently I read the chapter ”Why Was Sin and Suffering Permitted,” from the book, ”Patriarchs & Prophets.” I was deeply impressed again by what I read to further warn you that you are still on enchanted grounds and that the enemy is not done. Here are a few of the quotes that opened my eyes:

“The angels whom he could not bring fully to his side, he accused of indifference to the interests of heavenly beings. The very work which he himself was doing, he charged upon the loyal angels. It was his policy to perplex with subtle arguments concerning the purposes of God. Everything that was simple he shrouded in mystery, and by artful perversion cast doubt upon the plainest statements of Jehovah. And his high position, so closely connected with the divine government, gave greater force to his representation.

“He had artfully presented his side of the question, employing sophistry and fraud to secure his objects. His power to deceive was very great. By disguising himself in a cloak of falsehood, he had gained an advantage. All his acts were so clothed with mystery that it was difficult to disclose to the angels the true nature of his work. Until fully developed, it could not be made to appear the evil thing it was; his disaffection would not be seen to be rebellion. Even the loyal angels could not fully discern his character or see to what his work was leading.”

“Rejecting with disdain the arguments and entreaties of the loyal angels, he denounced them as deluded slaves. The preference shown to Christ he declared an act of injustice both to himself and to all the heavenly host, and announced that he would no longer submit to this invasion of his rights and theirs.”

Linda, I saw that because of your great influence Satan would come at you with great intensity. If you persist in holding to the self-deceiving position that you have done nothing wrong, you are preparing yourself for the completion of Satan’s plan, complete destruction. As long as you play the role of total innocence, you are a gullible prey..

That is why we prayed for you when you were in your post at 3ABN and we will still pray for you. Our deepest prayer is that you discover that greatness comes not from being served but serving. We pray for your supporters because they only know the side that you presented. Our prayer is that the Lord will bring softness to your heart to make you a servant. At the end of the day it must be seen that it is “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts. ”Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV).

Linda, God has not called us to be famous but to be faithful. I pray that you will respond to the Holy Spirit’s call to faithfulness.

We deeply regret that you have made the final decision to have your membership dropped from the church, but we do not have the right to refuse your written “formal request.”

The church chose censure rather than removal of membership because it was our desire to connect you with a Seventh-day Adventist church where you could find spiritual healing and recovery, not to cause you any further hardship. It is not our prayer that you pursue your calling; it is our prayer that you pursue the heart of God.

Your greatest blessing will come when you are restored to wholeness in the sight of God. God will richly bless you, not on account of whom you are, but on account of whom He is. Seek His kingdom and His righteousness and all that He has for you will be added.

Yours in Christ,
Pastor John Lomacang

Separation agreement between Linda Shelton & 3ABN

2007-05-24T15:40:00.000-05:00

This document was originally published by Linda Shelton on her personal website (started in June 2004). It is presently published on the Save3ABN website by the accusers of 3ABN.

The contract was as follows:

Separation Agreement Between

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.

and

Linda Shelton

Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. ("Three Angels") and Linda Shelton ("Mrs. Shelton"), hereby agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Three Angels agrees to pay Linda Shelton, within seven days of the signing of this document by both parties, the sum of $45,000. Three Angels agrees to transfer to Linda the rights, including the masters, to the five musical CD projects that she has had a primary role in (two solo projects and three duet projects with Danny and Linda) and the eight musical songs on video from the I Think About Grace album.

2. Three Angels agrees to pay Linda Shelton, within seven days of the signing of this agreement by both parties, a further sum of $45,000.

3. Three Angels also agrees to pay Linda Shelton $75,000 for each of the years 2005 and 2006. This money will be paid out in 24 equal installments ($6,250.00) beginning the first Monday of January, 2005, and continuing to be paid on the first Monday of each month for the next 23 months, ending with the payment on the first Monday of December 2006. These payments shall continue to be made only insofar as Mrs. Shelton complies with the conditions specified below.

4. All the above payment amounts represent gross severance pay and settlement figures, and the actual amount given to Mrs. Shelton will be reduced by the amount that employers are required to withhold by law for state and federal income taxes and other mandatory withholdings.

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5. Linda Shelton agrees that, in consideration for the $90,000 which she will receive in seven days from the time that both parties sign this agreement, she will not bring any lawsuit, legal action, or other claim against Three Angels Broadcasting Network, any of its officers or directors, or any of its employees, in any court, forum, tribunal or proceeding for damages, whether compensatory or punitive, compensation, or other relief.

6. Linda Shelton agrees that, in consideration for the $90,000 and for the monthly payments that will commence in January 2005, that she will not make public statements critical of Three Angels, the board of directors, or any of its officers or employees. Public statements include those made on the air, whether via radio or television, in print, whether in newspapers, magazines, books or other printed sources, or circulated on the internet in the form of e-mail or web-postings, or made at churches or other public meeting sites. She also agrees that she will not make statements in private for her friends, agents, or third parties to attribute to her in a public manner as described above. If her friends, agents or other third parties make public statements critical of Three Angels, Mrs. Shelton shall immediately, upon notification by Three Angels, cooperate with Three Angels and request in writing and by telephone, if reasonably possible, that public statements made by third parties discontinue. If she does not so cooperate, any such public statements by third parties will be considered to be those of Mrs. Shelton, will be viewed as violation of this section, and will result in the termination of the payments to her described in Section 3.

7. Any dispute that arises out of this contract or the relationship between Mrs. Shelton and Three Angels or any of its officers and directors, whether during the period of payment to Mrs. Shelton or afterwards, concerning its terms, application, or whether its standards have been met by the parties, shall be reso1ved through Christian arbitration, and shall not be taken up in

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any court system, whether judicial or administrative. Both parties hereby waive any legal recourse and agree that they will submit to binding arbitration, with no appeal, by a panel of three Seventh-day Adventist Christians. This panel will be chosen in the following manner: Each side shall choose one Adventist Elder or Pastor in the North American Division. Those two persons shall then choose one other person that they can mutually agree on to chair the panel to arbitrate the dispute. The panel will hear testimony from both sides, consider any necessary evidence, and render a written decision that will be binding on the parties, with no further appeal allowed.

8. Nothing in the above shall prevent Mrs. Shelton from seeking a fair and equitable split of her marital property, which shall not include any property owned by Three Angels Broadcasting Network, in or out of court, in any separation or divorce proceeding. Any moneys received by Mrs. Shelton under this agreement shall be considered her separate and personal property, and not marital property.

Letter regarding the leave of absence prior to L. Shelton's dismissal from 3ABN

2007-05-24T15:27:00.000-05:00

This email and letter were apparently furnished by Linda Shelton and published on the Save 3ABN website and also on BSDA and several other internet forums.

From: Walt Thompson
To: [Alyssa]
Subject: Letter for Linda
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 21:43:07 -0500

Dear Linda,
This is a copy of the letter that has been sent by FEDEX to you. While you may not understand now, someday you will realize that we are truly desirous of returning you to your home and ministry because we care about you. I plan to go to 3ABN tomorrow and will be available to talk with you if you have questions needing clarification.

Walt

[FEDEX Letter]
May, 4, 2004

Walter Thompson MD
Chairman of 3ABN Board of Directors
- address removed -

Linda Shelton
Three Angel's Broadcasting Network
PO Box 220
West Frankfort, IL 62896

Dear Linda,

A committee representing the 3ABN board of directors has been selected and has met for the purpose of evaluating the present problem at 3ABN relating to your relationship to Danny and to the ministry of 3ABN - and seeking a resolution acceptable to all parties involved. This letter is intended to represent the will of the board.

Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to you for the part you have played at 3ABN for the past nearly twenty years. You have been an important part of the ministry from the beginning – a fact appreciated by us all. Accordingly, this letter is not written with the intent to destroy your home or your part in the ministry, but rather to rehabilitate and restore.

In accordance with this intent, we are offering the following proposal to you. We believe it has the potential of accomplishing the desired objectives, i.e., to save both your home and a place for you in this ministry. It would do so without making the details of this matter known to the full board or others.

Nor is this letter expressing an opinion regarding the nature of your relationship with Dr. Abrahamson. Whether or not this relationship has been immoral or not is not the issue of this document. The facts are that the relationship and your refusal to discontinue it in spite of repeated requests by Danny and our requests, has damaged both your family and 3ABN – a reality we must deal with in wisdom, love and compassion – but deal with, we must.

We are offering you a 30 day leave of absence with pay and full benefits - to begin at the time of receipt of this letter. During this time the following conditions must be met.

You will be relieved of all duties at 3ABN and will not appear at 3ABN other than to obtain items from your immediate office upon personal request from me. You will arrange to leave Southern Illinois at 3ABN expense for the duration. Both you and 3ABN need time to cool off.

You will agree in writing to cease all communication with Dr. Abrahamson, whether direct or indirect, whether by e-mail, telephone, letter or any other, or through Johann or any other third party. We are designating a period of 30 days, but with the intent this must be a life-long decision.

During this time you will not discuss the issues related to your relationship with 3ABN with anyone other than your immediate family, your professional counselors or representatives or members of the board of directors.

Since this time is recommended as a time for reflection and serious rehabilitation we are requesting that you arrange to receive professional help relating to the issues at hand. We are recommending Ron and Nancy Rocky to you. They have agreed to open their home to you and to give you personal help in dealing with the issues at the center of the present problems. It will be private and protected from the public eye such that neither your image nor reputation ought be damaged. Should you choose different professional help, it must be acceptable to this committee.

At the end of 30 days we will reassess the situation and make further recommendations as indicated.

The issues in this proposal are not negotiable. Should they be unacceptable to you – we hope sincerely they will be acceptable – we will proceed promptly with further investigation of the facts regarding the matter at hand. In that case we will need a list of witnesses you would like us to hear. We will offer Danny the same opportunity. Once we have had opportunity to hear the evidence, we will be in a better position to make recommendations to the full board based upon that evidence. Based on the facts we already know, however, we think pursuing such a course would make any future role for you at 3ABN unlikely.

That is why, Linda, we are pleading with you to accept this proposal for healing and restoration. This is God's ministry. He has chosen you to be a part of it. We want you to continue to be a part of it. But in order for that to happen really important things must change.

Sincerely,
Walter Thompson MD
Chairman of the Board of Directors, 3ABN Committee members include Nicholas P. Miller, Bill Hulsey and Kay Kuzma (by invitation)

Your signature here will confirm your agreement with this proposal. Please sign and return copy within 24 hours of receipt of this letter.

First announcement. As published on the 3ABN website

2007-05-23T11:40:00.000-05:00

July 2004

Dear 3ABN Family:

You may have heard by now of changes that have recently happened at Three Angels Broadcasting Network. We believe we owe you, as a loyal supporter of this ministry, an accounting of recent events regarding the former Vice President of 3ABN.

Out of respect for the privacy of those involved, we cannot reveal all details. But after prayer and reflection, we are convicted that we should share with you what we responsibly can.

You may have noticed that Linda Shelton has not appeared on 3ABN telecasts for the last few weeks. That is because as of June 1, 2004, the 3ABN Board of Directors removed Linda from her role as Vice President and as a board member. More recently, she has been discontinued as an employee of 3ABN as well.

We want to assure you that this decision was not made by one or two people, nor was it made in one or two weeks. Rather, the situation developed over nearly five months, and was dealt with by the full 3ABN leadership, including its Board of Directors.

The issue relates to a matter that arose in Danny and Linda Shelton's marriage. They were not able to resolve the matter, despite many attempts with their local pastor and other counselors. It was then brought to my attention as Chairman of the Board.

In order to make a thorough, fair and independent review of the matter, I convened a fact-finding committee of well-known Adventists who are not employees of 3ABN. The committee consisted of myself; William Hulsey, a businessman and mayor of Collegedale, Tennessee; and Kay Kuzma, author and family issues expert. We were counseled in our deliberations and review by Nicholas Miller, an Adventist attorney associated with a major national law firm.

The committee members spoke with all relevant witnesses. It invited Linda to meet with the full committee and to present any witnesses she might wish to have speak on her behalf.

Upon reviewing the situation, it was clear to the 3ABN leadership that the source of the conflict lay in certain choices that Linda was making. We asked her, both verbally and in writing, to make different choices. She refused.

Under the circumstances, the board had no real choice but to take the actions it did in regards to Linda's position at 3ABN. Should Linda reconsider her course of conduct, we would also reconsider our decision regarding her role at 3ABN.

Please pray for Linda, for Danny, and for the 3ABN ministry during this time. We believe in a God of miracles, who can renew and restore. This ministry was started and built through a series of miracles. Those miracles continue to this day, and we believe that many more are yet to come.

We believe that this ministry will continue to move forward, taking its direction from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is His ministry, and not that of any man or woman. The Board of Directors, President Danny Shelton, and I as Chairman, are committed to doing His will with this organization.

Please join us in supporting 3ABN with your prayers and financial support. We know you have done so in the past, and we are deeply thankful for it. But right now the devil is doing his best to derail this work because we are pressing the front close to his strongholds.

This month we added a quarter of a billion potential viewers in India, as our signal is being placed on cable systems through much of this Hindu nation of 1.1 billion souls. This effectively doubles the viewership of 3ABN, virtually overnight. We are also being placed on the most-watched cable-network in the Washington D.C. area, giving us access to the political and thought leaders of our country.

Please don't let the devil succeed in heading off the vital work of 3ABN at this crucial time. You have faithfully supported this ministry in the past. Show us your continued resolve and support by making a faith pledge or donation to support us during this tremendous expansion of our coverage.

Your efforts and support are the medium through which God allows 3ABN to carry its gospel message to the world. We thank God and you for that support.

In His Service,
Dr. Walter Thompson, Chairman
Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.

P.S.
I came across a quote recently that highlighted the importance of 3ABN's resolve to "Go ye into all the world":
"The Duke of Wellington was once present where a party of Christian men were discussing the possibility of success in missionary effort among the heathen. They appealed to the Duke to say whether in his judgment such efforts were likely to prove a success commensurate to the cost. The old soldier replied: 'Gentlemen, what are your marching orders? Success is not the question for you to discuss. If I read your orders aright, they run thus, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Gentlemen, obey your marching orders.'" Gospel Workers, p. 115.

Join us in helping Three Angels Broadcasting Network carry out its marching orders!

Actual Watch pictures

2007-05-23T11:35:00.000-05:00

These pictures were previously published on another blog. They were forwarded by a 3ABN employee, after inquiries were made regarding the previous blog entry.

Picture of a Watch published by the 3ABN accusers

2007-05-23T11:19:00.000-05:00

This picture was originally posted on MSDAOL, to support the testimony and description furnished by one of L.S. main defenders,Johann Thorvaldsson. It was also posted on BSDA.