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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #285 on: August 03, 2010, 08:15:33 PM »



 :ROFL: :ROFL:

Sorry, but there is no way I can take "Pat" seriously - the mental image I will always have of him/her now is Pat from SNL!
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #286 on: August 03, 2010, 09:00:04 PM »

There must certainly be no evidence: no recordings, no phone records, nothing documentary from John Lomacang or Brenda Walsh or anyone else, nothing in either Danny or 3ABN's possession.

If there were, they would have produced it in response to my requests to produce. That's the only logical conclusion.

I heard that in May 2008 when this topic came up at the 3ABN board meeting, when Danny came one vote away from being booted out of there, when Jim Gilley broke the tie, I'm told that the evidence couldn't be found. Of course, some detail in that tale could be off a bit, but that's what I was told.

It would be interesting to know who those people were. If she was not at work due to being banned from the premises unless escorted, who was interacting with her on the job? Was she even going to church during that time, and interacting with the people there? Who was spending time with her at her home? Who are these witnesses? Were they Danny's family members, his employees, members of his corp administration, his board members, people with programs on his network, people with books to sell on his network, people contracted to his network, family members to any of the above...?


Just a thought. The Thorvaldssons weren't on Linda's road, they weren't even on her continent. True, they got letters from her for the most part describing herself as bloody and battered and abused, and Johann interpreted all that any one else tried to say to him or explain to him according to Linda's version, and has decided all are liars except for her.

That is his right, but I wonder what the odds are that everyone involved or who was an actual witness in her church, job, home etc , (those who were  really there) are all liars except for Linda?


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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #287 on: August 04, 2010, 02:00:01 PM »

That is so cold Snoopy!  LOL!!!   Jes' Wrong!     LOL!!!    :ROFL:



 :ROFL: :ROFL:

Sorry, but there is no way I can take "Pat" seriously - the mental image I will always have of him/her now is Pat from SNL!
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #288 on: August 04, 2010, 03:47:11 PM »

That is so cold Snoopy!  LOL!!!   Jes' Wrong!     LOL!!!    :ROFL:



 :ROFL: :ROFL:

Sorry, but there is no way I can take "Pat" seriously - the mental image I will always have of him/her now is Pat from SNL!


eeeewwwww......it's Paaaaaatttttt......
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #289 on: August 06, 2010, 06:50:43 AM »

The Dream
Chapter 1
Continued...

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After John Lomacang leaves, Danny sits down next to Linda and puts his arm around her, confused and exhausted she leans her head on shoulder. Finally he breaks the silence and says, “You have no idea what is ahead of you.” Linda turns her head and looks into the eyes of her husband and the determined look on his face. He offered no further explanation and she was unable emotionally to question him further. Much later she would remember this incident and realize that everything that had happened since was a well orchestrated campaign by her husband to remove her from his life and their ministry. With cruel and cold calculation, the man she loved had planned the demise of every aspect of her life that was of importance to her.   





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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #290 on: August 06, 2010, 01:48:40 PM »

The Dream
Chapter 1
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After John Lomacang leaves, Danny sits down next to Linda and puts his arm around her, confused and exhausted she leans her head on shoulder. Finally he breaks the silence and says, “You have no idea what is ahead of you.” Linda turns her head and looks into the eyes of her husband and the determined look on his face. He offered no further explanation and she was unable emotionally to question him further. Much later she would remember this incident and realize that everything that had happened since was a well orchestrated campaign by her husband to remove her from his life and their ministry. With cruel and cold calculation, the man she loved had planned the demise of every aspect of her life that was of importance to her.   







Now these words can be repeated, and now they apply to Danny Shelton, "You have no idea what is ahead of you!"
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #291 on: August 06, 2010, 03:17:33 PM »

 ;D    :-X   
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #292 on: August 06, 2010, 03:18:50 PM »

Ode to Danny Lee

Here's to the moments that are stolen
And stealing is certainly wrong,
But after those moments are stolen
To whom do they really belong?

For if my wife ne'er comes to claim them
And your husband ne're makes a fuss
Let's hold our heads up proudly
And say they belong to us.

For if you had bushels of apples,
And left them alone to rot.
And a neighbor came by and ate them
Would you blame him? Certainly not!

For apples were made to be eaten
And moments were made for delight.
And that's what we'll tell our conscience
If it keeps us awake at nights.

unpublicized words known only by me


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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #293 on: August 10, 2010, 06:06:24 AM »

The Dream
Chapter 1
Concluded.

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Later, sitting alone in the dark feeling small and defenseless, Linda places her burdens at the throne of God. Her heart is heavy with grief and she knows His is the only relationship that can impart the protection and peace she needs. Overwhelmed with the avalanche of accusations that threatens to engulf and bury everything she has strived to accomplish in all her years of ministry, she cries out to the Lord. Only He can understand her pain and frustration:

“Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You.
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a shelter for me.
A Strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.”
Psalm 61:1-4 (NKV)

In the midst of constant turmoil and confusion, when every earthly support appears to have been removed from our presence, we are not alone. When those whom we have loved and trusted betray us, there is one who remains steadfast at our side. He is the one who understands our every trial and disappointment, whose heart aches for us in the tenderest sympathy; our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In the midst of Linda’s crisis, it was the love of Jesus that gave her the courage to persevere. As she lifted her voice in prayer, it was the Lord who gave her the strength to stand fast in the face of her accusers.

For a moment she imagines herself again as small child of six sitting at the feet of her Savior, as a familiar childhood melody fills her thoughts, “Jesus loves, me this I know. For the Bible tells me so...” Exhausted, Linda falls into a deep slumber. A beam of moonlight falls gently across her bed through the open window. In it’s illumination her face takes on the innocence and vulnerability of a child as she lays there quietly, cradled in the love of her Lord and Savior.





End of Chapter 1
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #294 on: August 10, 2010, 08:06:21 AM »

Who would know of Linda's loneliness back then? I heard several people at 3ABN talking about this unique talented woman who was making such an impact on the programming at 3ABN. But without her telling us right out we slowly realized how something - or someone - was preventing her from nurturing friendships in her vicinity. There was someone who just did not want her to have any friends with whom she could be confidential. She may not have been a victim of physical violence. Was she a victim of a person who for a while capitalized in using the term "spiritual a. . . ."? Why? He certainly also made known it was spiritual warfare.
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Re: Excerpts from an unpublished manuscript
« Reply #295 on: August 10, 2010, 09:08:22 AM »

The Dream
Chapter 1
Concluded.

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Later, sitting alone in the dark feeling small and defenseless, Linda places her burdens at the throne of God. Her heart is heavy with grief and she knows His is the only relationship that can impart the protection and peace she needs. Overwhelmed with the avalanche of accusations that threatens to engulf and bury everything she has strived to accomplish in all her years of ministry, she cries out to the Lord. Only He can understand her pain and frustration:

“Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You.
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a shelter for me.
A Strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.”
Psalm 61:1-4 (NKV)

In the midst of constant turmoil and confusion, when every earthly support appears to have been removed from our presence, we are not alone. When those whom we have loved and trusted betray us, there is one who remains steadfast at our side. He is the one who understands our every trial and disappointment, whose heart aches for us in the tenderest sympathy; our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In the midst of Linda’s crisis, it was the love of Jesus that gave her the courage to persevere. As she lifted her voice in prayer, it was the Lord who gave her the strength to stand fast in the face of her accusers.

For a moment she imagines herself again as small child of six sitting at the feet of her Savior, as a familiar childhood melody fills her thoughts, “Jesus loves, me this I know. For the Bible tells me so...” Exhausted, Linda falls into a deep slumber. A beam of moonlight falls gently across her bed through the open window. In it’s illumination her face takes on the innocence and vulnerability of a child as she lays there quietly, cradled in the love of her Lord and Savior.



End of Chapter 1


Sister, here's my book review. Your stories are very imaginative but are too biased, partial, overly dramatic, emotional, and sensational to be taken seriously. Sentimental drivel and vilification verging on the cornball and ridiculous such as this will never be published by a legitimate publisher or publishing house within Adventism or without.  Pickle publishing is probably your best and only option. They are also fictionalized accounts designed to murder Danny and 3ABN's reputations and character, while uplifting Linda as some paragon of virtue to the point of idolization which should cause anyone reading to feel uncomfortable and question your motive and intent while also questioning their own in regards to reading your continuing and viscious gossip and libel.   Here's something else for your readers to consider.





Messages to Young People p 272

 "Satan knows that to a great degree the mind is affected by that upon which it feeds. He is seeking to lead both the youth and those of mature age to read story-books, tales, and other literature. The readers of such literature become unfitted for the duties lying before them. They live an unreal life, and have no desire to search the Scriptures, to feed upon the heavenly manna. The mind that needs strengthening is enfeebled, and loses its power to study the great truths that relate to the mission and work of Christ,--truths that would fortify the mind, awaken the imagination, and kindle a strong, earnest desire to overcome as Christ overcame.

Could a large share of the books published be consumed, a plague would be stayed that is doing a fearful work upon mind and heart. Love stories, frivolous and exciting tales, and even that class of books called religious novels,--books in which the author attaches to his story a moral lesson, --are a curse to the readers. Religious sentiments may be woven all through a story-book, but, in most cases, Satan is but clothed in angel-robes, the more effectively to deceive and allure. None are so confirmed in right principles, none so secure from temptation, that they are safe in reading these stories.

The readers of fiction are indulging an evil that destroys spirituality, eclipsing the beauty of the sacred page. It creates an unhealthy excitement, fevers the imagination, unfits the mind for usefulness, weans the soul from prayer, and disqualifies it for any spiritual exercise. " Source:  Bestselling Author - Ellen G. White -
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« Reply #296 on: August 10, 2010, 09:20:59 AM »

Naw!  Who would've thought!  Jamie, I am shocked at your response!  LOL!!!  Duh?!!!

Now, I do have a quesiton for Sister, though.  Are you still maintaining that you get no information from Linda, or that she is not your source?  Some of these scenarios happen with only Linda and Danny present, and unless this is a really, really sick situation, I know Danny is not your source.  Plus, there are a whole lot of Linda's unexressed thoughts during the scenarios.  I mean at this point, she realy can tell all she wants. So I see nothing wrong with it, except that in the past, especailly during the time of the "gag order", it was maintained that Linda was not the source of any information posted.




Sister, here's my book review. Your stories are very imaginative but are too biased, partial, overly dramatic, emotional, and sensational to be taken seriously. Sentimental drivel and vilification verging on the cornball and ridiculous such as this will never be published by a legitimate publisher or publishing house within Adventism or without.  Pickle publishing is probably your best and only option. They are also fictionalized accounts designed to murder Danny and 3ABN's reputations and character, while uplifting Linda as some pagan of virtue to the point of idolization which should cause anyone reading to feel uncomfortable and question your motive and intent while also questioning their own in regards to reading your continuing and viscious gossip and libel.   Here's something else for your readers to consider.





Messages to Young People p 272

 "Satan knows that to a great degree the mind is affected by that upon which it feeds. He is seeking to lead both the youth and those of mature age to read story-books, tales, and other literature. The readers of such literature become unfitted for the duties lying before them. They live an unreal life, and have no desire to search the Scriptures, to feed upon the heavenly manna. The mind that needs strengthening is enfeebled, and loses its power to study the great truths that relate to the mission and work of Christ,--truths that would fortify the mind, awaken the imagination, and kindle a strong, earnest desire to overcome as Christ overcame.

Could a large share of the books published be consumed, a plague would be stayed that is doing a fearful work upon mind and heart. Love stories, frivolous and exciting tales, and even that class of books called religious novels,--books in which the author attaches to his story a moral lesson, --are a curse to the readers. Religious sentiments may be woven all through a story-book, but, in most cases, Satan is but clothed in angel-robes, the more effectively to deceive and allure. None are so confirmed in right principles, none so secure from temptation, that they are safe in reading these stories.

The readers of fiction are indulging an evil that destroys spirituality, eclipsing the beauty of the sacred page. It creates an unhealthy excitement, fevers the imagination, unfits the mind for usefulness, weans the soul from prayer, and disqualifies it for any spiritual exercise. "
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« Reply #297 on: August 10, 2010, 12:59:39 PM »

A note concerning preparation of this unpublished manuscript:

All the information for this manuscript was obtained in 2008, the research includes hundreds of hours of interviews from numerous individuals. It was written in that same year. The excerpts published here have been done so at my discretion only and have not been authorized by any other individual or groups of persons, including the principle parties discussed within the context of the manuscript.

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Di, the information for this manuscript was obtained after the gag order was over. Obviously, Linda was one of the sources, but many others also contributed information. Since some are directly related to Danny Shelton or may still be connected to 3ABN, they remain anonymous. This manuscript is independent of anything I wrote at BSDA and I have not claimed authorship.
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« Reply #298 on: August 10, 2010, 01:37:14 PM »

Thanks, Sister!  I was just curious if I had it figured correctly.   ;D



All the information for this manuscript was obtained in 2008, the research includes hundreds of hours of interviews from numerous individuals. It was written in that same year. The excerpts published here have been done so at my discretion only and have not been authorized by any other individual or groups of persons, including the principle parties discussed within the context of the manuscript.

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Di, the information for this manuscript was obtained after the gag order was over. Obviously, Linda was one of the sources, but many others also contributed information. Since some are directly related to Danny Shelton or may still be connected to 3ABN, they remain anonymous. This manuscript is independent of anything I wrote at BSDA and I have not claimed authorship.


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« Reply #299 on: August 10, 2010, 04:47:14 PM »

Sister, I see no problem with the manuscript. It may not be the topic for everyone's reading. I will read it when it is published.
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