 An Unauthorized History of 3ABN, Chapter 6 (more of the televangelist) |
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 May 12 2006, 12:56 PM
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“The Televangelist”, Part 3...
It is evening and I am tired. Walking into a darkened room, I switch on my desk lamp. Reaching over as I sit down, I push a button and the familiar sound of my computer booting up begins. As the screen lights up, my gaze passes through it... Leaving the present, like a time traveler observing their own past, my mind extends back a number of years... ...I need to speak with Danny this morning. Parking my car, I enter 3ABN through a side door. Passing Moses Primo’s office, I stop to chat with Flo, his secretary. Checking the time, my pace accelerates as I turn right, passing the engineer’s work room, an editing bay and finally before entering the lobby, I glance to the left and see Joe Sloan in the control booth. He is directing another segment with Linda seated on the porch. I greet the receptionist as I stride across the lobby and enter the administration wing. On my left Mollie is busy with a phone call, she looks up briefly and nods. Glancing through the open door of the office to my right, I see Mom Ford seated with a large pile of envelopes stacked in front of her, today she is alone. Meticulously, she separates the piles of cash from checks. A wealthy woman in her own right, it is she whom Danny has entrusted with the duty of being in charge of counting the donations. Scrupulously she totals up the cash and checks, before it is given to Danny. After he has finished with it, the donations are taken across the lobby to the accounting department. Leaning on the door frame I wait for Mom Ford to look up. An energetic little woman, in spite of her gray hair and obvious age, she still has the mind of a steel trap when it concerns her responsibilities. Sensing she is not alone and looking up, I meet her glance, a smile lights up my face and I greet her. Mollie now informs me that Danny is expecting me. Saying good-bye to Mom Ford, I continue down the corridor. On my right is the kitchen, passing through Linda’s empty office—she is still filming on the porch in the “Presents” studio, Danny greets me at his office door... Returning to the present, I open the document entitled “The Televangelist” and continue reading: “It is best that the paperwork demonstrate that the televangelist lives on a very low salary. The donors need to believe that their money is going strictly to further God’s work. What they don’t know won’t hurt him. There are many ways other than salary for his ministry to provide for his earthly pleasures. He smiles over at his briefcase. He learned long ago that he could take large cash advances for various reasons and never return cash or receipts. Each day, when the mail comes in, certain people open it, count the donations, and send the money and the totals to his office. He goes over them and sends them on to the accounting department. The amount that arrives in accounting is often much less than the written totals… but then that could be because the people counting the money often make the mistake of counting donations that never happened.” Stay tuned for “The Televangelist”, Part 4... |
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May 12 2006, 02:02 PM
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Well now, isn't that quite a walk down memory lane for a some of us! That was downright nostalgic. For some the nostalgic value would be years earlier, and in another setting. For others the setting would West of I-57 in both West Frankfort, and Herrin. But those are other stories for another time.
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May 12 2006, 04:14 PM
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Wow that sounds so familiar!
-------------------- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
-Erma Bombeck- Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. (Unknown) |
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May 12 2006, 04:23 PM
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So this runs in the family............Ok back to lurk mode....
QUOTE(beartrap @ May 11 2006, 07:33 PM) [snapback]130396[/snapback]  Well now that just a scream. As a 3ABN employee back in 1989 when Kenny was fired, for a number of years we were forbidden from having any contact with Kenny (Danny's brother), Emma Lou (Kenny's wife), Goldie (Danny's mother), or Tammy (Danny's sister) because Kenny was was a sinner and the others had sided with him. and yes, Kenny dumped Emma Lou and ran off with Chris. (The short version)This post has been edited by princessdi: May 12 2006, 09:34 PM -------------------- TTFN
Di And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose---Romans 8:28 A great many people believe they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.-- William James It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.- Mark Twain |
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May 12 2006, 04:33 PM
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QUOTE So this runs int he family............Ok back to lurk mode.... More than you know! Very scary if you ask me! -------------------- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
-Erma Bombeck- Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. (Unknown) |
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May 12 2006, 05:29 PM
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Convoluted, isn't it? Kenny continues preaching and writing against the SDA church, dumps his wife and runs off with a younger model, and Now he is singing and preaching on 3ABN, Emma Lou works in the accounting office, and Chris... well, I suppose they'll find her something.
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May 12 2006, 06:00 PM
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yup definitely runs in the family...
and it continues to younger generations too.... -------------------- ~ Sometimes the hardest thing to do is the RIGHT thing!
~ Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like you would if no one was watching!  |
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May 12 2006, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE Chris... well, I suppose they'll find her something. blink.gif  I am cracking up here Bear!! Thanks for the laugh I needed it tonight!! QUOTE yup definitely runs in the family... and it continues to younger generations too.... Sure does sad isn't it. 
-------------------- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
-Erma Bombeck- Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. (Unknown) |
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May 12 2006, 09:25 PM
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QUOTE(PaperTigers @ May 12 2006, 06:00 PM) [snapback]130527[/snapback] yup definitely runs in the family... and it continues to younger generations too.... Well, finally someone else has had enough guts to say it and said it. It is about time some one came out with it. The Shelton's are very good at teaching the youngun's. The subject has been stated, but no one will pick up the ball and roll with it. Let's get this show on the road so it will go away and Linda and her family can be free at last, and hopefully Danny will be dethroned. Danny teaches girls and Tommy teaches the boys. Take your pick as to which way you would like the youngun's to go. Why is it I see another David Koresh. "Yes, All in the Name of the Lord." "But, it is for the Greater Good of the Ministry." "Who cares anyway?" "Kids are resilient, they get over it." I stand, today, and say, "They Will Never Get Over It." ------------------------------------ Come on folks, lets get it all out there. 1. Why is it that Tommy is not allowed to live in IL? 2 How many children does Danny have? 3. How do sexually abused children "Act Out" when they "Grow Up"? -------------------- The greatest want of the world is the want of men-- men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall. {Ed 57.3}
But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. A noble character is the result of self-discipline, of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature--the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man. {Ed 57.4} |
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May 12 2006, 10:17 PM
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QUOTE(Fran @ May 12 2006, 10:25 PM) [snapback]130540[/snapback] ------------------------------------ Come on folks, lets get it all out there. 1. Why is it that Tommy is not allowed to live in IL? 2 How many children does Danny have? 3. How do sexually abused children "Act Out" when they "Grow Up"? Thank you Fran for getting to the core of the issue!!! 1. I'm sure there are only a handful of people who know why Tommy isn't allowed to live in IL... I would love to comment on this one, but I only have second hand information and don't feel really comfortable going there not having first hand information (although I have ABSOLUTELY no reason to doubt the PEOPLE who told it to me). 2. I don't know how many kids Danny has... but the question would be how many does he know that he has versus how many he might actually have. 3. Sexually abused children generally act out in similiar ways that they were abused... it's a vicious cycle.. and one that is being allowed to continue in their circle... -------------------- ~ Sometimes the hardest thing to do is the RIGHT thing!
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May 12 2006, 11:04 PM
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QUOTE(PaperTigers @ May 12 2006, 10:17 PM) [snapback]130547[/snapback] Thank you Fran for getting to the core of the issue!!! 1. I'm sure there are only a handful of people who know why Tommy isn't allowed to live in IL... I would love to comment on this one, but I only have second hand information and don't feel really comfortable going there not having first hand information (although I have ABSOLUTELY no reason to doubt the PEOPLE who told it to me). 2. I don't know how many kids Danny has... but the question would be how many does he know that he has versus how many he might actually have. 3. Sexually abused children generally act out in similiar ways that they were abused... it's a vicious cycle.. and one that is being allowed to continue in their circle... What does a carpenter do, to remove a door where the door lock has been changed to protect the innocent person behind the door, and the carpenter figures out the lock is changed and he was not given a key? They get angry, fetch a hammer and screw driver, removes the pegs from the door hinges and get in anyway so the uneducated carpenter can continue to accomplish those carpenter education lessons. -------------------- The greatest want of the world is the want of men-- men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall. {Ed 57.3}
But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. A noble character is the result of self-discipline, of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature--the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man. {Ed 57.4} |
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May 12 2006, 11:33 PM
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QUOTE(Fran @ May 12 2006, 10:04 PM) [snapback]130548[/snapback] What does a carpenter do, to remove a door where the door lock has been changed to protect the innocent person behind the door, and the carpenter figures out the lock is changed and he was not given a key? They get angry, fetch a hammer and screw driver, removes the pegs from the door hinges and get in anyway so the uneducated carpenter can continue to accomplish those carpenter education lessons. I am trying to read between the lines here...help me out a bit more... -------------------- Here's the thing - "...if you pull "folks" into a fight you don't know what "weapon" they will bring." PrincessDrRe "A man who digs a pit for others to fall into, will end up falling into it himself. And if a man rolls a stone on someone, the stone will roll back on him". Said Solomon the wise, Proverbs 26:27 "No man can follow Christ and go astray." William H.P. Faunce "If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me." Robert M. McCheyne Click here for Linda Shelton's newly updated website |
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May 13 2006, 12:00 AM
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QUOTE(sonshineonme @ May 13 2006, 12:33 AM) [snapback]130551[/snapback] I am trying to read between the lines here...help me out a bit more... Think harder, and draw your own conclusions. -------------------- The greatest want of the world is the want of men-- men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall. {Ed 57.3}
But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. A noble character is the result of self-discipline, of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature--the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man. {Ed 57.4} |
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May 13 2006, 01:05 AM
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QUOTE(Fran @ May 13 2006, 12:04 AM) [snapback]130548[/snapback] What does a carpenter do, to remove a door where the door lock has been changed to protect the innocent person behind the door, and the carpenter figures out the lock is changed and he was not given a key? They get angry, fetch a hammer and screw driver, removes the pegs from the door hinges and get in anyway so the uneducated carpenter can continue to accomplish those carpenter education lessons. For someone who's listened to the personal stories of persons sexually abused as children, this is just way too vivid!! <ouch!!> If the implications are true, it's about time that someone be brought to justice and behind bars. I remember a certain very "righteous" school teacher .... He "got away with it" for many years with his adopted daughters. Oh, yes, those ungrateful daughters turned "bad" -- sexually provocative & promiscuous (as is common for victims of sexual abuse). But finally, with help from friends, they got up the courage to testify against their dad. That's what's needed for the carpenter, I'm afraid. The difficulty I've run into is that the abused often don't realize they've been abused. They just figured they were Daddy's special girl, or they figure they "asked for it" (because that's what they were told) or they figure they had an "affair" with their Bible teacher ... Spouses are often in denial about the abuse they know is going on .. It's a sad, wicked world, and it's time for Jesus to put an end to it!!! Inga PS The usual understanding re psychopaths is that they are irredeemable because they are without conscience. Maybe that's what Paul meant re a "seared conscience"? PPS Female victims of sexual abuse often "act out" in sexually provocative ways because they are searching for love, and the only way they have been "loved" has been sexually. They seem to feel empty and seem believe that their only value is in their bodies .. It takes a lot of the grace of God, many years and often much therapy to "get over" such a history, but, yes, you are right, Fran, they can never *really* "get over it." |
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May 13 2006, 08:39 AM
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How to stop it?
Between Sabbath School and church service today a prominent member asked me to help him get the address and bank account number of a conference which does not support 3ABN or its affiliates. He wants to support such a conference with his tithe. I know others who do that. If a number of people do that it may make an impression, and some may reconsider their support of Danny Shelton. -------------------- "Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end." (Attributed to Henry Kissinger) "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it" (Martin Luther King)  "The truth can lose nothing by close investigation". (1888 Materials 38) |
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