For so long we heard that Linda was "keeping silent", taking the "high road" and 3abn was trashing her. The above highlighted statement clearly shows the working relationship between Linda, Pickle, and Joy. Joy also mentions taking on the task of restoring what he believed to have been taken from her. In light of just these 2 statements, how can anyone continue to deny that so much of the faulty, twisted, and false information released by Pickle and Joy did, indeed, come from Linda? There was no "silence" and "taking the high road" going on. The exact opposite was taking place by someone who wanted to exact revenge on their ex husband and 3abn and were willing to use Pickle, Joy and anyone else that would play the part, while she remained the "silent" partner. As the plans kept changing, those that did not fit into the role she needed them to play were cast by the wayside and new gullible players were "picked up" to play the new roles.
While 3abn went about life as usual which means spreading the gospel 24/7, the ex vp has been totally caught up and active in eroding the reputations of Danny, Mollie, the 3abn board, the Shelton family, and anyone else caught in the cross fire. Anyone who believed that she was not behind this campaign was wearing huge blinders, ear plugs and using only a teeny tiny portion of their brain. All of those that have stood behind 3abn and "vouched" for the integrity of Gods ministry, were those that had spent time there, with Danny with Linda, with employees and had witnessed, first hand, how the campaign started, who started it, and why. People like Jim G, Doug B, Kenneth C. Garwin M, Owen Troy, Wintley P. and so many others knew the difference between truth and revenge. They knew the people, had first hand experience and watched the progression of the Doctor's entrance into the picture through counseling, the seperation and the divorce. It was no secret where Linda headed directly following the divorce. It was no secret to the insiders that for all the blame put on Danny getting a "quickie divorce" that Linda was the one who instigated it by making a threat that is too long to go into now. She knew then by forcing Danny to file it would make him look like the bad guy. The pattern was one set up after another but only those on the inside that knew Danny and the 3abn board personally, knew those patterns and knew the truth.
When the smear campaign first began, there was talk of putting out the "evidence" to stop the lies before they even got a good headstart. But after prayer, discussion and legal advice, they decided against it for several reasons. In hindsight I'm sure they never dreamed it would get to the point that it did, or they may have made a different decision.
As more and more people started to believe what they were reading about 3abn, there also was a growing, opposite camp of influential people, members of leadership, conference officials etc.. who were seeing more and more of who was behind this campaign and knowing themselves that many things being told were out and out lies. More and more became aware of who was initially behind this plan and that this same person was providing much of the inaccurate and untrue information. This is when the tide began to change against Linda. Those who knew the truth were not interested in having her visit their churches to "minister" to others, knowing she was involved in trying to destroy a ministry, families and reputations. One claim that convinced many that she was out for revenge was her "abuse" claim. Anyone who knew the couple intimately, traveled with them, spent weeks at a time with them knew that Danny idolized Linda and that she "ruled the roost" so to speak as her way was the only way. Even those that didn't like Danny for one reason or another have laughed at the claim of abuse. Not only did he love her too much he never had an abusive character. Just wasn't him. Those kind of outlandish claims started turning the tide for many who knew better. As the claims, accusations and smearing of reputations of those that weren't even in the spotlight became more and more outlandish and unchristlike, the people that turned, knew they had turned correctly.
Now it seems that Pickle and Joy like several before them, have wore out their welcome in Linda's future plans. She has finally realized how many people have discovered that she has been far from silent but used others do the talking for her. This has been a blow to her reputation so naturally, those that have been her mouth pieces must be thrown under the bus while she regroups and recruits for plan B. Of course this leaves Mr. Pickle and Mr. Joy still in a peck of legal trouble for making lies public that were told to them, while Linda walks away. Clearly one must consider motives for her actions.
1. Does she think if she seperates herself from the duo that she will not be required to be deposed by the 3abn Lawyers?
2. Does she think if seperated from the duo that others will forget or not consider her long association with them and the repurcussions it has brought about for all concerned?
This next idea isn't a question and is MHO but I believe it 100%. Did I not put out a recent challenge to Linda stating that I was positive if she signed an agreement of no legal action against 3abn that they would make the evidence against her public?
Joy immediately responded she had new attorney's and he was positive they wouldn't allow it. The challenge was thrown out to her friends also to make sure they approached her with it. No response from her. Now, she doesn't want anything more to do with Joy, Pickle and those working with them. It has not "been good" for her ministry.
Coincidence? Or does the request for a signed agreement show her that 3abn is serious about meeting her demand of evidence if no legal action will be taken?
You decide.
Sam:
For several years some people saw me as the voice for Linda Shelton. Contrary to those who attempt now to deny that I was such, I worked very closely with Linda Shelton. I worked closelly enough to her to know very well where she was on many issues.
For reasons that are not simple and highly complex I am not now working closely with Linda. In fact, I have had not contact of any kind with her for several months.
But, regardless of the facts that produced this change in relationship, I am still a supporter of Linda in many ways.
I will state flat out, that based upon much knowledge that I have, your assumptions about Linda Shelton are simply wrong. You are doing what many people are doing on both sides of these issues. They make assumptions, look at circumstancial evidence and arive at false conslusions. I would like to see both sides clean up their act in this regard.
Linda and I probably (?) have some current differences of opinion in some areas. It is probable that she wishes that I had done some things differently from what I have done. But, I will not allow those possible differences and that fact that I do not work closely with her now to cause me to keep my mouth shut when you make a statement that is simply false and unfounded. There is much more out there than you are aware of. Your personal knowledge is limited. Your are simply wrong.
NOTE: I do not accuse you of intentionally makiing that false statement.
At this point in time I am not going to share some of what I know to be fact. If I were to do so, some of you would be dumb-founded. Some would likely accept what I could say as truth. Others would likely spin it and deny it. I can live with that. The time has not yet come for everything to be put out for public discussion.
You are very wrong.
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Gregory, I appreciate the fact that you do not accuse me of lying. That is way ahead of most on this forum. What you do assume is that I am not close enough to the situation or do not know anything for fact. You are very wrong. You cannot make an assumption like that as you do not know my identity and therefore cannot assume what I know, what I have witnessed and experienced.
You say there are some things you know to be facts. Let me just say Gregory unless you eye witnessed something yourself, you cannot know if it is a fact. The whole 3abn topic has proven over and over that what many people have referred to as fact, was what they were told my someone else. If they think that "someone else" is a good source or to them seems a "credible" source, they say it is fact. Clearly many of these "facts" have now been proven to have been nothing but false accusations and repeated heresay.
You think because you worked closely with Linda the last few years that you know her. You need to remember what circumstances she was in when you met and what she wanted others to think and believe.
Just remember, there may be some on this forum who have known Linda far longer than you and have saw first hand her day to day behaviour, motives, treatment of others, and so on. This was the "unguarded" Linda that was VP of 3abn and therefore didn't have to worry about swaying anyone to this position or that.
Don't assume too much Gregory as I could be on of those people.