"None of Your Business If I Have
a Girlfriend Named Brandy"

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February 8, 2005: First Email About Brandy

The following email by 3ABN president Danny Shelton is the earliest documentation we currently have of Danny having a new girlfriend named Brandy, the young lady he eventually married. There are reports that their relationship may have become noticeable at 3ABN around October 2004. Additionally, Danny himself informed a pastor at the ASI Convention in Grapevine, Texas, at lunch on Sabbath, August 5, 2006, that Brandy had been chasing him for 17 years, and that he finally gave in by marrying her.

9 Hours 4 Minutes Before the Carrot

The significance of the following email is that it was written just 9 hours and 4 minutes prior to Danny's email that held out a carrot to Linda of remarrying him and coming back to 3ABN.

At 1:20 AM: "... if I wanted to have a girlfriend now whether it would be a Brandy or a Jane Doe, it would be none of your business ...." At 10:24 AM: "I'm willing to talk to you about reconciliation of marriage and ministry." Now if you were in Linda's shoes, is it at all possible that your brain might become mush? And what if this kind of thing went on for 20 years?

We admit, some of Danny's accusations, allegations, and trashing leave unanswered questions, and some may wonder why Linda apparently hasn't had the sense to address some of these concerns in a forceful, direct, determined, concise, well-articulated, and convincing way. But then again, there are likely those who have been in similar situations that can guess why she hasn't done much of that at all.

Other Points of Interest

We can add a few comments about the accusations below:

Linda has had concerns about her future financial security, compounded by fears that she may have trouble being employed in a ministry due to being branded as an adulteress. If Danny's accusations about her wanting more money from 3ABN are true, this might be the reason for her enquiry about getting a larger settlement.
Danny admits that there are others than Linda who have felt wronged by him over the years. He mentions a gentleman named Steve in particular.
Sometimes people assert that Danny doesn't run 3ABN, that the board does. In this email Danny thrice states that the board will not approve something unless he agrees to it.
Danny asserts that he is ready to make public all his evidence against Linda. Yet even though it's been 6489 days since Linda asked on February 15, 2007, that he do that very thing, he still hasn't done so.

And perhaps that last point is one of the best ways to look at Danny's oft repeated allegations of vacations for now. If he really has so much proof and evidence of such things, and of Linda giving him biblical grounds for remarriage, even though he admits that he had no such grounds for divorce, why is he so hesitant to release that evidence, especially when Linda has requested that he do so?

Now if he finally delivers on what he so often claims that he has, then maybe we can take a different position.

Danny's Email