Exhibits Cited by Mollie Steenson in Her Affidavit

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For the affidavit itself, see "Mollie Steenson's Affidavit in Favor of Permanently Sealing the Lawsuit."

Exhibit A

In the letter below, Leonard Westphal alerts Walt Thompson to how a particular Christian internet forum called "Save 3ABN" has given one of their clients "bad information."

While our website uses the domain name "Save3ABN.com," our website is not an internet forum. And from Exhibit B it is plain to see that Westphal must have really been referring to ChristianForums.com. But since ChristianForums.com isn't being sued, how relevant is this exhibit?

Also, Westphal's letter fails to mention anything defamatory.

3ABN Three Angels Broadcasting N E T W O R K Leonard Westphal Stewardship & Trust Services Director March 20, 2007   Dr. Walter Thompson █████████████ ██████████████ RE: D████and V██ A████ Dear Dr. Thompson, Following up on our conversation from yesterday, enclosed you will find the name of the A████ family who began a Cash Trust with 3ABN on October 21, 2002 and now they wish to cancel it. They have received very bad information about 3ABN on a Christian internet forum, "Save 3ABN". They have with us $70,000.00 and now they want to close the Trust, and I hope you can talk with them and change their minds. Here is their contact information: D███████ V███ A█████ ██████████████ ██████████████ ████████████████ We pray the Holy Spirit will be upon you and Mr. and Mrs. A████ that God's will may be done in this matter. Sincerely yours, [signed] Leonard Westphal 3ABN Trust Services Director LW/eo

Exhibit B

The following letter from a couple who had a trust with 3ABN specifies which thread on ChristianForums.com caused them to be concerned: Continued.html. This was a thread started by Canadian Seventh-day Adventist Daryl Fawcett, the administrator of Maritime-SDA-Online.org.

Daryl has been pretty cautious about discussions about 3ABN, at first shielding them from public view on Maritime. But when solid, factual information about wrongdoing surfaced, he started a publicly accessible forum at Maritime in late 2006. To broaden awareness of some issues, he eventually started threads at ChristianForums.com.

Perhaps living in Canada puts Daryl a little out of reach of a lawsuit. (See also the cease and desist letter of sorts sent to Daryl.)

Whether the "Save 3ABN" mentioned in this letter was one of the topics referred to in the "Continued.html" thread or is indeed this web site is not entirely clear.

While the following letter fails to mention anything specific that might be considered defamatory, it does mention one thing that Save3ABN.com has gained a reputation for: documentation. In other words, we specialize in documented facts and truth, and truth is not what defamation is all about.

Why then are we being sued?

Mon 3/12/07 Dear Friends, We have continued to pray for 3ABN and for direction concerning our revocable trust. My husband feels strongly that we should revoke until things clear up in regards to Danny's choices. This is not the way we would like to do but for now our confidence is shaken. Thank you and you may be sure we will continue to pray and support where we can. V███ A█████ On Internet "Save 3ABN" - Christian Forum Continued.html I'd rather ignore but somehow I don't think it wise to reject documentation.

Exhibit C

While Exhibits A and B possibly refer to Save3ABN.com, Exhibit C makes no reference to it at all. Why then is this exhibit even used?

And what evidence of defamation is presented in Exhibit C? That Danny got a quicky divorce in Guam? That he got remarried as soon as he possibly could? But these are proven facts. How then could they be defamatory?

███████████████ ███████████████ Mailed 3-07-07 Feb 24, '07 Dear Danny Shelton and 3ABN Board of Directors, I cannot approve of whats happening at 3ABN and cannot support it financially any longer. We Adventists out here in the ranks are not all totally brain dead. We are aware of the conflict over Danny's behavior. I certainly don't know Lindas guilt or lack thereof. But I ask one question. Who went out and got a foreign quicky divorce? Who got remarried as soon as they could? Do you really think flaunting the new wife makes it OK? What does God have to do? Burn 3ABN down like Battlecreek to get your attention? Is God trying to tell you something with the loss of dish network. It seems on the surface of things that what Danny did gives the lie to his words. I urge you to have Danny step out of the picture and not be seen at all or have any thing to say about 3ABN publicly. In short, resign. As for the Board of Directors, you also should resign for letting it get this far. God deserve's better! Too bad Danny didn't sit tight as time would show who was being on the up and up. But the quicky divorce and remarriage shows who the guilty party is likely to be. Sincerely, █████████████ █████████████ Saluda, NC

Exhibit D

Like Exhibit C, Exhibit D doesn't mention Save3ABN.com at all. It also fails to mention anything defamatory that Joy and Pickle have said. It simply cannot be considered defamatory to say that Danny has failed to provide any evidence that Linda is an adulteress, even though she requested as much in February 2007.

Page 1 of 1 Mollie Steenson From: ████████ Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:25 AM To: Mollie Steenson Subject: FW: 3ABN Website Question For (Mailroom)   From: ██████████████████████████████████ Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:07 PM To: ████████ Subject: 3ABN Website Question For (Mailroom) ██████ at this email address █████████████ has sent you the following message: I want to inform you that I have written to the General Conf, ASI and Amazing Facts with the following information. We have watched 3ABN from its babyhood. We loved Linda and Danny (together). How sad we have been to see those two wrenched apart by the devil. But the even sadder part is that Danny has not stepped up to the 'platform' and confessed his sins in all of this. Those of you that work there and these other organizations that support Danny are hearing his side. Those outside of these areas have only our own wisdom and perception to go by. But we also have the Holy Spirit for guidance. The Holy Spirit cannot continue to support those that do not follow God's word. Until Danny can absolutely show, unequivocally, that Linda is an adulterer and that he is not then our support is gone for good from 3ABN. That's not asking for much since Linda has also asked him to prove the same thing.

Exhibit E

Like Exhibits C and D, Exhibit E doesn't mention Save3ABN.com at all, nor does it mention anything specific that could be considered defamatory.

Mollie Steenson From: █████████ Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:40 AM To: Mollie Steenson Subject: FW: 3ABN Website Question For (Webmaster)     -----Original Message----- From: ██████████████████████████████ Sent: Sun 4/22/2007 8:37 PM To: ████████ Subject: 3ABN Website Question For (Webmaster) ███ at this email address ██████████████ has sent you the following message: ------------------------------ WE were in the process of ordering the 3abn dish but decided not to because of the way he treated his wife and , married to that woman I will not watch nothing from that station any more untill he is gone and bring her back. I do not know these people but I believe her not him.

Exhibit F

Like Exhibits C, D, and E, Exhibit F doesn't mention Save3ABN.com at all. And while it does mention "gossip," "slander," "junk," and "scandal," the only specific thing that it mentions that could be considered defamatory is the accusation that Linda committed "spiritual adultery," but that isn't an accusation that we have made. That's an accusation Danny made, not us. So why are we being sued instead of him?

Page 1 of 1 ██████████ From: Danny Shelton ██████████████████ Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:18 AM To: ████████ Cc: ███████ Subject: FW: Resolution   Danny Shelton ██████████████ EarthLink Revolves Around You.   -----Original Message----- From: ███████ To: Danny Shelton Sent: 3/20/2007 2:30:06 PM Subject: Resolution Dear Danny, We wrote you some time ago in regards to SkyAngel. My husband is K██ K████ nephew. I have to say that with what is going on at 3ABN we have been lifting you up in prayer. Danny, this is are concern... we have not tried to follow the gossip about you, but lately its become a little overwelming. You devoted almost a whole program to the slander that is going on and that is serious. I know on that program you stated you would resign from 3ABN if need be, but that wasn't the problem...is it? There are several people at our church that feel even if you didn't do the "things' that are being reported and even if Linda didn't commit "spiritual" adultery, (which I've never heard of) still 3ABN is being hurt. Prayerfully, think about resigning because really niether you nor Linda should be associated with 3ABN. It is hurting the ministry. Even though you stated that you would resign I don't think it will be that easy for you because God did give you the vision for this ministry and it will be very difficult for you to just walk away, as it was for Linda. We had been monthly supporters, but several months ago because 3ABN is being overshadowed by all the junk that is surrounding the Shelton's we stopped our pleadge. There have been times that you have given a sermon and I know God inspired you with those words and we've all heard that the songs Linda wrote were directly from God too... so now it leaves us with who is telling the truth? Truthfully, I don't care because I believe once all is said and done God will show the world the truth. It is between God, you and Linda. No one knows what really goes on behind closed doors, but God does and He will only be mocked so long. I believe SkyAngel dropped 3ABN because of the scandal at 3ABN and guess who suffered? The viewers. Danny, I write this letter with a sincere heart and concern for 3ABN-God's ministry no one elses. God uses us as vehicles in which to pass His blessings to others as I believe He used you to start 3ABN. We now need to look at the situation and realize that God is not getting the glory from all of this He is being mocked. I prayerfully ask you to search your heart and do what is best for 3ABN not anyone else, no matter how hard it will be for you. Once again you are in our prayers. Sincerely, ████████

Exhibit G

Please note that the only reference to Save3ABN.com in the following Adventist Today newsletter refers to documents pertaining to the child molestation allegations against Tommy Shelton, a matter the lawsuit has thus far tried to avoid. How then is this exhibit relevant to this lawsuit? What proof is there that the author of this letter obtained any of his other information from Save3ABN.com?

To improve readability, we have taken the liberty to correct some of the typos in the newsletter.

The letter below states that Danny remarried just weeks after an offshore divorce was granted, which is not quite correct. In actuality, Danny remarried in March 2006, just days after his offshore divorce of June 2004 was no longer being contested in Illinois.

Adventist Today Email Newsletter Page 2 of 5   ATNewsbreak Reporting for Adventist moderates and progressives May 1, 2007 An open letter to Danny Shelton: Editorial Comment: An earlier version of this open letter to Mr. Danny Shelton, dated April 26, 2007, was e-mailed to various Seventh-day Adventist organizations and denominational officers including Adventist Today, Ms. Mollie Steensen and Mr. Danny Shelton of 3ABN, Douglas Batchelor of Amazing Facts and the Office of the President of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The original letter was not signed. Adventist Today does not publish anonymous communications, unless we have direct contact with the author, determine his or her standing including the purpose for writing the letter, and the reason for wishing the communication to be unsigned. This AToday has done. The letter writer states that he has multiple sources inside the 3ABN ministry. He has requested that his name be kept confidential and that the letter be signed only by his initials to avoid any possible embarrassment to members of his family. The letter writer does not want to see the church embarrassed by the problems at 3ABN. In the letter writer's view, these problems will "especially shake the foundation of faith of new converts to Adventism brought in by the ministry of 3ABN." – Erv Taylor, Executive Editor, AToday. Dear Mr. Shelton: First, thank you for having the vision to create a satellite-based SDA ministry to help spread the Gospel. You'll be remembered as the driving force behind 3ABN. There may be many stars in your crown in the Kingdom for your efforts. Along with Linda Shelton, you have done a wonderful thing by establishing a worldwide media platform for spreading the Gospel when our own church leaders failed to have the same vision. Now, as with all entrepreneurs, there comes a time when it is right for your departure from the ministry. And, as with many entrepreneurs, you may have overstayed your time at 3ABN. Your continued involvement now stands to jeopardize all the good work you have done helping to spread God's message of Salvation. Your presence at 3ABN increases the chances that wrongs you stand accused of doing, by employees of 3ABN, will become public knowledge ... way beyond 3ABN's audience and SDA Church members. This situation is explosive. It contains titillating elements the popular media loves in stories that show Christians in a negative way (abuse of power, money, sex, adultery, misuse of charitable funds, extravagant expenditures, pedophilia and homosexual behaviors by a minister of God). It has the potential to bring great shame upon the SDA Church – such as has never been seen in its almost 150-year history. You are the lightening rod that attracts criticism from many Seventh-day Adventists. Criticism, not because of who you are or your background, but, because of your own questionable actions and possible wrong doings during your tenure at 3ABN. Power is very corrupting and it appears, unfortunately, that you and your family may have failed the test. For too long, according to sources inside the ministry, you have been allowed to run 3ABN as your personal fiefdom, rewarding those you like, and persecuting or punishing those who have lost your favor. The Board of Directors has been incredibly weak, lacking depth of character in applying Adventist Today Email Newsletter Page 3 of 5 sound judgment and proper oversight on the operations of 3ABN. They have failed to properly manage the ministry to keep it out of harm's way. It now stands to lose some or all of its tax exemption standing in the State of Illinois. Collectively, your actions have jeopardized the charitable standing of the ministry and you have put all of our donations at risk – causing us to cheat the IRS if we have claimed past donations as charitable contributions – when 3ABN's status as such is revoked. Danny, our money was given to 3ABN in trust. These funds were not given to Danny Shelton. They were actually gifts to God from all of us who want to help spread His message of Salvation. We did not give our money and items of value to 3ABN for the personal benefit of you and your family. Once you began asking for broader financial support in donations from SDA Church members, your personal use of 3ABN should have ceased as you had a fiduciary duty to use these monies in an appropriate manner by employing them solely in the work of spreading the Gospel. As trustees for God's funds, you and the Board of Directors are held to high standards for their use. Unfortunately, it appears that the temptation to abuse your power of the purse may have proven too strong for your own soul. Do you really think you are being persecuted, as you mentioned on a 3ABN broadcast a number of weeks ago when speaking a Conference President who had once been relieved duties by his constituency? You are not. You are, however, being called to account for your actions and asked to make things right. Your belief that you are being persecuted tells me the Holy Sprit is still working on your conscience. Ask for God's forgiveness and do not lose that beautiful crown He has waiting for you in His Kingdom. Unfortunately, the longer you stay at 3ABN, and the longer this mess festers, the longer Satan has to harden your heart against repenting publicly for your sins. You are placing your Heavenly reward in jeopardy. What a shame, you gain the whole world of 3ABN but you lose your own eternal soul. I have been impressed by God to send you this message: "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin" Mene ... God has numbered the days of your reign at 3ABN, and they are soon ended. Tekel ... You have been weighed in God's balances and have failed the test. Jesus said if you break one of "my" Commandments you are guilty of breaking them all. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery ... What happened to the sanctity of marriage in the SDA Church? Your third marriage took place just weeks after a stealth offshore divorce from Linda Shelton was granted. According to Linda's own web site, where she refutes your allegations of adultery, it was a short 3 ½ month period from your first accusation against her to the date your divorce was granted. That hardly seems to be enough time to seek spiritual counsel to save a marriage. If the allegations of adultery that you and the 3ABN Board of Directors have publicly made against Linda Sue Shelton do not hold true, then [you] yourself are guilty of committing adultery in the eyes of God. Statement number 23 of the Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on 'Marriage and the Family' (see www.adventist.org) states, "Regarding divorce, Jesus taught that the person who divorces a spouse, Adventist Today Email Newsletter Page 4 of 5 except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery." In my opinion, individuals who entered into questionable "quickie" divorces and then subsequently married another in a matter of just weeks should not be a public face of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Yes, I know 3ABN is not "owned" by the Church and may not receive Church funds directly. It does, however, receive direct ongoing Church support through broadcasting of Church developed or sponsored programming, by frequently broadcasting from local SDA Churches, and by near daily appearances of Church employees as guests or speakers on 3ABN. Your network was also given the privilege of broadcasting the recent General Conference meetings held in St. Louis. As President of 3ABN and its primary representative, you are a de facto spokesperson for the worldwide Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Thou Shalt Not Steal ... Allegations made by others suggest there have been questionable book royalty deals between yourself and 3ABN. Your family also stands accused of not paying fair value to the ministry for certain gifts given by donors to 3ABN but now in the possession of the Shelton family. An expensive grand piano has been mentioned. It is suggested that you also gave donations of up to $20,000 in 3ABN funds to a local public high school for purchase of new gym equipment. I gave my money to 3ABN to help spread the Gospel ... not to help enhance your personal esteem in the local community. Danny, most shocking are allegations suggesting you might be enjoying new furniture paid for by the ministry but delivered to your home instead of the 3ABN set for which it was purchased. I understand that 3ABN got your old living room furniture. Be that as it may, I personally accused you of abusing power by spending 3ABN funds unwisely and frivolously on a private jet aircraft. Dateline NBC advanced the same embarrassing criticism when they did their revealing exposé of corruption the Benny Hinn Ministry. Spending ministry money for your personal comfort instead of being a good steward and flying on less expensive commercial aircraft, albeit a bit more inconvenient, is in very bad taste. It shows poor judgment on the part of the Board of Directors when those funds could have been better spent on other things to help advance God's cause. Jesus suffered on the cross for our salvation. Couldn't you suffer a bit too by flying on commercial flights instead of using an obscenely expensive Cessna Citation jet? Thou Shalt not Lie ... Thou Shalt not bear False Witness I was incredibly saddened to learn of Linda's sudden departure from 3ABN almost two years ago. After all, it was her on-air presence that first drew my attention to the ministry. She is largely responsible for opening the heart of this backsliding SDA member to reaffirm his commitment to Jesus Christ. She has a wonderful, comforting way of communicating and 3ABN lost a great asset when her employment was abruptly terminated. Shamefully, you and others at 3ABN perpetrated lies about Linda Shelton's departure, including members of the captive Board of Directors. If I am wrong, prove me so by agreeing to the public ASI-sponsored hearings that she has requested and you seem to be making every effort to avoid. Let the truth see the light of day. If I am wrong, I herewith publicly apologize and ask for your forgiveness. However, I have no reason to question the truth of Linda Shelton's own statements. You believe she is wrong, has committed adultery, and you have evidence to prove that fact. If so, publicly show the evidence you say you have against her to prove that you yourself are not guilty of committing adultery. Parsin ... Your 3ABN kingdom will be divided and given to Amazing Facts and to those at 3ABN untouched by your family's corruption. Adventist Today Email Newsletter Page 5 of 5 Why do you still have a web-link on the 3ABN web page to your brother's personal web site when it is public knowledge that he has been a sexual predator / pedophile in the past? I give you the names of Pastor Brad Dunning, Duane and Roger Clem to name a few victims of Tommy Shelton's inappropriate sexual advances who have come forward publicly. Many e-mails are found on www.save3abn.org, as you are well aware that confirm these facts. In conclusion, Danny, it is time for you to Repent. Publicly acknowledge your sins against Church members who have supported 3ABN in the past. Ask for forgiveness. Pay back any funds you and your family may owe the ministry from your past misappropriation or misuse of 3ABN assets. Sadly, as a result of what appear to be unacceptable mistakes and inappropriate actions by yourself and the 3ABN Board of Directors, I along with many others, have made the decision to stop our financial support of 3ABN until there is an honest "spring" cleaning of its management. We have no other recourse to take except to withhold funds from 3ABN to help impress upon the leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that the time has come for serious action. I ask that senior leaders of the General Conference get directly involved if Pastor Batchelor and the new 3ABN Board of Directors cannot see the importance of cleansing the temple of SDA media of its nemesis. Danny, please save us all further embarrassment and quietly leave 3ABN before you end up destroying the ministry and its ability to be effective in saving souls. Your brother in Christ, DER of Palm Springs, California P.S. – I don't know Linda Shelton. I have never met nor spoken with her or had any form of communication with her before this e-mail. All I know is ... she may have been unjustly accused and publicly persecuted by Danny Shelton and people beholden to him for their positions and / or incomes. Return to ATNewsbreak. Contact Us Now Adventist Today P.O. Box 8026 Riverside, CA 92515-8026 (800)236-3641 www.atoday.org atoday@atoday.org Subscription Subscribe to the magazine Unsubscribe from this newsletter Forward this newsletter to a friend © 2007 Adventist Today

Exhibit H

Like much of the above, Exhibit H fails to mention Save3ABN.com at all, and fails to mention anything specific that could be considered defamatory.

Adventist Today Email Newsletter Page 1 of 5 █████████ From: ███████ Sent: ████████████████ To: ██████████████ Cc: ███████ Subject: ██████████████ █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████   From: Mollie Steenson █████████████████████ Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:55 AM To: ██████████████ Subject: FW: [Spam]Just wondering...   From: Trust Services Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:38 AM To: Mollie Steenson Subject: FW: [Spam]Just wondering... Dear Mollie, I am forwarding this to you as you may wish to respond to this e-mail. I will print a copy for Leonard and Rita and they can respond when they return from Europe. Very respectfully, Andrew Eide Trust Management Assistant 3ABN Trust Services From: K██ H██████████████ Sent: Mon 5/7/2007 4:30 AM To: Trust Services, ██████████████ Subject: [Spam]Just wondering... Why should I give donations or put funds in this ministry until all of the allegations are cleared up? Why would Amazing Facts be a part of all of this? Does this mean that Amazing facts is condoning what is going on? Jesus is coming soon and this needs to be cleared up so that His work can go forward.. .The article below only states what thousands of people all over are thinking... Thank you very much, K██ H███

Exhibit I

Mollie Steenson in her affidavit made the claim that this exhibit is an email asking if Save3ABN.com "was connected to 3ABN." See if you can figure out how she arrived at that conclusion.

Page 1 of 2 From: Danny Shelton █████████████████ Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:19 AM To: ████████ Cc: █████████ Subject: FW: FYI - Fwd: Who are you ███████████████████████████████ Danny Shelton ███████████████████ EarthLink Revolves Around You.   ----- Original Message ----- From: ███████████████████ To: Steenson Mollie; Thompson Walt; Shelton Danny Sent: 3/28/2007 10:38:35 PM Subject: FYI - Fwd: Who are you Hi mollie, Danny and Dr Walt, I thought I would forward this email and another separate one as well. They are from Pr J██ K████ in Australia and this one is to Save 3ABN and the other is to Gailon Joy himself. P█ K████ is a good supporter of 3ABN and believes in checking on the facts before saying anything to others. Recently he told me that during his Sabbath School class time a person spent the time spreading the information about Danny and Tommy to all the class members, passing around printed information from the internet. Another retired Pastor later told me the same thing. I asked if he is in the same Sabbath School class as P█ K████ and he confirmed he is. I thought you would be interested in the answers from the Save 3ABN people. As you can see P█ K████ does not mince words but is straight forward and upfront in his questioning. Regards, ██████ Begin forwarded message: ----- Original Message ----- From: WebMaster To: ███████ Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:12 PM Subject Re: Who are you Hello P████ K█████ Danny loves to talk of lawsuits, and thus we've tried to be a little discreet But if you do a Whois search on the domain name http://www.Save3ABN.com, you'll find this information listed: Registrant:   G. Arthur Joy   3 Clinton Road, Box 1425   Sterling, MA 01564   US Page 2 of 2 Registrar: NAMESDIRECT   Domain Name: SAVE3ABN.COM   Created on: 09-JAN-07   Expires on: 10-JAN-08   Last Updated on: 11-JAN-07 Administrative, Technical Contact:   Joy, G. Arthur ******@******.***   3 Clinton Road, Box 1425   Sterling, MA 01564   US   (978) 422-3464 Gallon Arthur Joy's name does appear throughout the web site. Blessings. WebMaster ██ K████ wrote: I found your web site. I have read all you have to say about 3ABN. But no identity, no name(s) who is(are) behind this website. That makes it very suspicious. So come clean and reveal yourself. Who are you? If all is true what you say about 3ABN and if you are really concerned about 3ABN and if you are genuine in trying to save 3ABN tell us who you are. Greetings, P███████ K████ █████████████

Exhibit J

What would be helpful on this exhibit is to nail down when the brethren at the General Conference began having concerns and how they arrived at those concerns:

• If they had no serious concerns prior to the launching of Save3ABN.com, and
• if they had no serious concerns prior to Joy and Pickle becoming involved in August 2006, and
• if Joy and Pickle are lying and have through those lies misled the General Conference,

then Mollie finally has made her case.

Unfortunately, Mollie's affidavit and these exhibits make no attempt to prove these three points. Rather, Mollie explicitly says:

"Based on my knowledge and belief, the allegations posted on www.save3ABN.com and other websites are what prompted the South Pacific Conference to enact this moratorium against 3ABN."

"Based on my knowledge and belief" is legal jargon for "I think this is true but I can't presently prove it, so don't sue me if I'm wrong for I'm only making an allegation."

Action by the South Pacific Division against 3ABN Page 1 of 2 ███████ From: ███████ Sent: ███████████████████ To: ████████████████ Subject: FW: Action by the South Pacific Division against 3ABN ███████████████████████████████████████ From: Danny Shelton ████████████████████ Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:36 PM To: ██████ Cc: ███████ Subject: FW: Action by the South Pacific Division against 3ABN   Danny Shelton ███████████████ EarthLink Revolves Around You. ----- Original Message ----- From: J██ and R████ M█████ To: Moses Primo;Danny SHELTON Sent: 4/26/2007 7:32:13 AM Subject: Action by the South Pacific Division against 3ABN Hi Moses and Danny, I don't know if Dr Walt or Mollie have made you aware of an email I forwarded to them last Friday but I thought I would send it on to you just in case you don't know about it. Dr Walt contacted M███ F████ who is currently in Melbourne running an evangelistic series which is being aired on Hope Channel in this part of the world. Mark said the GC did not take any action against 3ABN during the meeting on March 15 but the GC will not interfere with anything the Division here takes as they are in charge of this part of the world. We find that attitude to be condoning anarchy in the church where our Divisions can become a persecuting power with no one to call them to account for their actions. We have not had any correspondence from the Division concerning this matter and we suppose 3ABN USA hasn't either. The email below was sent to the Pastors throughout this Country and most probably New Zealand and the South Pacific as well. One of those Pastors sent it straight on to us as he is a good friend of ours and another one phoned us about it on Friday evening. Both were very disturbed about it and at least one has contacted the author to ask why they have taken this action. It has a serious affect upon our work here and, not only would stop us from bringing speakers from 3ABN to speak within our churches but also stops church employees from making local Australian programming for 3ABN. Any comments you may have are appreciated. We wonder if we should contact the Division concerning the fact 3ABN has not been told directly of this action or to enquire why this action has been taken since a vice president of the GC has said no action was taken against 3ABN by the GC. What do you think? God bless you. R████ and J██ The matter of service requests to 3ABN personnel was recently discussed by our leaders at the General Conference. As a result our position is that at the present time we will not issue service requests for personnel from 3ABN There are two reasons for this: 1.       The General Conference has taken the attitude to regard 3 ABN at arms length at the present 5/2/2007 Action by the South Pacific Division against 3ABN Page 2 of 2 time and are not condoning the involvement of their personnel in 3ABN activities. 2.       There needs to be a wait-and-see stance adopted while 3ABN work through some internal issues. In harmony with this the Division administration has taken the following action: RESOLVED: That In harmony with the position taken by the General Conference World Headquarters, we place a moratorium on interaction of any personnel with 3ABN until they have been able to work through some of the internal issues that currently need to be addressed by their organisation. Thank you for noting this action. With kind regards, Brad Kemp Dr Brad Kemp Associate General Secretary South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Locked Bag 2014, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia Phone: +61 2 98473212 Fax: +61 2 94891713 E-mail: ******@******.***.** 5/2/2007

Exhibit K

One has to wonder why the lawsuit accuses Joy and Pickle of mailing out the postcard below. Could it be because Pickle lives in Halstad, Minnesota and these postcards were mailed from St. Paul, Minnesota? Perhaps, but you would have thought Danny's attorneys were able to figure out that Halstad and St. Paul are 280 miles apart. After all, Gerald Duffy's law firm is located in Minnesota too.

Whenever Pickle does a bulk mailing, he uses the Halstad post office, a whopping 3-mile drive away. It takes a lot less time to drive that distance than to drive 280 miles.

ST PAUL MN 551             27 JAN 2007  PM 6 T                               Grants Pass Seventh Day Adventist Church 1360 NE 9TH ST GRANTS PASS OR 97526-1324     Please visit www.Save3ABN.com It should be pointed out that 3ABN is not currently part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and never has been. Thank you.

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