3ABN and the IRS - My Opinion

[Stan]

For the past number of years, "Christian Rumourmongers" have slanderously claimed 3ABN's accounting department was not competent and was in violation of IRS regulations.

When asked by myself, what kind of financial academic studies the Rumourmongers had, silence was their response.

Last week the IRS concluded their audit of both 3ABN and Danny Shelton of ANY wrong doing.

They were not cited for one infraction.

They were totally exonerated.

No negotiations with the IRS were needed.

They do not have to pay anything to the IRS.

The IRS even apologized for the inconvenience.

Should those who caused this pay for the expenses 3ABN had with regard to the audit? Probably, will they? I doubt it.

Will the Rumourmongers apologize? I doubt that as well, will they create new conspiracies and excuses? probably, time will reveal that.

This reminds me of so many Church Business meetings, and Conference Sessions, those who make the most noise usually have never given significantly to support the organization in question.

What about Linda? This is my opinion.

If those who gave so much energy to taking down 3ABN because of their love and respect for Linda, would have used that to help build her ongoing Ministry, she would have been much better off. Now, I doubt, if a Conference, or other Adventist Media, would hire her, and that is such a waste of her talents and gifts.

Much of the above is reliable information right from the source, some of it is my opinion, not my kids, spouse, employer, plants or pet rock, my Goldfish, however shares the same opinion.

[Stan]

An Official Statement will be coming from 3ABN, will post that when it is made public.

[puddles]

Thanks Stan!!!

[Gail]

I would like to thank Stan for his unwavering stance in avoiding, so far as possible, the conjecture and spreading of tales surrounding this issue.

It reminds me of when Princess Diana died and there was so much speculation about why the Queen did not earlier come about and make a media statement concering the event. The reason probably was that she was tending to her own family. The bad publicity was shooting down Diana's children's grandmother, someone they loved, and it isn't inconceivable that the bad opinion would have hurt the children.

Is it the same with the 3ABN issue?

What good does such discussion do? Who is lifted up by tearing down?

For me, the way the issue was handled here (by Stan's decision) made Clubadventist a classier place. Even if the court decision did not go favourably to 3ABN, I appreciated not having it before me in the gossip mode here on the board.

[SherryLee]

<For me, the way the issue was handled here (by Stan's decision) made Clubadventist a classier place. Even if the court decision did not go favourably to 3ABN, I appreciated not having it before me in the gossip mode here on the board.>

Please let me AMEN that statement. I too appreciate that 3ABN was not made a source of redicule by this Adventist Forum. A special thanks Stan for making your/our Adventist Forum a 'Classier place' to be, and 'avoiding as far as possible' the spreading of the tales that were going around on other "Adventist" forums about 3ABN.

Blessings,

SherryLee

[Stan]

Thanks Puddles, Gail and SherryLee!!

[carolaa]

This reminds me of so many Church Business meetings, and Conference Sessions, those who make the most noise usually have never given significantly to support the organization in question.

Wow, that is SO true.

[Dr. Shane]

It is not just with 3ABN but with so many things that we really need to be cautious before jumping on a bandwagon. There were a lot of people that knew people on the "inside" and felt they had some privileged information that made what they were saying above being called gossip. Now we find out that the "privileged information" was wrong. It was bogus.

3ABN marches on. Praise the Lord!

[pindoc]

Stan:

"Should those who caused this pay for the expenses 3ABN had with regard to the audit?

Probably, will they? I doubt it."

The only way CR would pay any $ is if the IRS determined that their reports were frivolous and the IRS fined them. In that case they would be open to civil suit by 3ABN.

Stan:

"What about Linda? This is my opinion.

If those who gave so much energy to taking down 3ABN because of their love and respect for Linda, would have used that to help build her ongoing Ministry, she would have been much better off. Now, I doubt, if a Conference, or other Adventist Media, would hire her, and that is such a waste of her talents and gifts."

Hm, "taking down 3ABN b/c of their love and respect for Linda" WOULD be a frivolous reason for making such a report to the IRS. I do know that this reporting was experienced on the receiving end as frivolous - and vindictive.

Some people just need to get their own lives rather than meddling in and ruining other people's lives, eh?

~ Doing Better Than I Deserve ~

[calvin]

Stan, after a long blackout on the 3abn discussions here, now that you have shared your opinion and allowed other too as well, does this mean that 3abn discussion blackout has been lifted? Are all others welcome to comment too or just those that are noncritical of 3abn?

[Desmond Michael]

Very poinantly said Mr. Jensen. I appreciate your honesty and your thoughts--they are based on facts and that is so important. If only so many other people would echo those same opinions.

[Dr. Shane]

Quote:

Are all others welcome to comment too or just those that are noncritical of 3abn?

My mama always taught us kids, "If ya an't got nothin' good to say, say nothin' at all."

[Stan]

If they were they would have to not be anti-Linda nor anti-Danny.

What I said about Linda was NOT against her, it is still my opinion, and this is NOT based upon anything DS said to me, that those who appear to support her, have done more harm to her than her change of employment. This is based on friends I have spoken with in various adventist media, and in leadership. BUT hey, I am wrong a lot. Take it for what it is worth to you.

I still think it is odd, that because of the divorce, people claimed the accounting team at 3ABN was not capable, and broke IRS laws. Perhaps I missed something there.

The reason for the divorce is between her and Danny, the reason for the termination is between her and the 3ABN board, it is really none of my business.

I would encourage the publication here of any of her concerts, and I would want to go to one myself. I have no ill feeling or anything against her at all.

FWIW I personally paid to have everyone in my complex have HopeTV. They already had 3ABN.