I keep looking for the part where they say, "As the current leadership of NTM, we want you to know that NTM accepts full responsibility for the things that happened." Instead, I find that they carefully remind Courageous that they are "those currently responsible for the program at Via" [I.e., they aren't the ones who were responsible for the decisions made about Frank Parker]. The things that happened to her were not their "purpose or desire for this school" [I.e., not their fault].
They "desire that the truth of what happened be established." Is there some question? Are they afraid victims are lying? Or, are they astutely refusing to admit that these things really did happen? Scott Ross, any insights to offer us here?
They "desire that [victims] find healing for the wounds that these things have caused in your soul. We hope you will accept this humble apology. [It's not their fault that these (unnamed) things have caused wounds; it will help if you can just accept this humble apology and get over it.]
NTM did these things, not the former leaders. NTM now has a new crop of leaders, but that does not mean that NTM is not responsible for things NTM did under the old leaders. They have never admitted this! It's as if Chiquita Banana got all new executives and apologized for the mistakes made under previous leadership and offered a humble apology and prayed for NTM to find healing for those few missionaries who got killed and let's drop all this law suit stuff, after all, we are all Christians here at Chiquita…..
Why won't NTM say, "NTM is guilty of perpetrating these injustices, sins and crimes against MKs"?
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