MK forum

I am thankful, at least, that through this process, we have been heard (by each other, and certainly many other "concerned" parties, some of which read here but never post). I really do feel that IHART acknowledged the seriousness of this matter, but even their hands were tied as to the outcome.

NTM is a business, whose main priority is to "cover its butt" in this matter. That pretty much sums up their response, does it not?

Part of me just aches, these days, for memories of Via without abuse front and center. Can we ever recapture some sacred part of those days?

NTM like other religious groups work on an authoritarian model. Questioning is not appreciated and the best way to retaliate against those who do, is to close them out of the loop.
How many MKs have siblings who are obviously favoured because they do not ask questions and go with the flow? How many MKs have been written out of wills, had smear campaigns run against them by their parents, because they have dared ask about the past? It's a tactic that seems to be well used. And the underlying message is the same, "close a blind eye, ask no questions, do not rock the boat and we will make life pleasant, do not comply and we will retaliate!".

CAN YOU HEAR ME?? THIS ALLBETTER!
LES MISERABLES
Do You Hear the People Sing?
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
these lyrics are last corrected by PrincessC

Official lyrics powered by


Lyrics from <a href="http://phonelyrics.com">PhoneLyrics.com</a>

I am quite floored by this entire document, but at the moment, I am looking at this part:

Recommendations and Actions

Based on the findings of the IHART team, the recommendations panel identified five people whose misconduct was such that, had they still been members, they would have been dismissed. The following actions are being implemented by NTM USA with regard to those five individuals:

1. Steven Armour had been previously dismissed from NTM USA membership in 1999 because of acts of misconduct committed against minors. The IHART findings affirmed that NTM’s dismissal of Mr. Armour was justified. At the time of his dismissal, his sending church was informed of the reason for the dismissal. Mr. Armour is being asked to contribute to the MK Counseling Fund.
2. Frank Parker, deceased 1996, was identified by the IHART findings to have committed acts of misconduct against minors.
3. Dawn Canright resigned from NTM in 1997. Because of the IHART findings, her former status with NTM USA is being changed from “resigned” to “dismissed” for acts of misconduct committed against minors. Ms. Canright is being asked to contribute to the MK Counseling Fund.
4. Jerome Wnuk resigned from NTM is 1998. Because of the IHART findings, his former status with NTM USA is being changed from “resigned” to “dismissed” for acts of physical misconduct committed against minors. Mr. Wnuk is being asked to contribute to the MK Counseling Fund.
5. Roger Bailey III has not been a member since 2006. Because of the IHART findings, he will receive a Letter of Notice from NTM USA stating that he is never eligible to re-enter NTM because of an act of misconduct committed against a minor. At the time of the act of misconduct, a letter was sent to his sending church informing them of his action.

Okay. So let's break this down into the true outcomes for each of these five, in my own words.

Steven Armour - No need to inform anybody, because we already sent a letter to his sending church when we dismissed him in 1999. We'll ask him to send some money to the counseling fund.
Frank Parker - No need to inform anybody of anything, because the man is no longer alive.
Dawn Canright - We'll change her status in the computer from resigned to dismissed. We'll ask her to send some money to the counseling fund. Inform anybody? Why would we do that?
Jerome Wnuk - We'll change his status in the computer from resigned to dismissed. We'll ask him to send some money to the counseling fund. Inform anybody of anything? Why would we do that?
Roger Bailey III - No change of status. We already sent a letter to his sending church years ago, so no need to repeat ourselves. But we will send him a letter telling him he can never come back in the mission, ever again.

So there.

And hand on heart, did you expect anything else?
NTM's biggest regret is probably that they ever embarked on the investigative process in the first place. After all, they've found what they wanted to tell their members and supporters in the first place, "not much happened and it's all been taken care of". Now it is just a matter of turning this into an urgent prayer and support need, to keep more $$$ rolling in.

And so we turn to lawsuits, which if they go to jury trials is where the real truth will come out and hopefully real justice will be served. It didn't have to be this way, but what option does a whitewash like this leave?