There has been some discussion regarding retroactive terminations of former members of NTM who committed child abuse and/ or conspired to cover it up.
I think it is simply a way of making a statement, of saying "We are now doing what we should have done before." That may seem weak, but my feeling is that it is better than nothing. It's certainly better than allowing such people to resign and then giving them a recommendation to another ministry or even a job in the larger marketplace.
Moreover, from the standpoint of tangible action, if NTM follows the suggestion GRACE made regarding fully cooperating with any and all civil and/or criminal investigations and/or actions relating to the actions of these people, there is hope that some progress will be made on that front as well.
My question is this: Will this sort of action be considered for other crimes/ sins as well? Or, will other, similar events be ignored?
For example: Joel Price resigned from NTM before he was arrested for, and eventually pleaded guilty of, possession of child pornography. In talking to the press, NTM "forgot" that Joel Price had had contact with young people, even though this information was widely available in NTM's own publications.
As long as retroactive terminations are on the table, maybe one could be allocated to Mr. Price as well. And maybe the person who misled the press could get a termination from active membership and start contributing 10% of their total receipts to the MK Fund.
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