I understand where you're coming from. However, you asked for opinions, and I gave you mine. From this answer, I get the feeling that you have made up your mind already, and are perhaps only looking for approval for your course of action.
I can't give you that approval -- I think you're making things worse, rather than better. That's my opinion.
"I can't give you that approval -- I think you're making things worse, rather than better. That's my opinion."
I confess, I do think we've made the right decision. However, the points you've made have occurred to me, especially the part about us being cast as 'the intolerant ones.' However, it is interesting that its not the brother who is pushing this. Indeed, I have some hope -and I mean this in the true Christian sense of the word as in hope as a virtue- that my brother-in-law may actually repent some day. And I think our course may help in this. Over the last year or so, he has talked with my wife about things Christian -and I'm pretty sure he doesn't do this with other members of the family. So, as I say, there is hope. Thank you for your opinion, I truly do appreciate your responses.