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Don't you get it? The in laws are undermining BOTH parents regarding a fundamental choice they have made about their lives and their children's lives. OP's husband's family can continue to be Christian, but they should respect OP and her husband's decision that their family will be Jewish. And yes, that is the will of the nuclear family. Jews don't send their kids to Bible camp.

Yes, I get it.  But, I find it very interesting that someone who is very Jewish married a non-Jew.  [b]No one has mentioned this and the Op has ignored the question. [/b] If being Jewish is so important why not marry a Jew?  Than there would be a Jewish MIL and FIL.  Problem solved!

But, she didn't. If she doesn't want her children to have a relationship with their grandparents it may come back to bite them in the ass.  The children could resent having no relations with the grandparents and you are modeling how to treat you in the future.  What if they marry a Christian ( the horror)  and decide to raise their children Christian?  [b]Would you try to sneak them into a Jewish camp?  If you did and the son in law canceled your visit with your grandchildren....honestly how wouldyou feel?[/b] [/quote]

Seriously?  I would never try to sneak them into a Jewish camp, and if I did and they cancelled the visit, I would feel ashamed of myself.

Read the damn thread--these grandparents tried to [b]baptise[/b] the kids.  They don't attend a mainline Protestant denomination.  They have issues with the kids being raised Jewish.  They didn't vet this in advance with their son.

And who gives a shit why she married a non-Jew?  She and her husband decided that the kids would be raised Jewish.  Period.  If the grandparents want to have a relationship with their grandkids, they should respect this.  This is a fundamental parenting decision.  This is not about grandparents feeding the kids too many cookies when they visit, this is about grandparents trying to undermine the parents' religious education of their children.  
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