I think you are also correct in your reading of it as “we are not backing down”. Most Qs would be horrified, I think, to be thought of as unkind.
I think you are also correct in your reading of it as “we are not backing down”. Most Qs would be horrified, I think, to be thought of as unkind.
That fits with what I’ve seen of Quakers. It’s interesting how far-reaching ‘be kind’ can be as a guiding principle…