epistemaniac

have you read CS Lewis' brilliant satire called "The Screwtape Letters" ? I think of this book because in it, the demon that is assignerd to his "patient" who eventually converts to Chrsitianity... well he (the demon "Srewtape" does get into a bit of trouble from his senior demon, Wormwood, but they don't worry too much about it because they have ahd lots of success (the demons) in bringing people down soon after they start going to church.... the demons try to get people focused on that "ridiculous hat" Mrs. so and so is wearing, or how badly Mr so and so sings off key..... etc etc... the insight Lewis has is really eye opening and may help you deal with some of the issues that you are facing at your church..... of course, the flip side to this is this: if the church is no longer being faithful to the Scriptures, ie becoming heretical, the you are to leave, you can't be unequally yoked and if you do not think you are in a situation where the leadership will "hear" you concerning your issues, you have a moral obligation to come out from among them.... your wife, then, has the obligation to follow you whereever it is you go.... she may not like it at first, but if you start going to a biblically sound church, then she should come around pretty quickly.... provided that is where her heart is at, if not, then it is all the more reason for you to go to a biblical faithful church, and you, as the spiritual leader, have a moral obligation before God to make sure you do all that you can to ensure this, and if you have kids you have that responsibility as well as the priest amd spiritual head of your household, to make sure they are brought up in as biblically faithful environment as possible.... so it really all depends on the reason you have for wanting to leave the church.....

blessings,
Ken