Hi Everyone- We are the "friends" that Miss Congeniality is talking about. This is my very first post on this site but I've been reading quite a few for months now. M.C. is correct in that we left in Dec. 2005. We were visited EVERY weekend by the elders and received numerous phone calls throughout the weeks before and following. It became so stressful that we were afraid to be home on Sundays so we'd go out to eat breakfast and do errands during the time they'd be in service. How's that for giving them control? Finally, I wrote a letter and told them that no more calls/visits would be necessary because we were most definitely not returning to that particular congregation. We gave only one reason....that it was 'personal'. We also made it clear that we were in no way dissassociating ourselves from the Organization. We've heard absolutely not one word since I wrote that letter which was on April 11th. Saturday, (July 29th) we get a phone call from an elder. We don't answer, he doesnt' leave a message. My husband says "maybe he dialed the wrong number'....LMAO....he's so in denial! Anyway, Sunday, again another phone call while we were out. No message. So, my hubby calls and leaves him a message and tells him to feel free to call us again. And low & behold, he does. He proceeds to ask if we will come in tonight (Monday) to the KH and meet with the elders. My hubby asks him why. He says that all he can tell us is that there have been allegations about us participating in activities that are against the "ORGANIZATION". Again, never said against what JEHOVAH teaches is right/wrong......it's what the FALSE ORGANIZATION has invented. So, my husband says he'll talk it over with me and we'll call him back. Well, both of us laughed a little but on the other hand were also nerve racked because when it all falls down, you realize, this is it. There's no ducking anymore. We have to make a decision once and for all. We figure writing a letter of diss. would be better than being DF'd. I've read all of your comments and it seems the majority consensus is the same. My favorite was "working for an unethical dishonest company." WOW, what a way to look at it. We both decided that putting it that way, we'd quit in a heartbeat! I guess that means we have made our decision. We are VERY tempted to take advice from SickofLies and post it right up on the door of the KH. AH, wouldn't that be fun? But, just to alleviate any further conflict, we better just mail it. :) Thank you ALL for your input. It has helped immensely!!!!! LuciousJ & JDawg
