The reason I ask is because I have known my friend for over 30 years - we met at work. We have had many nights out together - pub, films, concerts and gone on day trips and religion hasn't been a problem. Last year she started with depression and was ringing me a lot at work and at home crying. She finally admitted that she was having strong doubts and didn't want to do more door to door work which she had been advised to do by the elders who told her that it would take her mind off her troubles. Her father and the elders pushed her into taking redundancy which she did just to shut them up.
Unfortunately she ended up being admitted to a pyschiatric ward late last year and is still there. I am showing her my support by visiting and phoning but her friends at the Kingdom Hall are taking over and it looks as though she hasn't told them that she has worldly friends. I have told her in one of my letters that I am there for her anytime if she wants to talk in confidence but I have the feeling that she will just do what they say when she doesn't want to. She has always seemed to be a bit embarassed by it and describes the Kingdom Hall as 'where I go' and had started asking me questions about my church which is Methodist.