@Yossi your Amen story is NOT silly, I have heard similar stories before from people who left (and did not come back) even my own kids tell me their teachers tell them such stories about Amen etc.
I will say this much, for all the OTD stories I have heard, there does seem to be one common thread, Non-conformism (I know many hate the ism’s)
In many circles you are supposed to be 100% conforming to the “norm” and if you are not you are pushed aside.
Not everyone can or will follow everyone else.