I just have to say: I love my Grandmother (a lifelong Democrat)

[Coventina]

33. Really fascinating! Thanks!!

In the case of my grandmother's family:

Her father was staunchly anti-religion. After the death of their second child (who was born before my grandmother was), he vowed to never step foot inside a church again, and he never did (although he did make some exceptions for weddings - not funerals, though).

His wife remained devoutly Presbyterian (teaching Sunday School most of her life), so he would dutifully drive them to church each Sunday, but sit in the car smoking, reading the paper, and listening to the radio.

As a result, the family sort of sharply divided between the Believers and Non-Believers. Unfortunately, my dad went from the Non-Believer side to the Believer side, eventually becoming a Presbyterian minister himself.