I had a strict religious upbringing (didn't do my two brothers much good, wild as March Hares both of them). It was like growing up with God in the house(which I was told he was).

I can't say getting the bible thumped into you at a young age keeps you on the straight and narrow, I think if you are brought up with respect and a knowledge of right and wrong in the home it sticks with you. I respected my parents and my old man was firm, but understanding. He took no crap of any of us and if we did something wrong we heard about it !

Now one benefit I have to tell you about is my mother always insisted we attend the weekly Sunday Christian youth gathering and all Christian social evenings (David Whitfield on the gramophone and a bottle of lemonade).

She said "that is where you will meet a good clean living Christian girl,they make perfect wives". Well I have to say I loved going to these events but my mother wasn't exactly right about them. I remember there was only about three of the young ladies I met at these events that it wasn't eating the thigh of them. I stopped going to these events as I didn't have the stamina !

Sorry for the thread drift, right I am away to watch Chelsea collect the cup !