Re Obiters post..

I had that very same RE teacher..   less said there the better..

As for having any other pressure at the time, there was one guy who I gamed with who tore out the pages from his Monster Manuels including any demons, devils etc..  oddly he didn't do the same with the Angelic type beings, which frequently appeared in his campaigns.  same goes for Undead.

He was a big Paladin fan, but seems to me he limited his potential for righteous smiting, as well as enjoyment of the ( and I do stress this) GAME .

Anyway thats about it regarding opposition to gaming, its amazing how a little explanation and reasoning can overcome the knee jerk horror of hte notion of roleplaying.  After all it is just acting the hard way ( no scripts) ..

Cheerio for now...