I have a slightly similar story I believe I posted a few months ago; http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/p1o8y/til_why_the_past_three_generations_of_my_family/c3lu1a6 As to how revenge to this story was exacted, another story my dad told me about my grandfather was that while he was in the Red Army, he was assigned as a mechanic (later became a lifelong public bus service mechanic when he settled in America). The Soviet radiators ran on 95% ethanol because ethylene glycol+water (standard anti-freeze in most of the world) would sometimes freeze in the wintertime or during harsh snow. My grandfather installed a tap and valve at the bottom of every radiator of every vehicle so his buddies in his unit could get drunk by filling their flasks with radiator fluid while out on patrols (or just reach under a parked transport and refill). As a result of what happened to my great grandfather, most of my dad's side of the family was secular and I've never heard of any of them going to church.