H an lon ▁became ▁a ▁milit ant ▁at he ist ▁upon ▁his ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Charles ▁Dar win .< ref >" ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁religious ▁as ▁a ▁boy ▁— ▁' You ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁to ▁surv ive ▁being ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁vic ar age ' ▁— ▁but ▁he ▁became , ▁on ▁discover ing ▁Dar win ▁at ▁ 1 4 , ▁not ▁merely ▁an ▁ag nost ic , ▁but ▁a ▁milit ant ▁at he ist , ▁much ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁dist ress . ▁They ▁still ▁don ' t ▁talk ▁about ▁it . ▁His ▁mother , ▁he ▁says , ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁religious ▁but ▁in ▁an ▁emot ional ▁way : ▁' She ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁in ▁heaven ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁every ▁span iel ▁she ▁has ▁ever ▁owned .' ▁While ▁O ' H an lon ▁was ▁away ▁in ▁Africa , ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁a ▁book ▁rep , ▁took ▁Bel inda ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁to ▁commun ion . ▁O ' H an lon ▁was ▁shock ed , ▁but ▁' I ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁angry ▁about ▁it . ▁A ▁real ▁at he ist , ▁you ▁see , ▁is ▁not ▁exerc ised ▁about ▁it .' ▁" ▁Lyn n ▁Bar ber ▁interview ing ▁O ' H an lon , ▁' Car ry ▁On ▁Up ▁the ▁Congo ', ▁The ▁Ob server , ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁The ▁Ob server ▁Review ▁Page , ▁P g . ▁ 7 .</ ref > ▁ ▁From ▁ 1