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From a young age, we had a hired Nanny who was lovely woman but a devout Catholic and being brought up Catholic myself my parents didn't mind her using God's power as tool against me. One day, after hitting my brother for no apparent reason my nanny said I shouldn't do things like that as God was watching me and would be very dissapointed.

For weeks afterwards I would refuse until forced to take a shower, undress or use the bathroom. Upon being asked why I was being so difficult I replied. "Because God is watching me, he should mind his own business and give me some privacy!"

Hannah

When I was little I was told about God.
I was just told that he was a big man up in the sky who created everything.
I was a big Bananas in Pajamas fan then, so I pictured a huge B1 staring down from the sky....

Flick

my parents told me when i was a kid that if dance on "Good Friday" my legs will dry out. I use to believe that until i was 12. after dansing in my living room when no one was waching me and i was fine the next morning..
i was also told that every time there was thunder, ST. PETER was moving the furniture in heaven

judy from puerto rico

I used to think that God was a Cloud that wore pink gloves and purple converses and went around the whole world just smiling.

Lenny

My mom always told me "God watches you everywhere you go." I'd always answer "No, not in the bathroom because there are no windows in there." So, for years I had thought God was looking in my window every night, watching my every move with a creepy smile on his face. Sort of like a stalker.

Whoaa.

My mother once told me that Jesus' last name was Christ. In other words, Mr. and MRs. Joseph Christ and their son Jesus Christ

Betty Sue

I thought Jesus was made up to make kids behave.

Anon

Jesus, Santa, The pledge of allegiance, Patriotism and Mr. Clean: Talk about confused. I mixed all these things together into one BIG idea.

I believed Santa was like a real good friend or possibly an employee of Jesus' who passed out Jesus' birthday presents to the world because Jesus was that generous and loving but he had things of much greater importance to take care of than doing the actual delivering so Santa handled that part.

The Pledge from the mind of a 6 year old:
"I pledge (what mom uses to dust the good furniture) allegiance (what's that?) to the flag (am I supposed to dust the flag), of the United States of America, unto [and to] the republic (who's the republic?) for witches stand [for which it stands], one nation (pause) under God (pause) indivisible (huh?) with liberty (pause) and justice (pause) for all. (Amen)

America The Beautiful (Patriotism)
I knew God was called OUR FATHER and that God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are the same or are one. So when I heard "America the Beautiful," and it says "Land where my Father died," then talks about the landscape a great deal, I believed that God was Born in America and died (Jesus) there and the reason the song has so many references to the landscape was because God Made Heaven and America (the Earth) and this was really a gosple song praising the beautiful creation God has made.

Mr. Clean
My best friend thought that the Mr. Clean character was God (do a google search if you don't know what he looks like), I didn't think he was God, but thought he was probably related to Him.

Phooie

Well first off to explain, I go to a pentecostal church and anyone who has ever been to one knows how we worship and what we believe. Well my nephew who was 4 at the time was talking to his mother about why his daddy doesnt go to church at night... he explained in his spooky voice that daddy is scared that the holy ghost might get him!!! It was priceless!

Ratboe

My mom would send me out to play in our front yard, but I would only stay on one side because I thought the Devil lived inside a drain on the other side and if I went near it, he'd snatch me up and pull me down inside.

Julianna

I used to believe (and sometimes still do !) that God was the rays that would peek out behind the clouds -- I think I got this idea from seeing some childrens' Bibles, and where the illustrations inside would show those "rays" beaming down on someone (like Mary, John the Baptist, etc.)

Tara~70s child

I believed that baby Jesus didn't have any bodily functions. I think it was an extrapolation from 'Away in a Manger' when it says 'no crying he makes' ... somehow he didn't do anything else either.

Anon

When I was 5-ish, whenever my parents mentioned "God" for some reason, in my mind, I always pictured God as the Statue of Liberty.

Danielle