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Growing up in a very Christian household, I was always told that "God is everywhere". I took this very literally (apparently I was a little pantheist), and I remember staring in wide-eyed shock. "God is everywhere? Even in my shoe?" For the longest time, I thought that every time I put my shoes on, I was stepping on God.

Dani

When i was about 6or7 I thought at noon when the sunset was out, the clouds would turn a red or pinkish colour, and id get all of my stuff (barbie,tea cup set,ect.)and run as fast as i can inside because i convinced myself the devil would steal me!!!lol even my 10 yr. friend belived me?? i figured red meant blood and i thought the devil sucked your blood??? yeah weird huh? so id run to the door,slam it and lock both doors...lol hehe...... i was a weird one..lmao[3

jasmin del a cruz

I thought that garden where Jesus went to pray before the Romans came and got him to be crucified was called the Garden of Yosemite. I was surprised that Jesus could transport himself to North America just to pray. Then I found out it was the Garden of Gethsemane. Good thing I never brought the subject up out loud!

Jackee H.

When I was 6 I used to believe that the devil lived under my bed, and if I misbehaved he would scratch my feet when I am asleep at night. So now that I am 26 I am still afraid that he might scratch my feet when I am asleep, even though he hasen't.

Kate

i used to believe that if i would give the finger to the ground i would make the devil grow. because hell is in the earth you know? and if i gave him the "pointer" holding my pointer finger at him i would make him shrink. and vise versa for god. i would do it alot just to do it and then appoligize to god for making him so small.

amber

when i was a kid, a thought that when you knock on the floor 3 times, that the devil will come out, so I was scared when bouncing things would fall down

Anon

When I was a child, I used to believe that God was a giant man with black hair, wore a red jumper and sat at his giant desk with he's giant computer which had all different buttons! For rain, sunshine, thunder and lightening ect!

Yasmin senaini

ı used to belief I thought astronauts could see God

Anon

Before religious training I believed that heaven was in the sky above the clouds, and hell was underground. If you dug deep enough you could find the devil. It was easier to understand then then it is now.

Paul

In my childhood, I was made to believe by my certain friends, that if I rub the middle of my forehead with a pebble, I will be able to see God; I did so and the mark of the wound thus made is still there, making me remember God always.

mprnair.

I used to believe After reading the book of revelations at the age of 7: that the bride of Christ was an actually women. I thought, what a lucky lady to be marrying Jesus.

Liz

When I was about 5 or 6,my mom told me God was everywhere.I pictured him sitting invisibly next to me in the backseat,even watching me in the bathroom.I was highly embarassed that I was always being "watched by God" and that "he knows everything".Maybe that's why I was such a cooperative kid.

Anon

I was brought up a catholic.
I believed that jesus was born in december then crucified in April/May (Easter) Wow I thought he'd done a lot in just 4 months.

Andrew Kenny

When at a restaurant once my mom told me that the owner of the place was our "host". Now when in church we sang a hymn with the line "Praise Him above ye heavenly host". So I got the idea that the Heavenly Host was a kind of divine restaurateur who was an important person but outranked by God. Questions like where he lived, how he fit into Christian doctrine, and what kind of food he served didn't occur to me.

CDC

I used to believe that Mary Poppin was God's wife. Her name was Mary, after all, and who else could sit on a cloud and fly with a parasol?

M.

At school our class of six year-olds were all told to draw a picture of the Nativity to put up on the walls for Christmas. I drew the stable with a lovely light bulb and shade hanging from the ceiling. No one could explain to my satisfaction why there could not be a light bulb hanging over the manger for baby Jesus in case he was scared of the dark. How else would the wise men see where to put the gifts? It went up on the wall and I rode out the ridicule, certain that I was right.

Carol

I was born and raised catholic, the church I went to from when I was born to about 7, I always thought the priest was God. It made perfect sense to me because he was always at the front of the church. To this day I still see God as a short bald asian man.

Molly

I used to believe that God was angry with my mom when her laundry got rained on. (I was only 3 or 4).

Morgan Prior

When I was five, I believed God was big as a tree, a tree being the biggest thing I could convieve of.

Chris

When I was like 4-6 I thought God looked like sleepy of the seven dwarfs, and the devil was the evil witch from the Wizard of Oz. I used to talk to them in my head, and the witch was pretty cool, but after all, I didn't know much about the devil except that he was red.

Gigi from NY