When i was young about 5 i used to think god was a donkey with a long beard!

Anon

I used to believe that God looked like George from Seinfeld.

Liz

I went to kindergarden in a Catholic school, and whenever the priest came to visit our class all the other kids would address him as Jesus. He'd sit down to read a story with us and there would be a chorus of children announcing "Hi Jesus!" He'd always blush and say "I'm not Jesus. I just try to do the things that he would do and follow him." It always made me laugh, because I felt like I was the only one with a good enough grasp on theology to distinguish a priest from Jesus.

Margaret

When I was younger around 5 or 6 I used to think that God could see everywhere and everything except the only place he couldn't see was in bathrooms. I thought that God wouldn't want to be a peeping Tom and it was our decision if we wanted him to see us in our birthday suits, lets just say that for a few years the only place that I would get dressed or change in would be the bathroom. Crazy, huh?

Melissa

I picked my daughter up from Catholic School one day and she told me the Mother Superior would be visiting the following day. I asked her "who is the Mother Superior" she replied "the mother of all mothers"

Anon

My older cousin and I were in my bedroom one day and it was just around the time I had been taught the concept of God. I asked her if God was really *everywhere*, and she said, "yes, he's even in this room!" I got really concerened and asked her where exactly in the room he was, and she told me he was sitting in my lap.

I was hysterical for hours after that.

Matt

When I was young I was shopping in London with my mum and we saw the actor Robert Powell. Knowing I wouldn't know his name my mum said "Look there's Jesus!". So I did what anyone would do in Jesus' presence and got on my knees.

Anon

When I first heard the story of Mary and Jesus, I felt for a long time that Virgin Birth could truely happen to me, and I used to believe that one night I would just be lying in bed and it would happen, I was afraid of this for a long time

Katie

My favourite childhood religious belief comes from my mom's First Grade students, as it was apparently disproven on the playground: "I asked my grandma - Cupid's not the son of God; Jesus is!"

Now, now, different families have different beliefs... ^^

I remember back in sunday school that if you stomped on the ground you would hurt satan.

Anon

I went to a small Christian school and someone told me Jesus was the sun and the light. I would be outside playing or just sitting around eating lunch and every now and then would look up at the sun and think "Wow, that's Jesus. He is bright and is changing colors right now." I didn't realize until years later than they meant the Son of God.

Brandi

I used to think Joseph of Joseph and his amazing techni-coloured dreamcoat was Jesus' dad.

Anon

I used to believe god had a secretary and i would pray to her ... i asked her to say hi to all the people i knew who were dead

happyscrapy

When I was little I used to believe God was Big Bird from sesame street and everytime I prayed I would picture him listening to me.

Dina

When I was like, 6 or 7, I had this book of stories from the Bible for kids. I was reading about Adam and Eve, and I read righ up to when Eve ate from the Tree of Knowlege. I had to go somewhere with my mom, so I had to save my place in the book. I never got a chance to finish the story, so I thought Eve died. I didn't learn the truth until I was like 8 or 9

Emmy

When I was three (1961) I was at a restuarant with my family and a group of nuns, wearing traditional black garb, walked in. "Who's those guys in the black things?" I demanded to know, thinking they were men, kind of like arabs in black instead of in white. Everyone including the "guys" had a great laugh at my expense.

No nunsense kid

I thought the Statue of Liberty was god.

Amy R. CA.U.S.

I beleived that when you sneezed there was a hole in your soul for that moment which the devil could get through and that was why you had to say "god bless you" so that god could come and fight him.

Anon

that we celebrate New Year's because it is the day that Jesus had his brit (circumcision)

Anon

When I was a kid I used to think God looked like the salt and shake man(crisps that you put your own salt on); in a little blue packet with a big smiley face on it...

Kate