When I was little I was told in church that the Devil controls the water, so we could never go swimming in our backyard on Sundays. For some reason it was fine the rest of the week!
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- I used to think that church songs were pop music. Well, we did sing them in church every week...— Roxy
- I used to think that Ice Cream Sundae's you could only buy and eat on Sundays.— Lauren
- I used to beleive that my dad only had a shave on Sundays. Because he got up before me on all the other days.— roy
- I used to think that when you swimming 'Freestyle' was swimming any way you want.Anon
- My mum told me that if you eat while you're on the toilet, you're feeding the devil! — Claire
- Grandmother told me if I whistled in the bathroom the devil would come get me because I was whistling for him.— Peanut @ Lake Tawakoni Tx