At my childhood church, after a passage from the new testament had been read, the congregation would simulateously respond to "This is the word of the Lord" with "Thanks be to God". I though for years that they had said "Thanks Peter God"!
A childhood belief about church
others believed things like this
- I was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara
- I used to think that church songs were pop music. Well, we did sing them in church every week...— Roxy
- My fiance was in church as a kid and he saw the Vicar of the church and asked his Mum if it was God.— Andys fiancee
- I used to believe the saying "thanks be to God" went "thanks, Peter God" - as if Peter was his first name :-)— Foz
- I used to believe that TV finished after Blue Peter.— Jen
- When I was younger, I seriously believed Peter Pan was real and would take me away to Neverland.Anon