When I was small I didn't know the difference between the words 'protestant' and 'prostitute', and thought they meant the same thing- needless to say I caused my mother alot of embarrassment one day when walking past a church.
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- i used to think that being a prostitute was a religion. (sort of like protestant i guess?)Anon
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- that sneezes were caused by little pixies crawling up your nose and brushing past your nose hairs— Joanna
- That you start out Catholic and after you reach a certain age you then become Protestant.Anon
- I always thought the dots in tapioca pudding were fish eyes.I didn't eat it for years!Thanks alot Ricky!!!— Tapioca
- When I first heard the words "flea market", I actually thought it meant "selling fleas".Anon