In 1973, two years before I was born, our local church was destroyed in an arson attack. I knew that Oliver Cromwell had been responsible for the destruction of a number of castles and manor houses, so I thought he had started the 1973 fire at our church.
A childhood belief about history

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the local Catholic church was Disney Land.— Sherri
- 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 was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara
- when i was little i believed that your social security number was the number you were born on the earth — christine
- when i was little i thought god changed my name the first day i went to church— stephanie