When my friend was 6 she thought 'eating the scroll' actually meant to eat your bible literally. She then proceeded to do so, during the church service.
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- When my mom would say that my eyes were bigger than my stomach I thought she meant it literally.— Amanda
- My friend believed that eating bread crusts or eating mustard will give you curly hair.— Linda from Southern California
- My daughter used to believe that when someone is fired from their job, it meant it literally.— Sally's mommy
- I used to believ that "Shooting the Bull" literally meant what it states.— DJ
- I thought that Job in the Bible was pronounced "Jawb" and that it had something to do with Steve Jobs.Anon
- I thought that Samson and Solomon from the Bible were the same person for the longest time...— Laura G.