When I was little, there's was a carved portrait of St. Martin de Porres on a particular wall in my room. I used to think that the guy in the carved portrait was actually what God looked like. So, to me, God was a black man wearing white robes. However, I had a kid's Bible of the white Jesus variety (to those who still don't know: Jesus was a Middle Eastern man, what with being a Palestinian Jew and all) so I thought Jesus and all other characters from the Bible were actually legitimately pink people with funny noses. Thus, the Holy Trinity: black God, pink Jesus, and a white dove for the Holy Spirit.
A childhood belief about characters
others believed things like this
- I used to think the song"jesus, oh what a wonderful child so holy, meek and mild" was "so holy, Mickey Mouse"— Stephani
- I thought that after the resurrection Jesus became the Holy Ghost.— Meowpossum
- I thought that old movies were black and white because the world was black and white then. — K
- I used to think that the song "Just like white winged dove" by Stevie Nicks was "Just like the white window" — Julia
- I used to think that the old days were actually black and white because of the old black and white pictures.— Leigh Taylor
- I used to believe Jesus cleaned my room.— Angelina