religion

I used to believe…

when i was little i thought that when they say "thanks be to god" they were saying "thanks peter god" so i thought that the lady who always said that was named peter, and i wondered why she had a boys name.

I used to believe…

When we were in church, about to have offering, the preacher said "Let us give unto God." I thought the ushers sat the plates there after and God beamed up the money into heaven.

I used to believe that God and Santa were the same thing. They both see you when you're sleeping and know when you're awake, they know if you've been bad or good, you ask them for things and sometimes you get them, and they both live somewhere up high but nobody ever sees them. So when I was first introduced to the concept of God in Kindergarten, I thought I had to structure my prayers like a letter including my name, address, and telephone number at the end of each prayer.

I used to believe…

My knowledge of other religions was very limited as a child. :) While attending the early years of Catholic Grade School I always assumed that public school children were "Publics"....

I used to believe…

When I was 6 my best friends mother said: "Sarah I know your Mom is Catholic but what religion is your Dad"? I replied: "Well my Dad is public"! I thought that if you went to a public school it meant you were public.

i am pleased to see I wasn't the only one who thought it was 'I am the Lord of the dance settee'!

I used to believe…

Remember the line in "Jesus Loves Me" that goes "little ones to him belong"? I still remember singing (at the top of my lungs) "little monsters him be long" and envisioning the Sesame Street muppets.

I used to believe that when Jesus was nailed to the cross they just pinned him up by the loose bits of skin between his fingers and toes so it wouldn't hurt too much. I was horrified when I found out how people were actually crucified!

i used to believe that i was jesus

I never did understand why it was "Our Father, who aren't in heaven".

I was raised a catholic and went to a catholic school but I was well into my teens before I could stop saying 'Hell Mary, full of grace etc'...

I used to believe…

Once I was in church when I was 6 and there was this song we sung and I thought we were singing "Alchohol in the Lord". What the heck was that supposed to mean???

I used to believe…

at church i heard "Lord I Lift Your Name on High" and thought for the longest time that the lyrics where "From the earth to the cross, my damp toupee." instead of "my dept to pay" ...

I used to believe…

When I was little we used to sing a song in church called father Abraham " Father Abraham had many sons and many sons had father Abraham I am one of them and so are you so lets all praise the lord" I thought they were talking about Abraham Lincoln and I always wondered why he was the father of everyone!!!

I used to believe…

When I was little, I always used to picture God like Mr. Clean. Not exactly, but very similar. I remember when I asked my father how God looked, he told me he imagined God to have a long white beard and a few wrinkles, as he would be old wise, and whatnot, and I was shocked, because I always imagined him young, and bald... but like a clean bald, not like a man who lost all his hair already... and I imagines him blue, I guess cuz of the sky... heh, I dunno, I guess Mr. Clean was the closest example I can think of

I used to believe that there was this place called StrawberryLand. It was like a Heaven Me and my imaginary friend Maple Syrup thought we'd go there after we'd die. We could ride roller coasters and eat nothing but strawberries once we arrived.