# Things you said as a child that horrified your religious parents.

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**Created:** [September 25, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-said-as-a-child-that-horrified-your-religious-parents/766890 "2016-09-25T22:05:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-said-as-a-child-that-horrified-your-religious-parents/766890/42 "2016-10-02T21:47:19Z")

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“The ritualistic cannibalization of Christ is repulsive, and I will NOT participate!”

Yep, they were certain I was going to h-e-double-toothpick.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-said-as-a-child-that-horrified-your-religious-parents/766890/43 "2016-10-02T22:41:48Z")

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> [@Dung\_Beetle](#):
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> **AHunter3** , your post reminds me of [Illusions](https://www.amazon.com/Illusions-Adventures-Reluctant-Richard-Bach/dp/0440204887). Have you read it?

I’ve been trying to recall… I was certainly _aware_ of it, but I think I read the other one, _Jonathan Livingston Seagull_, but not this one.

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-said-as-a-child-that-horrified-your-religious-parents/766890/44 "2016-10-02T23:03:49Z")

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Like I’m sure many Catholic kids do when faced with Confirmation - “But I’m not sure I DO believe!” and much later “The Church exists to serve the people, NOT the other way around!”

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