I've faked stuff purely out of embarrassment
When I was about 11, my mates and myself decided to go to Holy Communion. During my years at primary school I had been taught pretty much nothing about Jesus and Co. as my school was much more ethnically diverse; which meant I knew more about Allah than I did about Jesus.

After a painfully boring service it was time for Holy Communion. My mates were big catholics and I was... um... I don't know, maybe a Christian? So with my lack of knowledge of catholic faith I just got up and followed my mates to the priest.

I was trying to watch what everyone in front of me was doing but I really couldn't see. Finally it was my turn and the priest held out the bread thing and said "Body of Christ". I replied with whatever you're meant to say and then grabbed the bread out of his hand much to his shock.

Bugger. I turned bright red and he said "Are you Catholic?" I replied with a very wobbly but oddly confident "Yes" and took the bread and ate it.

In all fairness I was just really quite hungry; I used to be a really fat little child.

So there we go, I faked being catholic.
( Flowers by name, Flowers by nature, Fri 11 Jul 2008, 11:38, closed)