20 percent British kids believe Jesus Christ is Chelsea footballer
Updated On: 03 January, 2015 10:09 AM IST | Agencies
A new survey has revealed that around 20 percent kids believe that Jesus is a Chelsea footballer or many other think that he is an astronaut
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London: A new survey has revealed that around 20 percent kids believe that Jesus is a Chelsea footballer or many other think that he is an astronaut.
Many kids were asked many multiple choice questions like: who is Jesus Christ? a) A footballer for Chelsea b) Son of God c) TV presenter d) X Factor contestant or e) An astronaut, as part of a survey for Brent Cross Shopping Centre, the Daily Star reported.

Many kids even replied that he was an ‘X Factor’ contestant.
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Youngsters also think that December 25 marks the birth of Santa Claus and a fifth of them aged five to 12 believe Jesus was born in the South Pole.
And a quarter think his mother Mary gave birth to him in a church, rather than a stable, with 10 percent thinking Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was present at the time.
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