The latter is most likely.
God knows. It could be something fabricated after the fact, and unless the parents talk we would not know.
Let’s remember that it’s possible, however (and sadly) to have “devout Christian parents” who are hypocrites. Legalistically very good, in spirit quite deficient if not altogether missing. Our hearts should melt in gratitude before God if our attitudes are right. Instead sometimes they rage in resentment.