Children also want to be accepted by their parents and peers, and are usually willing to comform to their beliefs. They want approval from those around them, and will often behave as they do. If a child is raised in a Christian family and lives in a predominantly Christian society, he or she will most likely be a Christian. Also, children often accept what is presented to them as the norm. Although it may be more rational to expose children to many religions, and then let them choose for themselves, this seldom happens.
Many parents believe the spiritual welfare is more important than being politically correct.
I believe that religious training for children is beneficial, and that it is inevitable that most children will adhere to the religious beliefs that they are exposed to most frequently. Therefore, parents must be careful with the beliefs and practices in which they participate, because no matter what their behavior, they affect their children. It is commonplace in this day and age for one to use their own standards to judge every aspect of the world in which they live. Regardless of other societies' cultures and beliefs, those who are not members of that culture often condemn that group's activities before they even have the slightest understanding of what it means to be a member of that particular culture. This phenomenon is known as ethnocentricity in sociological circles, and is very damaging when attempting to study any topic, let alone the sensitive issue of religion.