Yes, good point. It has also devolved from voluntary decision ("See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?") to an automatic assignment at birth in order to help swell the rolls of your religious order. If you grow up thinking you're already part of a particular church, there's probably less incentive to feel the need to change that.
Yes, good point. It has also devolved from voluntary decision ("See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?") to an automatic assignment at birth in order to help swell the rolls of your religious order. If you grow up thinking you're already part of a particular church, there's probably less incentive to feel the need to change that.