"sign up"

I must have missed that, I don't recall ever signing up to any God related thing, except maybe to a kid participating in a church walk-a-thon.

Parents d what parents do. I expect they begin to pass on many of their values, ethical codes and their belief or non belief in a God (and religion,or not) to children when they are young.To me, it is no more than that... and it does have an impact.

IMO, suggesting there is a "spooky church organized plot" to brain wash children as they are born puts one more in a conspiracy theory group than the logical thinking alternative one.