A major reason why parents indoctrinate their children into the same religion as them is so that their children will have the same outlook , values and mind set as themselves. Which according to them is necessary in a society in order to attain some sort of social stability and thus balancing their needs to be groups of people with the same ideas, believes and agendas. Therefore in today's time where everyone is just looking out for themselves that agenda has taken the form of religion, where people with same beliefs and somewhat a common ground form a religion to bring people with the same ideas and thoughts together. Furthermore it has been seen all around the world that countries with a single dominant religion have a more stable society than those with religious diversity. Take for instance western Europe which is predominantly Christian and is far ahead of a secular country like India in almost every conceivable way . If this common ground amongst the groups is lost than it is almost certain that the construction of our society will start falling apart. Another argument that can be made here is that it is the job of a parent to educate his or her child/children with morals and other essential values which in most cases is done through the means of religious indoctrination. So even if one argues that religious indoctrination is immoral and a social evil then the point can be raised that it is an evil necessary for us to construct a society
Moreover it is the duty of a parent to guide their child when they are not mature enough to understand the world around them and also when they can easily be influenced by anything or anyone. So in order to protect them these measures are taken by the parents even if it means becoming the bad person in the eyes of their offspring, that doesn't mean that children should sue their parents which only leads to strain in the parent child dynamic
Moreover it is the duty of a parent to guide their child when they are not mature enough to understand the world around them and also when they can easily be influenced by anything or anyone. So in order to protect them these measures are taken by the parents even if it means becoming the bad person in the eyes of their offspring, that doesn't mean that children should sue their parents which only leads to strain in the parent child dynamic
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