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While it is true that most people maintain the religion of their parents; it is not universally true. There are many people who come to a religion either from another relgion or from one of the various versions of unbelief later in life.
The first part of the statement is undoubtedly true. I would add the VAST majority maintain the religion of their parents. The second sentence I have trouble with. You seem to be mixing superlatives here. Most maintain their parents religion but many switch. First of all since the term many is subjective you aren't saying much. In my definition of many this is false. Many to me means a sizable amount of the total. Not necessarily majority but a substantial minority.
In the US I might agree with many. With a huge caveat.
According to a USAToday article in 2008.
44% say they're no longer tied to the religious or secular upbringing of their childhood. They've changed religions or denominations, adopted a faith for the first time or abandoned any affiliation altogether.
I do not think you will see these figures hold true worldwide.
The caveat I have shows another problem with your statement. Though a % of people change religion in later life, do they really change religion? Yes I think you will see lots of people exchanging one version of christianity for another, I think a complete change of religion is quite reare. For example, a change from christianity to judaism, islam or hindu. How rare is must it be for a moslem or jew to become a christian.
The indoctrination holds on for the vast majority of people.
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