I have heard that in a few places this is the case. They want the babies in the system ASAP.

I was born in Austria and when I was born they listed my religion as Christian without consulting my parents.

This does not seem like a big deal until you realise that there is a church tax and should I have grown up to work and pay taxes in Austria I would have been obliged to pay taxes for the upkeep of the churches!

Crazy! ;-)