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Most monotheists beleive that it is only God who can endow the body with the soul. So if God is opposed to non-monotheistic religions, why would he send souls into babies that he knows are going to be raised as pagans?

Things you are missing here:

1) Nobody ever said those born into pagan households would all remain pagan forever. There is a thing called "religious conversion."

2) You seem to be of the impression that pagans serve no purpose in God's plan.

3) God never guarantees that all souls are created to be "saved."

4) We have free will. You seem to be arguing that it can not be possible for God to desire all men to be Christians because He very clearly created a world in which all men will not be Christians. This is to totally miss free will.

We are not actors on a stage playing out lines God pre-scripted.

Hi Dave;

Nobody ever said those born into pagan households would all remain pagan forever. There is a thing called "religious conversion."

If a pagan if happy being a pagan, why convert?

You seem to be of the impression that pagans serve no purpose in God's plan.

That is not my belief at all. My impression is that God is not going to care whether I am an Episcopalian.

We have free will. You seem to be arguing that it can not be possible for God to desire all men to be Christians because He very clearly created a world in which all men will not be Christians. This is to totally miss free will.

God gives us free will therefore he must respect what we do with it, given that we do not use it to harm others. Praying to Vishnu or Buddha does not harm others.

We are not actors on a stage playing out lines God pre-scripted

I agree. There would be no point in being here otherwise