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2. THE SOURCES OF PITY
Pity is not “felt,” as if by instinct or reflex. Pity is taught. But what is the original source
of pity? What teaches it? The Second Commandment—the one against idols.
Every idol is a shadow of Moloch, demanding human flesh to feed on. The deeper the
devotion to the idol, the more pitiless in tossing it its meal will be the devotee. The
Commandment against idols is above all a Commandment against victimization, and in
behalf of pity.
Moloch springs up wherever the Second Commandment is silenced. In the absence of the
Second Commandment, the hunt for victims begins.
The Second Commandment is more explicit than the Sixth, which tells us simply that we
must not kill; the Second Commandment tells us we must resist especially that killing which
serves our belief.
In Germany, did the Church say, “Hitler is Moloch”?
Moloch's appetite for victims cannot be stemmed. Begin by feeding it only Jews, and in
the end it will eat even the little boys who are servers in their church.
There are no innocent idols. Every idol suppresses human pity. That is what it is made
for.