On Moloch

Following the duscussion from Vox's, it is my understanding that the pain of being incinerated is so intense that the infants cannot cry.

I had a friend who became a pathfinder in the US Army. In one school he was trained in knife fighting. Seems that they have a training manniquen they use for perfecting a fatal and silent backstab. From what I understand, the wound is so painfull, that you cannot cryout as you bleedout through a sliced kidney. Thus it is with being incinerated in the outstretched arms of a flame engulfed brass god (emphasis on the lower case 'g').

The expression on the infants face was, of course, a rictus of excruciating pain. How could the parents miss that you may ask. Of course, good question. Here's the answer: The quivering grimace was explained as a giggle of incredible joy which, indeed, it did look like.

What parents could object to something that brought their child joy, especially if everyone else is doing it?

Well, now I'll ask what parents can object to something that educates their child, especially if everyone else is doing it. Just as being incinerated didn't bring joy to an infant, our public school's primary task is not education, but socialization into a society that may be objectionable to most parents.