Tag Archives: scapegoat

News Feeds and Itching Ears

November 16, 2016 by JasonWiedel 0 Comments

In recent days there has been a fair amount of attention given to “fake news” and its distribution of the internet. Here are a few examples of the stories which have been circulating lately: The FBI Agent Who Leaked Hillary’s Emails was Found Dead The Pope Endorsed Donald Trump You Can Vote By Text Hillary […]

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General, In the News
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Someone the Blame

October 19, 2012 by JasonWiedel 2 Comments

The term “scapegoat” comes from Old Testament Jewish law. Once each year the priest would symbolically place the sin of all the people on a goat which was then sent away into the wilderness. It seems that the creating of the scapegoat is something built into all of us; every community and every time. We […]

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General, Theology
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