The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt, 1854. Hunt had this framed in a picture with the quotations "Surely he hath borne our Griefs and carried our Sorrows; Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of GOD and afflicted." (Isaiah 53:4) and "And the Goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a Land not inhabited." (Leviticus 16:22)
The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. The rite is described in Leviticus 16.
The word is more widely used as a metaphor, referring to someone who is blamed for misfortunes, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes. Another term for scapegoat is fall guy.
I beleive I was taken advantage of by the elders to bear the sins of the congregation for two reasons. I was popular, and I had no protection. The perfect person to make an example of with no repurcussions. This way, they could always have someone to point the finger at, while the elders sons and daughters carried on like animals and lied about their actions.
In my last post on your thread about outrageous experiences, I mentioned that International model fellow. Well after I left, they picked him as the scapegoat. He was the type that attracted attention as well, and his parents were in no way tied to the ( Lynch mob)- elders. As I said he was sat at the back of the Kingdom hall for 15 years. It actually became almost a joke in the congregation. I'm so glad I had the guts to leave, cuz without question that would have been me, and for a while it was.
He used to try hangin with me for a while, and his mother sought me out and begged me not to be around him. Ya, like I'm the evil corruptor! Screw off lady.
I don't know about other congs, but this is the way it worked in my cong. It wouldn't suprize me if other congregations behave this way too. Dam hippocrates.
Some of these geeky little retards that were sons and daughters of the elders all got the best picks for marriage by killing the competition. Thanks daddy! Then these jokers became elders at a young age. Very young.
Please help me brother juvenile, degenerate, daddy's boy. I need some advice?