Christianity Uses Scapegoating: Satan

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Persuading with the help of scapegoats - there was a period of time there where it seemed like every single car i' d see had a" united we stand" bumper sticker. After all, what happens if we don' t stand united? They were implying that standing together was our only salvation.

We fall divided. - if we were to buy into the idea at the center of the political platform of defeating terrorists by standing united and spreading our democracy everywhere, will this bumper sticker' s admonition keep us safe? So is this true? If we blindly agree with all the presuppositions will we all be okay? Christianity uses scapegoating: Satan. With scapegoating, the best way to get us all on board - to unite - is to have a common enemy, a Satan, a boogie man, Saddam Hussein or a terrorist to rage against. The government uses scapegoating: 1950' s= Commies. 2000' s= Terrorists.

The division of church and state was causing difficulty in the lives of the citizens, so instead of addressing that, women were burned at the stake because, these witches were, after all the cause of all the problems. - most recently we have scooter libby. (though the distinction has been made that he' s more of a" fall guy" than a" scapegoat" because scapegoat implies using an innocent to pin the blame on while fall guy' s usually share the blame. ) scapegoating was super popular in massachusetts during the salem witch trials. Some good examples of religious scapegoating include Adam blaming Eve, Eve blaming the serpent. Mormons blame the baptists for the same. The Baptists blame the Mormons for leading people astray. Christians blame Satan.

Satan has single - handedly maintained Christianity. - and if you think about it, there, without satan' s no need to save people. I want to stress here that I am not debating the existence of Satan. I am simply showing how scapegoating can and has been used over the years. I have no intention or interest in converting or recruiting anybody to my spiritual, religious or political beliefs. There are multiple layers of scapegoating at play currently in politics. We saw scapegoating rise to the status of national phenomenon during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Focusing on gay marriage and stem cell research as scapegoats diverts attention from the body count in Iraq. - it even got a new name: the blame game. The governor blamed the president and the mayor. The mayor blamed the governor and the president. The president congratulated his FEMA appointee and suggested things were going swell until he realized no one was buying it and then proceeded to blame the governor and the mayor. People ultimately want to believe that their problems or failures are the result of something outside themselves.

Some folks in the government even suggested that no one was to blame, it was a natural disaster. - scapegoating can be used in business or sales to suggest your client' s former agent or adviser lacked the knowledge required to get you in the right house, or get you earning as much as you should have earned. To use this ethically, instead of making the scapegoat a person or group, make it an opposing force such as an idea, philosophy or an unfortunate circumstance.