Sentences with phrase «about scapegoating»

It's true that Isle of Dogs is a film about scapegoating, political hysteria, and deportation.

We need to be careful about scapegoating immigrants in a recession.

(There is so much to say here... about scapegoating, the myth of redemptive violence, and the role of religion in sanctioning state violence... but it simply can not all be said.

The text doesn't have to mention scapegoating for it to be about scapegoating.

By teaching Israel about the scapegoat, and indeed, implanting the scapegoat mechanism into the hearts of people around the world, God was preparing people for the ultimate scapegoat of human history — Jesus Christ.

i think it was I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightening... about the scapegoat phenomenon... Job as failed scapegoat

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«I feel like legislating pedestrian distraction might give aggressive drivers a scapegoat to blame fatalities on the road with, and I'm not excited about that aspect.»

But the investigators allege that the investigation was actually an intimidation tactic against Shi launched for her suspected role as a whisteblower who spilled the beans about Glaxo's marketing tactics in China, and that they eventually became scapegoats who were arrested and imprisoned for their investigation of Shi.

Certainly this is a conversation where everyone has more to lose; those scapegoating Facebook probably don't want to think about their own responsibility, such that it may be, for an election result they disagree with, and the stakes are even higher for Facebook: giving people what they want to see is far more important to the company's business model than $ 100,000 in illegal ads, unintended consequences or not.

The leaders of Animal Farm maintain thought control by obscuring the facts with smokescreens, rewriting history, creating conspiracy theories about pending attacks, faking victims, slander, scapegoating, murdering opposition, outrageous public works projects to keep the animals busy, and through a large group of useful idiots — sheep — that spread their message unthinkingly and distract dissenters.

If the couple wants to talk about their sexual topics, be it hetero or homo, they will do that, and they must be treated with real, humble love and compassion, and not with brimstones and fire, and not making scapegoats out of them in front of the congregation.

Oh yes, fear drives many things, but as long as we're discussing honesty, how about the one where we decided to scapegoat our own fears and weaknesses, and blame someone else for them.

Obviously, Jews who do not believe Jesus was the messiah do not believe what Christians believe about him: that Jesus became the scapegoat and the Passover «lamb of God» to atone for our sins, thus separating sins from sinners and enabling God and us to love sinners while hating sins.

Could it be that in using the scapegoat imagery, God was not only giving Israel a way of escape for their own violent tendencies, but was also revealing to them (and us) what He Himself was doing about the violence of Israel, and indeed, the violence of the whole world?

It is not about hating others or scapegoating them for the problems of the world, but owning up to our own contribution to the problems... whatever that might be.

Something must be done, so the Roman police looked about for a scapegoat.

What we are talking about is being part of a network of nations that respond with a human rights framework that actually upholds the dignity of these people, instead of falling into the scapegoating and the «othering» of people.

We recognize this scapegoat mechanism when we read about the Nazis in Germany blaming the Jews for the financial problems and cultural upheaval in that country.

And if you read the story of the good Samaritan with this in mind, you can easy see, that is not only a story about how to act but also a critique on the scapegoating what the Levit and the Priest was probably doing, when they let the poor guy rot to death («ya know, it would make me unclean to help, the guy probably had it coming, I better serve the Lord»).

I have wondered about all the blood and gore in the O.T. I even get the idea that we humans do scapegoat God.

We recognize the scapegoat mechanism when we read about governments justifying genocide against the native people living in the land.

And because of the revelation of Jesus Christ on the cross, we have become quite good at recognizing this scapegoat mechanism when we read about it in historical documents.

Some reading about logic might cure you of your backward supersti - tions, but there isn't much hope for that since you seem to have bought into the silly dead - guy - on - a-stick scapegoat story hook line and sinker.

If we go back to blaming, accusing, scapegoating, and judging the world, then we have learned nothing about Jesus Christ or why He came.

By letting us kill Him in such a violent and bloody way, Jesus unveiled the truth about humanity and the truth about sin, and in so doing, called us to abandon these scapegoating, sacrificial rituals in our own lives.

Of course, as John goes on to explain, if we deny what Jesus reveals to us through His blood, and say that we are not guilty of sacred violence toward others, then we simply have not yet seen the truth about the blood of Jesus and have not owned up to our own duplicity and participation in human scapegoating and violence.

So once again... if you deny that you engage in this basic human practice of accusing, condemning, and scapegoating others... if you think that the people you call «monsters» and «heretics» truly are guilty of everything you accuse them of... if you think that some people truly deserve to burn in hell for all eternity... if you think that war is righteous and good and we need to bomb some groups of evil people off the face of the planet... then you are calling God a liar, and you have not understood the first thing about God and what He taught through Jesus (cf. 1 John 4:7 - 11).

They used the family issue to single out scapegoats (single mothers and inner - city residents), and they avoided talking about the economy and failed to develop meaningful and practical family programs.

In Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, J. D. Myers shows how the death of Jesus on the cross reveals the truth about the five concepts of sin, law, sacrifice, scapegoating, and bloodshed.

Actually, I tend to think about all of the people who use the religion as a scapegoat for everything that they believe is wrong with the world and how it convenient politically acceptable way to allow themselves to avoid real solutions to problems.

Nor is it sufficient for Jesus to simply instruct us about our situation, for we are all too fully enclosed in the scapegoating process to be able to break the spell.

Boyd wrote a post about Girard's Scapegoat Theory in which he said his critics misunderstood him, and he went on to point out his issues with Mimetic Theory.

like its not even about finding a scapegoat or basing this opinion on the result of this match but rather something I've thought for months now.

«I never believed the hype about Mesut Ozil, but he shouldn't be treated as a scapegoat either.

Let Arsene go and all hell breaks will loose — suddenly the perfect scapegoat is gone and unhappy fans won't see a new manager as a common denominator as they see Arsene now but the man who sits on piles of cash disinterested in results on the pitch which is the only thing most of football fans care about.

One ex-Poland keeper has already spoken openly about Szczesny being made a «scapegoat» after a poor performance was compounded by him being caught smoking after the match.

Perhaps unfairly made a scapegoat for England's early elimination, but Sterling was poor throughout and his campaign will raise even more questions about the Manchester City winger's huge price tag.

Its funny how these guys become the scapegoat when things go south, even though what they complain about is absolutely true.

no no not scapegoat or anything... Can't you see that our defense is all about Kos and we suffer when he is injured... Kos deserves better partner... I remember Monreal and Debuchy made a better CB than Mert...

There is normally one player that fans scapegoat and moan about incessantly.

Keep in mind that many experts do believe that teething doesn't cause any symptoms for most children and that «teething is the scapegoat for many other events occurring between about 6 and 24 months of age.»

For a couple of weeks the NAM Summit became the scapegoat for people's sorrows; previously people complained about the price of chickens and international sanctions.

Tony Avella has always belly ached about good government and transparency, but what we have here is pay to play politics, and the scapegoats are the residents of GOV — they are being misled with complete falsehoods.

At a time when the corporate education reformers like Governor Cuomo scapegoat teachers, underfund public schools, and push high - stakes testing linked to Common Core as way to justify the expansion of privately - managed charter schools, she has persistently brought forth real facts about how poverty, segregation, and inequitable school funding affect testing and achievement in public schools.

Asked about the state's response to the mass shooting at Broward County's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, DeSantis said he would have approached a school - safety bill, which included new restrictions on gun sales, «differently because I think it scapegoated law - abiding citizens in terms of their Second Amendment rights.»

As a historian I am only too aware that during times of economic crisis people, scared about their precarious situation, are happy to be given a scapegoat for their predicament.

Gillibrand says that she doesn't know what Juan is talking about, but in the abstract she does not support the idea of making teachers scapegoats for a school's failure.

Both incidents involved home secretaries responding to a public / tabloid outcry about a service failure by despatching a senior officials, in circumstances that led to allegations of scapegoating.

Instead, the majority of the film focuses on Behmen, Felson and the others boringly arguing amongst themselves about numerous things, including if the girl is just being used as a scapegoat, and if the teachings of the church are right.

Hirokazu Kore - eda Japanese master Hirokazu Kore - eda, beloved for his Ozu - ish family dramas, takes a hard - left turn into genre with this murder mystery about a defense attorney who believes his client is the scapegoat for an insidious conspiracy.