Sacrificial lamb
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Essentially">Essentially</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wronged">wronged</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scapegoat">scapegoat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="sacrificed">sacrificed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>, <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span>, <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="always">always</span> – <span word="till">till</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, “<span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span>” <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Biblical">Biblical</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="lamb">lamb</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>.</p>
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