hope I'm not putting any spanner in the works...Originally a scapegoat was a religious thing in the Israelite nation. They put the sins of the nation onto the goat so to speak(I don't want to be too graphic) and sent the goat off into the wilderness to take the sins away. ...then if it's ok to say in (true) Christianity then Jesus became the scapegoat for us. He took our sins onto him and died for all the nations. So one soon day his having done that will mean there will be no death ,as death is a sentence for sin...so a scapegoat became a good thing..........but no one should be a scapegoat nowadays...and I feel for you.....nowadays many treated as scapegoats....are also like black sheep of the family....also a horrible position to be in....luv and concern for you all....please ignore this if it makes you feel bad... .....Jjulia