RURAL WRITES

| RURAL WRITES | G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR The species has gotten a bad rap. Perhaps ill repute began with the Bible. Jesus refers to disciples as sheep. He is the Good Shepherd, who laid down His life for them. Skip to the end of time in eschatology (the study of mankind’s run towards Judgement Day) when the evil are called goats. Could this be from whence the term scapegoat sprang?