The Seduction and Toxicity of Victimhood

"I wonder if there are too many things more seductive and poisonous than grasping at victim status."

This comment was made "off the record" (read: this person knew this was a volatile conversation and wanted to tread lightly, but still wanted to have the conversation with me) as a part of my post-racial church discussion. The word victim come directly from the Latin victima, meaning "person" or "animal killed as a sacrifice", or "any sacrifice". There's a difference between being the victim...