On April 21st of 2016, Prince died of an overdose of Opioid and his religion might be to blame. As of 2001, Prince was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness. Due to Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs, taking blood transfusions is prohibited . Prince started taking Opioid Fentanyl because he was having a severe hip pain after his Purple Rain tour. Since he couldn’t have surgery to fix his hip, because the surgery required blood transfusions, he started taking Opioid and got addicted, resulting in his death of an overdose. There is a high possibility that Prince could have been alive today if he wasn’t a member of the Jehovah’s Witness. However, there are more ways and religions than one that kill. At hand, many cases of religious technicalities have killed …show more content…
Recent high rates of suicides among homosexual teens, who had been bullied by classmates and peers, have raised questions as to whether or not religious teachings about homosexuality inspired bullying and evidence against homosexuals. The traditional view of homosexuality clashes with the possibility that religious teachings could influence bullying resulting in these cases of suicide. Bully Lucas, a fifteen-year-old from Indiana, was found by his mother hanging from the rafter of their barn. This was after enduring ongoing harassment from his classmates, including shouts of encouragement to ‘go kill himself’ because he was a ‘fag’. Within the month Billy committed, four other teens took their own lives because of anti-homosexual bullying. Shortly thereafter, these tragedies sparked numerous celebrities to speak out with words claiming that religious and/or conservative leaders who disapprove of homosexuality have influenced young people to disrespect and mistreat them. Followed by words declaring they have the blood of these gay teens on their hands. On the contrary, the tactic behind this is nothing new. When the beliefs of group A clash with group B, group B tries to blame group A for a current crisis. This is no evidence proving those who harassed these teens gained influence by religious teachings. There is, in fact, no clear causes of gay teen suicide. Event if this fact is true, it doesn’t justify this Facebook
The suicide rate for gays and lesbians is that most of them occur during their youth, they are twice to three times as likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts and gay and lesbian youth may constitute up to 30% of all completed suicides ( Gibson,1...
They also experience prejudice in the work force. Data has shown that it is possible that if members of the LGBT community are open about their sexuality they could be declined a job, or can be judged by their co workers. Discrimination within schools have caused a big issue on bullying which is leading many young people to take drastic measures such as suicide to end the harassments and violence they experience. Studies have concluded that over thirty percent of all suicides are related in way or another to sexu...
Bullying is a prevalent issue in school communities across the world which has caused great damages to the bullied. In fact, suicides is one of the leading cause of deaths in students 10 to 14 years old and the cause of suicide was overwhelmingly from bullying. Bullying is pervasive amongst all age groups; statistics show there is an estimated 1 in 7 students grades K-12 who are being bullied. Social media is increasingly becoming the new medium for bullying where anonymity allow bullies to be as toxic as pleases them. So what good solutions has our schools came up for this? Nothing, most students agree.
Currently in today’s society, coming out as gay is easier than admitting to a serious mental problem. This effect puts a burden on teens who suffer from problems and don’t know where to go; which led to the increase of teen suicides as seen in the media. In the average classroom size, about three of the twenty-four students have depression; not mentioning other common disorders such as bipolar disorder, panic disorder, ADHD, conduct disorder, and eating disorders. Without better programs in schools to prevent and inform about mental disorders, the current taboo on them, the bullying of students suffering, and the romanticization of diseases will continue to increase the negative effect mental disorders have on teens.
The word “school” brings nothing except goosebumps to many students nationwide. Bullying has been around since schools themselves. However, in the recent decades, the term “bullying has gone far overhand. After all of these years of tears, cuts, and suicides, there still has been no solution. The only option we have now is, to have bullies convicted with criminal charges.
This paper has effort to generally show youths growing up gay. A number of issues have been presented involving gay identity formation, parental interaction, and disclosure. Homosexuality is a very controversial subject. By no mean does this paper try to say that it is “totally correct.” However, the paper does examine logical theoretical ideas of what gay adolescents endure, using and combining research and reports of other gay studies.
A child growing up with two dads or two moms will believe that it is normal. According to many cultures and religions, being homosexual is wrong and it does not really exist. Homosexuals are being shunned by followers of these faiths. LGBT teens are more likely to think about or attempt suicide because they encounter bullies at school, work, and in other public areas. The issue of gay rights was similar to women's rights in the 1920s.
Bullying is a major problem in our society today, especially among teens. Bullying can be found in many forms, such as, direct bullying, which is considered kicking, hitting, making cruel comments, or threats. On the other hand, indirect bullying is spreading rumors, or excluding someone from a group; most of the time indirect bullying is done by females. Another form of bullying is cyber-bullying, which is done on the internet, social networking sites, email, or texting. This has become a very popular form of bullying over the past few years. Also, hazing is considered bullying. The term hazing can vary from singing an embarrassing song to extreme physical torture (Rees 24). Hazing is mostly done in sports and in social groups. The term “bullying” is considered a verbal or physical action that causes physical or psychological harm, is repeated over time, and occurs in a relationship of unequal power (Waters 7). Some people think that bullying does not lead to suicide, and that bullying is just a natural part of life. However, bullying, in many cases, is leading to suicide.
We believe that Violence and hate against homosexuality need to diminish severely. Gay bashing, gay bullying, and hate crime is very popular when it comes to hating on homosexual people. LGBT people of all ages die every year, whether caused by suicide, injury or homicide. From 1999-2010, the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program says that suicide is the 3rd leading cause (4,600 deaths) of death among young people ages 15 to 24. In 2011 there were 1,572 victims that received hate crimes based on sexual orientation. In an article on PBS, written by a woman named Karen Franklin, a description of an interview with a man called Brian states that him and his ...
Will you be the person who translate those hatred to your friend just because he or she is homosexual? Will you be the so-called “friend”? According to a survey titled Youth Chances in 2014, young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have higher possibility to suffer from suicidal thoughts compared to their straight friends. The result has shown that 42% of young LGBT sought medical help for depression or anxiety, 52% report self-harm and 44% have considered suicide. According to National Coalition of Anti-Violence programs in 2015, a record of 14 homicides has been reported this year.
Bullying is something that is not something new and is actually something that society continues to face. Over the years, bullying has been looked at as being so ordinary in schools that it is continuously overlooked as an emanate threat to students and has been lowered to a belief that bullying is a part of the developmental stage that most young children will experience then overcome (Allebeck, 2005, p. 129). Not everyone gets over the extreme hurt that can come as an effect from bullying, for both the bully and the victim. Because of this, we now see bullying affecting places such as the workplace, social events and even the home. The issue of bullying is not only experienced in schools, but the school environment is one of the best places
Throughout the years, bullying has become a significant reason for teenagers to become depressed or even suicidal. It does not matter what the teen is being discriminated against, whether it be their race, what they believe in, or who they love. When it comes to homosexuality, “one in three are under 18 who commit hate crimes” (D...
As a society, we often underestimate the damages that bullying cause on children, not just America but all over, and the ones who suffer are the victims themselves. Victims are damaged with the stigma that they are weak, yet somehow have to fend for themselves against something that they have little to no control over. Whether it is for funding, a reputation or any other reason schools sweep their bullying problem under the rug or turn a blind eye, however they have more potential to end this growing issue. To the schools that think bullying is not their problem, they should know that according to heyugly.org, an anti-bullying campaign, “Approximately, 160,000 children a day stay home from school in fear of being bullied.”They also point out
“"I was sitting at my desk in my cubicle, and suddenly she was standing over me screaming, 'What the hell is this crap? And why is it so late?' I tried to say I thought I'd done exactly what she asked for, but she cut me off and yelled about how incompetent I was"” (pg. 118-142).
Bullying has become a serious problem in public schools systems. Being a victim of bullying is a daily struggle for some students. The issue continues to grow, but the question is how to stop bullying from occurring. Many ways have been attempted to stop bullying, but some are more effective than others. Having the students get involved seems to have the most positive effect on the bullying issue in public school systems.