This facebook Note is intended, as an adjunct to the video posted below of 'stand-up with the real Jonah Mowry ~ help get this video out there to a World turned upside-down in its neglect of all our Children, so endured by sadness and self-harming, as Jonah will now attest.' When one examines in-depth the societal attitude toward bullying in general it is of small wonder then that children in Jonah's unenviable position will succumb to the notion of 'suicide and self-harm' being their only avenue of escape from such abuse.
More, particularly when one is also made aware that apart from peer bullying, it was also proven in the (attached) © Minister for Health and Children © 2009 report that 'teachers bully and stereotype students and thus it is very hard to make complaints against them'. Young people also felt that neither teachers nor school policies did enough to prevent bullying.
This phenomenon of abuse more generally ignored by the majority of citizens within the disadvantaged confines of conurbation of communal organisation will reflect this endemic culture of physical, mental and sexual abuse. Our children on the whole are expected to 'tough it out', 'keep silent' 'pull up their socks', be able to 'stand up for themselves' because after-all it 'never hurt anyone' to get a 'good slap' by those adult and often parental advisories having themselves survived similar regimes of overt violence aimed toward the person regardless of its origination over generations.
Community leaders and other persons deemed of significant stature would therefore be expected by the host community to exercise their social obligation with due diligence of care and the utmost of probity when exercising their prerogative commissioned by the state on behalf of the people and for the people. A concept rightfully applicable to daily life in the democratic Republic of Ireland without reasoning or doubt; as to an individuals lawful obligations.
The hidden agenda of 'self-enhancement' has been nurtured into a fine-art in contemporary society and was made wholly transparent by the political, commercial and fiscal corruption that brought about the downfall of the previous government. The present débâcle of fiscal, organisational and social ineptitude belies any hope of any meaningful address to effect change and eradicate such anomaly of individual power to aid covert schematics; as the heavily subsidised governmental community broadcasting initiative and its on-going management, outlined below, would suggest.
A community initiative intended in the first instance as an adjunct given freely to the community at large in order that they may address such communal concerns as 'homophobic bullying' to end further discriminations and disadvantage overall in society. A privilidge state endorsement to educate, agitate and educate a majority consensus of tolerance to diversity and not give voice to individual aspiration of religiosity when combined with overt homophobic propaganda by Murphy et ali.
Fastrack: Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something About It? Friday, March 2, 2007
Attached at the end of this Note is an extract taken from a report 'On the outcome of consultations with teenagers on mental health' and link to the report © Minister for Health and Children, 2009 on the dire consequences attributable to the effects of Bullying and other insidious forms of abuse now enacted in the school-yard throughout contemporary Ireland.
Now follows an extract from my MySpace Blog ~ originally published as ~ HOMOPHOBIA at Dundalk FM 100 (2007) re-edited as BAI signs 10year contract with community radio station. 30th June 2010
'Let me thank all who were involved in making this hard won license a reality. A special word of thanks is due to our Manager Alan Byrne and our Treasurer Hugh McKitterick who worked tirelessly in the days coming up to the deadline for our final submissions. Thank also to the members of the Board who made themselves available at short notice to meet with the BAI. And last but not least thank you- our members who have given support to myself and the Board to make the at times difficult decisions that were necessary for this hard won development to become welcome reality!' Stephen Murphy Chairman Dundalk Media Centre/Dundalk FM/Dundalk Baptist church 30th June 2010
I had at that time more recently written to the then Education Minister Mr Batt O'Keefe TD about Murphy's obvious homophobic stance in support of 'genetically engineered sheep and human babies' et ali but to no avail and/or response about Murphy publishing and linking to the local radio station by way of subliminal endorsement of his homophobic material.
My submission to the Minister O'Keeffe followed the publication of a report by the education department on hundreds of students taking part in the compilation of the report. And following a public request by the Minister for people to further identify those origins of suffering. Suffering that often culminated in summary homophobic attacks from both academic staff and pupils alike in contemporary educational establishments throughout Ireland. Gay bullying was then and remains still, a serious problem in society driving many teenagers to consider taking their own lives.
Pastor Murphy's blog therefore must surely stand out as one such area deserved of further investigation by the 'appropriate authority' here in Dundalk; if not the then newly created BAI, itself or indeed by the then present Minister of Broadcast, Mr Éamon Ryan oversee of the former BCI way back in 2007?
Forgive me, mo cháirde, I forgot, just for one moment who I was dealing with here, after all it was Éamon Ryan Communications Minister that wrote to me at the time of first complaint circa 2007 with the following sentiment.
'Dear Jeffrey...I, as Minister, have no role in the day to day operation of a Radio Station.'
Which must ultimately beg the question still remained in 2011 ~ if not a Minister of Broadcast then who does ultimately take responsibility for those politically, endorsed decisions such as, an in-house homophobic stance; especially when taken by its Chairperson and programming committee in the Republic of Ireland?
But I digress;
Food for his Sheep by Stephen Murphy, The Undershepherd.
'I am pastor of a small - but growing! - Baptist church in Dundalk, Ireland. My name is Stephen Murphy and I am the Pastor of the church. Dundalk Baptist Church is a group of Christians who meet in Ardee Terrace. As a Church we are here to help you find Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. This site is designed to answer as many of your questions as possible. Here you can find in detail what we believe. On our testimony page you can meet people who have found Jesus personally and discover the difference he makes in the lives of people just like you!' Pastor Stephen Murphy, Dundalk Baptist Church 12 March 2007
Not the 'Gay Gene' but...This is a very interesting and timely blog posted originally by Dr Al Mohler. Read it, be challenged, think and pray! http://www.albertmohler.com/blog.php
Extract: 'Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What if you could do something about it? What if you could know that your unborn baby boy is likely to be sexually attracted to other boys? Beyond that, what if hormonal treatments could change the baby's orientation to heterosexual? Would you do it? Some scientists believe that such developments are just around the corner.
Chairmen of the Board Stephen Murphy seated left
Addendum: Teenage Mental Health: What helps and what hurts? A Report on the outcome of consultations with teenagers on mental health.
Extract: 'In addition to peer bullying, it was also felt that 'teachers bully and stereotype students and it is very hard to make complaints against them'. Young people felt that neither teachers nor school policies did enough to prevent bullying, which often led to 'after-school organised fights', and that 'schools can sometimes make things worse'. Not surprisingly, 'suicide and self-harm' were considered the most significant 'hurt' under this theme, while 'depression' was also regularly mentioned. It was noted that bullying hurts more 'if people don't stand up for you', but that inevitably bullying simply makes you 'feel bad about' and 'question' yourself.'
Best of luck to all the Jonah Mowry's, so affected, around the unknown World.
© Séafra Ó Ceallaigh 2011
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