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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Promoting peace through microbiology and sports

SDGs cannot be achieved with these mentalities creating in psychosocial and mental health issues (O’donovan, 2020),
pain, hurt, and hatred. negatively affecting UN/WHO objectives of providing safe
Some hate crimes/honor killings are a result of some environments for “quality health” or “quality healthcare”
individuals harboring pains in their hearts, like in the case delivery (Nicklin, 2023; O’donovan, 2020).
of the “Monterey Park mass shooting” (BBC, 2023), where The increased homicides that target young men
the perpetrator revealed that he was hated by individuals “especially in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)” are
(Taxin et al., 2023). The murderer has reported to police issues of honor murders (Canudas-Romo & Aburto, 2019).
that “he was the victim of fraud, theft, and poisoning by These agree with similar recorded trends where males are
family members.” His friend also revealed that he did not mostly targeted with “overkill” or “homicides” (Tavone
trust individuals and complained that “individuals at the et al., 2022). Among reasons given for targeted murder
clubs didn’t like him” (Taxin et al., 2023). These revelations of males, murder for “honor” is one of them (Tavone et
are clear exposes of hatred and pains within his heart. al., 2022). Honor crimes can be due to other issues such

Honor crimes/murders originated from the Holy as culture/religion (Shier & Shor, 2016), racism/tribalism
Books as warnings against their consequences, not as (Schwacke, 2022), politics (Gill, 2022), and even social
encouragement. Unfortunately, there are religious honor “inequalities” or poverty (Durante & Fiske, 2017); tagging
crimes/murders targeted at some renowned men of God it as a feminine problem only exacerbates the issue.
(Lopez & John, 2023) and some believers (Blessing, 2022; For example, even if honor crimes are not caused by
Ussanews.com., 2022; Drelichman et al., 2021). Both politics, if the political environment is against them, they
western nations like the United States and African nations cannot survive their resistive environment. Research
like Nigeria have reports of men of God being murdered findings like that of Gill (2022a) have provided evidence
for honor recently (Lopez & John, 2023). that some politicians promote honor crimes for their
Painfully, some political leaders (Ussanews.com., political victories. Political honor crimes/murders target
2022), lawyers or judges (Doski, 2022), and even some more men than women (Pulle, 2021).
traditional rulers (John 19:1 – 22; Mark, 6:12 – 28) hands In the 21 century, though females are affected, men
st
are tired by religion in religious majority nations, resulting are also increasingly becoming victims of hate or honor
in biased judgments (Best, 2022; Meterko & Cooper, 2022; crimes (AlQahtani et al., 2023; Iddriss, 2022; Pulle, 2021).
Peeples, 2021). Enacting “hate crime laws” agrees with the reality of
increased hate crimes (Green et al., 2021; Prairie et al.,
4.3. Objective three: To assess available literature 2022), where individuals need to be protected. These hate
that honors crimes or honor murders as old cancers crimes target all genders. One of the reasons why females
affecting all genders, like infectious diseases are killed for honor is “forced marriage” (AlQahtani et al.,
Hate crimes are like microbial pathogens that infect 2023; Gill, 2022). This agrees with current literature where
everyone. The findings from this research disagreed with their male counterparts are also abused or murdered for
research findings that created the perception that murder similar reasons (Iddriss, 2022).
for honor is gender-based violence targeting only females Honor crimes originated from the Holy Books, where
(AlQahtani et al., 2023; Gill, 2022). There is no disputing the majority of the victims were men (Sciomer & Moscucc,
the fact that women are victims of honor-based violence, 2022; Mark, 6:12 – 28). Falsely describing them as feminine
but they are not the only ones affected. Results from issues would rather promote them. The following are some
this study agree with findings that men are also victims men in the Holy Bible murdered for honor:
of honor-based crimes committed in so many ways (i) The Beheading of St. Valentine: On the 14 of every
th
(AlQahtani et al., 2023). February, Valentinegt Day is celebrated (Ratner,
Violent crimes mostly occur because someone or a group 2018). St. Valentine is usually remembered, but he
is not happy about something (Figure 8). This underlying was “asembered (Ratner, 2018). The murder of St.
discontent contributed to the origins of World Wars I and Valentine was a religious persecution where he was
II (Williams, 2022). Honor crimes or murders are hate- accused of secretly blessing marriages for the Roman
related crimes offenses in which individuals are murdered soldiers who were forbidden. This agrees with current
for allegedly bringing shame to a family or particular group. honor murders, though these are mostly about forced
Wars originating from hatred or honor murders can lead to marriages (AlQahtani et al., 2023; Iddriss, 2022).
the use of “biological weapons” derived from microbial agents (ii) The Beheading of John the Baptist for Herodias:
(de Miranda, 2022; Williams, 2022). Any form of murder He was beheaded to honor the wife of King Herod,
can create an unsafe and unhealthy environment, resulting Herodias. She was at loggerhead with John the Baptist

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