What is harassment?

Harassment is all unwanted behavior, namely that based on a factor of discrimination, practiced when accessing employment or in employment itself, work or professional training, with the aim or effect of disturbing or embarrassing the person, affecting their dignity, or create an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or destabilizing environment.

How to identify Harassment?

1. Moral Harassment
   In the case of moral harassment, violence is against the dignity of the citizen who undergoes some kind of humiliation. Most cases of moral harassment happen in the work environment, in situations in which the employee is constantly exposed to humiliation by his bosses or even other employees.
2. What is Verbal Harassment?
   This type Harassment can happen in different contexts and can involve both close people and complete strangers. It is characterized by acts in which a person is called names, boos, ridicule, insults, teases or threats.
3. What is Virtual Harassment?
   As the name suggests, virtual harassment happens online and is practiced by individuals who use technology to offend, harass or harass a specific person or group. Threats, sexual or pejorative comments, disclosure of data or personal information and the propagation of hate speeches made on the internet fall under virtual harassment actions.
4. What is Psychological harassment
   This is one of the most veiled forms of harassment, as victims of psychological violence most often take time to realize that they are being abused and harassed. Psychological harassment can also occur in many ways and can manifest itself through offensive, persistent, insulting, abusive, intimidating behavior and even through abuse of power.

What does the Bible say about Harassment?

The Bible condemns sexual harassment. The Bible says that some 4,000 years ago, a mob of people who only thought about sex tried to rape two men who were visiting the city of Sodom. This explains why Jehovah destroyed that place (Genesis 19:4-13). Furthermore, the Law that Moses received some 3,500 years ago prohibited incest and sexual abuse of a family member Leviticus 18:6.

In the behavioral framework of cause and effect, the actions of harassers are the result of their life history or immediate circumstances. The Biblical view of man recognizes the existence of a religious and hermeneutical center, which interprets stories, environments and circumstances, giving them answers according to the lens used to "read" the inputs. Such men are not machines in a system, but people whose sinful hearts have chosen to react destructively to their condition and to the women around them.

Biblical Christianity does not condone such abuse, and provides true freedom and justice, announcing God's wonderful plan for men to be protectors, providers and shepherds of truly loved and cared for women. Those who stray from God's standard will face it on judgment day, when no excuse that "society made me this way" will stick.

Preventing Harassment

• Choose your friends. Do not have relationships with people who make sexual innuendos or tolerate too much. They flirt with women. They speak dirty, silly and indecent language.
• Avoid compromising situations. For example: clubs, discos, invitations from unknown people, staying at work or school after hours. Accepting drinks from foreigners.
• Be firm and direct. If you experience sexual harassment, clearly let the person know that you do not accept this type of behavior.
• Cry out for help. If it continues, call for help, preferably from a friend, colleague or police officer
• Dress modestly. Clothing that shows breasts and legs is provocative and sends the wrong message.

Text on Harassment in the Bible?

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise will be wise; but the companion of fools suffers distress.

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent see danger and hide; but the simple pass on and suffer the penalty.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to her covets, he has already committed adultery with her in his heart..

1 Corinthians 6:18

Flee fornication. Any other sin that man commits is outside the body; but he who commits harlot sins against his own body.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God./p>

Ephesians 5:3-4

But fornication and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is fitting among saints. 4Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each one.

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1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality.

1 Timothy 2:9

I likewise desire that women adorn themselves with decorous attire, with modesty and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly garments.

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2 Peter 2:10

especially those who, following the flesh, walk in filthy lusts, and despise all authority. Bold, arrogant, they are not afraid to blaspheme the dignities.

Revelation 21:8

But as for the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and adulterers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Revelation 22:15

Outside are dogs, sorcerers, adulterers, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.