PL presents motion for setting up of Family Affairs Committee

Philip Hili

Mar 25th 2011, 18:39

Eccelenza Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami

Mid-dehra, diga' bdied thabbat il-kuxjenza ta' xi whud!!!!!

john vella

Mar 25th 2011, 17:44

Allow me to reanimate some old memories!
When the MALTA LABOUR PARTY came to existence I retain in my memory Mintoff buying all attending his corner meetings pastizzi, tea or coffee. In those days his team was mostly Dockyard Workers, or GWU personnel, this he did because the workers were left in the gutter and sincerely wanted to lift the mentality of inferior to those with a doctorate. From day one it was all uphill, His followers ended in jail, beaten, lost their jobs, could not get married in church or ended in the mizbla because they believed in the MLP.
Today we have NEW LABOUR, Joseph changed the emblem, changed the name to Progressive, New, introduced new faces and old faces disappeared.
The New Labour is too busy with his new found doctorates taking pictures, one has to ask is he ignoring that the people are back where to pay a bill they have to take it out of your food package.
The priority for the MLP was work and food on the table Joseph not Divorce.

Joe Zammit

Mar 25th 2011, 16:18

The two characteristics of every marriage are Unity and Indissolubility. All marriages, religious nor not, are indissoluble!

Unity means a marriage between one man and one woman.

Indissolubility makes marriage for ever, i.e., until the death of one of the spouses.

It is possible to get married for life, always by God's grace. That's why the saying goes: Three to get married: the groom, the bridegroom and God.

What we must all remember is that basically marriage is a life-long service.

Marriage + Divorce = Cohabitation

MBorg

Mar 25th 2011, 13:23

These things happen only in Malta. Do they really think that people are that stupid ? We had a vote in parliament to choose a referendum question. The vote was supposed to be free. Although we all know that the question is loaded no one from tha LP voted against. Now we have this. Is this this biggest joke or what ?

Are we first going to break families up and than try to strengthen them when it is too late ?

jesmond zammit

Mar 25th 2011, 13:03

ara kieku hareg biha il qdusijja tieghu il pn din , kieku kemm hawn elogji , imma bilhaqq l elezzjoni fadlilha hux , il familja, l pn, fil gimgha tal elezzjoni jsemmiha .

T Cuschieri

Mar 25th 2011, 12:55

Rega dar ir-rih ...

John Smith

Mar 25th 2011, 12:20

Has someone's conscience started to work?

R.Borg

Mar 25th 2011, 11:41

U halluna!
Bi min tahsbu li qeghdin tidhqu?
Ghaliex ma gejtux 'l bierah il-Hotel Phoenicia ghas-seminar dwar il-familja bla divorzju?
Mela sthajtu? Kemm kellkom x'taghmlu mela?
Mhux bizzejjed qed tingannaw il-poplu malti bid-domanda ghad-divorzju-referendum u l-abbozz tal-ligi jekk ighaddi?
"DAK LI MOHBI FID-DLAM GHAD JOHROG GHAD-DAWL"
Aqtghu kemm se jithaxxnu l-bwiet ta' certa avukati bla kuxjenza.
TA' KULHADD TASAL.

E Abela

Mar 25th 2011, 11:37

They should have spoke before....or voted against that question being used in referendum if they wanted a better future for the family. The answer for a better future is not DIVORCE.

Joseph Grech

Mar 25th 2011, 11:35

What Labour MPs Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, Carmelo Abela and Justyne Carunaa
propose - the setting up of a Permanent Committee for Family Affairs certainly looks interesting And, judging by the long list of ''To Do''s which are proposed this committee will have a lot, but LOTS, of work to do!
It is suggested that the committee would be ''composed of five members, three, including the chairman, from the government side and two from the opposition''. Nobody else, since this would be a parliamentary thing....
I personally believe that this Committee, if set up, will most probably fail because locally M.P.s unfortunately put politics and personal agendas before all else - including the family.
Had it been otherwise the family would not be in the hopelessly shameful quandary of problems, abuse and impossibilities which it is now facing. And the nation is suffering - both socially and financially - as a result.

gcForte

Mar 25th 2011, 11:18

Wahda mill l-affarijiet li dan il kumitat ghandu jindaga u jirranga ( dejjem jekk jigi imwaqqaf ) mill l-akatr fiss possibbli hija fuq is sussidju tad dawl u l-ilma. Illum dawk li ghandhom dhul anqas min 8000.00 ewro ( Lm 3500,00 ) fis sena ( koppja ) huma eligibbli ghal dan is sussidju. Bir rata ta kif qeghedha t`ghola il hajja kull jum, hija haga impossibbli li pensjonanti li id dhul taghhom huwa ta anqas min 10000.00 ewro ( Lm. 4300.00 ) fis sena ( koppja )jghejxu min ghajr problemi, ahseb u ara iridu ihallsu id dawl u l-ilma minghajr is sussidju. Ghalhekk nemmen li wara li jigi studjat sew , dan is sussidju ghandu jinghata lil dawk kollha li ma jaqbzux l-10,000.00 ewro fis sena.

Charles Portelli

Mar 25th 2011, 11:11

First they vote in parliament for a potentially decieving divorce question. Now they they want to set up the family affairs committee. For me they are hypocrits.

I know I could be in for a barrage of criticism but, if I don't coment on this thing my concience won't let me sleep at night.

And you know what cncience is? A lot of people raise their voice and say that their conciene tells them this... or that... But the truth is that concience is the voice of our Lord from within us. So concience cannot dictate things which go against our faith! Therefore, any "concience feeling" that goes against what the bible says is not concience at all, but pure evil, ie it's the work of the devil.

J Farrugia

Mar 25th 2011, 10:57

L-ewwel jivvutaw favur mozzjoni ghad-divorzju u issa qed iressqu mozzjoni biex jitwaqqaf Kumitat tal-Parlament ghall-affarijiet tal-familja. Bhallikieku mhux bizzejjed hemm il-Kumitat ghall-Affarijiet socjali li huwa kompetenti bizzejjed bhala Kumitat ghall-Affarijeit tal-Familja. Ipokriti. Jekk ridtu tkunu sincieri messkom ivvutajtu kontra l-mozzjoni mressqa minn JPO u Varist Bartolo. B'min tridu tidhku? Malta zghira u n-nies maghrufa.

J.Tonna

Mar 25th 2011, 10:55

Are they withdrawing the motion on divorce now??

john vella

Mar 25th 2011, 10:53

Sir,
Is this New Labour all about?
I rather look forward for an inquiry, why the leader and members got a raise behind the people's back some up to 600 euros a week, it is said some received the money some are said they did not! I look forward for an inquiry on the true figure of people out of work. I expect an inquiry where the 5 billion that the country borrowed and we have to refund went.
I believed this inquire is toying by those with full stomach and money on problem, while the the rest of us with 77 cent increase worry how to make ends meet.

Joe Zammit

Mar 25th 2011, 10:51

God comes first.

When we put God first and foremost, all people will benefit.

Christ was clear about divorce: divorce is a grave evil to the detriment of all people. That is why what God has joined together let no man put asunder.

Behind divorce there is the devil who wants our harm. If anyone fails to see the devil behind divorce, they are only seeing up to the tip of their nose.

Strengthening marriages does away with divorce indeed. The Catholic Church has done a lot to strengthen marriages. The fact that there is still room for improvement does in no way put the Church on the defence. Facts are facts and those who have benefitted from Church teaching and her pastoral work can echo this benefit far and wide and thank her heartily for her concern and solicitude in their marriage preparation and strong marital life.

How many of those whose marriage has failed are seeking help from the Church? Whose fault is it that they have failed? Surely it's not the fault of the Church.