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Anti-divorce movement launches appeal

The anti-divorce movement - Zwieg bla divorzju - has launched a fund-raising campaign.

The movement said it does not receive any public funds and relies on donations from the people.

It said that donations may be made on SMS as follows:

Mumber 5061 8989 for donations of €6.99 of 5061 9227 for donations of €11.65.

One can also make donations by phone on 5160 2060 for a €10 donation or 5170 2070 to make a donation of €15.

Donations may also be deposited in the following accounts - HSBC 013233069001,  BOV 40019811279 or
APS 20001035470

Those wishing to help the movement may contact it on 99 28 05 11 or 27 28 05 11.

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Ms D Galea

Apr 28th 2011, 14:27

Quite right. Save your pennies for when income tax and NI will go up to help subsidize the further drain on social services that will be required to finance the social messes left behind by some who will exercise their "right "for a "second chance at love" every four years or so.

Mr W Cassar

Apr 28th 2011, 15:53

@Ms D Galea

and do you think it is not happening NOW under the guise of separation. You don't need divorce to exercise your right for a second chance at love, its just makes it official official. Wake up!

Ms M Mifsud

Apr 27th 2011, 19:01

Doesn't the church have enough money for that?

Jason Borg

Apr 27th 2011, 13:11

Is-soltu bullying u tgħajjir.

David Caruana

Apr 27th 2011, 16:26

Bohoo Jason Borg!

It's called DISCUSSION! Dejjem bl-istess storja "bullying, tghajjir, etc, etc"

Grow up!

Jason Borg

Apr 27th 2011, 17:19

DO GOODERS...HOLIER THAN THOUGH (sic)....is this the way to discuss? I beg to differ.

Mr Andy Farrugia

Apr 28th 2011, 11:57

Hahahaha! David Caruana; who is complaining about "bullying" now? Seems as if some opinion poll is suggesting some rather unexpected trends!

Mr edward ciantar

Apr 27th 2011, 13:09

already started. They are using Angelik as a front with The Blessed Virgin Mary statue weeping blood because of divorce. Everyone to his own judgement. But please...........

Mr K Pullicino

Apr 27th 2011, 13:25

It's so easy to write FACT after anything you say.

"divorce law can have the family they wish for"

And the previous families? Those they didn't wish for? Trial and error until it hopefully works?

Ms Christine Galea

Apr 27th 2011, 14:23

@ David Caruana
Why don’t you substantiate your facts? I can quote different sources which shed a different light upon your "FACTS".

“Divorce does not affect the rate of marriage breakups”

FACT: PETER LUNN - TONY FAHEY - CARMEL HANNAN, Family Figures, Family Dynamics and Family Types in Ireland 1986-2006, pg vii, state that: not only did marriage breakdowns in Ireland increase in the 90s, but more breakdowns in second relationships were also registered.

“Divorce imposes no threat to children”

FACT: PAUL R. AMATO, “The Impact of Family Formation Change on the Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Well-Being of the Next Generation”, in The Future of Children – Marriage and Child Well-Being, 15/2 (Fall 2005), pg. 75-96 state that: compared with other children, those who are reared by two biological parents, enjoy a higher standard of living, receive more affection, are emotionally closer to their parents and encounter less situations of stress.

“There are children (uliedna) suffering because they are born out of wedlock due to lack of a divorce law”.

FACT: Following the landmark decision delivered by the Maltese Constitutional Court (presided over by Judge Albert Magri) on 17 January 1997, in the case of Mario Buttigieg vs the Prime Minister, children born out of wedlock are no longer discriminated against.

“The RC Church used to baptise such children (in shame) behind the altar”.

FACT: Illegitmacy itself would not be a reason for the non-baptism of a child. There of course may be concerns as to the ability of the unmarried parents to raise the child in the Catholic Faith. This may have been the case in the 1917 Code of Canon Law but it is not so now.

“The MZBD is just an extension of the RC church, covered under a lay costume for the occasion”.

FACT: DAVID SCHEMBRI, Times of Malta, 12th January 2011:

“The movement is composed of individuals from a “very diverse” background, ranging from young university students and their lecturers to married people and people who experienced marital breakdown………Even though the Church has been vociferous in its opposition to divorce it had decided not to launch a centralised campaign, leaving a void where a strong anti-divorce front could have stood….The new movement, not is however “not religiously motivated”.

Jason Borg

Apr 27th 2011, 15:17

Pigs fly - FACT

David Caruana

Apr 27th 2011, 16:22

@ K Pullicino:
What if the first marriage did not bear any children while the second relationship did? Why do you want to keep such cases from being a family?

@ Christine Galea
“Divorce does not affect the rate of marriage breakups”
I repeat - in Malta, where no divorce laws exists, the rate of marriage breakdown increased as it has increased in Ireland, therefore showing that there is NO link between divorce and the rate of marriage breakdowns.

“Divorce imposes no threat to children”
The study you are quoting is talking about children coming out of BROKEN families - it's irrelevant if these families went through separation, annulment or divorce. Therefore I repeat, divorce imposes no threat to children (and I add to make you happy - any kind of separation does)

“There are children (uliedna) suffering because they are born out of wedlock due to lack of a divorce law”.
In the eyes of the law, yes, they are treated equally, but socially you know well that these children still carry a stigma.

“The RC Church used to baptise such children (in shame) behind the altar”.
I did not mention non-baptism - of course they would baptise them - they wouldn't risk losing a membership from their books. However these were baptised away from other children - stigmatising the children even if these same children had no fault in the matter.

“The MZBD is just an extension of the RC church, covered under a lay costume for the occasion”.
If you take an article from a journalist as fact, then I won't even bother to comment further.

Mr edward ciantar

Apr 27th 2011, 11:42

With you Charles. As the Maltese saying goes......'il-Bambin jipprovdi... :) Pathetic people imposing on others.

Mr Hamish Dempster

Apr 27th 2011, 11:18

I fully agree with you Charles. I cannot see why i have to pay for something which should be done by the movement itself. If they dont have the money, just too bad.

Fabien Calleja

Apr 27th 2011, 11:20

Laqas mejjet ma nati donazzjoni!

Mr W Cassar

Apr 27th 2011, 11:25

There is no need for this movement when there is the church.

Mr Tommy Vella

Apr 27th 2011, 19:47

Isn't that what every movement does, raise money for its activities? If you sympathise with the cause you donate, if you don't sympathise you don't donate. We live in a free country. I'm going to donate.

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