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Sunday, 16 July 2017, 14:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

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TMIS Editorial: Silly season? What silly season?

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

The summer silly season is usually a time for politicians to unwind, take a vacation, collect themselves for the coming autumn and to basically give themselves and the populace a break from it all. It...

The usefulness of spiritual reading

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 09:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

Christianity is certainly not a do-it-yourself faith. It implies a community framework where teaching is imparted and interiorised. The Letter to the Hebrews says: "We...

Thank God for Wednesday 12 July 2017!

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Last Wednesday, Malta became the 15th country (out of 50) in Europe to legally recognise and allow same-sex marriage. The main arguments for this change hinged on "new rights" being given to the LGBT...

Marriage equality bill: well done to Vassallo and Fenech

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

I agree completely with Edwin Vassallo and Tonio Fenech's stand on the new Marriage Bill and what should have been the PN's position. I identify myself with their thoughts and beliefs. May there be...

What’s not to like about gay marriage?

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Freddie Singleton

First all, Malta, congratulations: what you have achieved in just five years for LGBT rights is incredible. You are now a leading light to the rest of the world in terms of LGBT equality. The passing...

Words and their meaning

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

All civilised human beings have sought to distinguish between different types of species by allocating a unique name to each of them. There are 60 species of oak wood, and over 300 other names to...

Breaking the barriers

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

The status quo is definitely out of sync with a fast-changing world. A successful administration has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by complacency to one defined primarily by...

Blind justice

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

A 22-year-old man from Mali was sentenced to three months imprisionment after trying to travel to Italy using false documents. A Gozitan priest was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended...

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