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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Easter Ceremony ridicules Disabled Child
Yesterday, I went to the small town of Dingli in Malta to watch a street procession for Easter. There were bands and the scouts who played music. Children and adults had dressed up as persons from the Bible’s New Testament and … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Malta, Photography, Religion
Tagged children, disability, Easter, Human Rights
37 Comments
Organisations which may want to change their name, # 1
When I was in Dingli, Malta today I saw that their football club is called “Dingli Swallows”. Well, as long as I am the only one to misunderstand this club’s name (until I saw the logo), it shouldn’t be a … Continue reading
German Court allows Racial Profiling
Germany is one of the so-called Schengen countries, which means there are no more border controls. You can enter the country without being stopped, without showing a passport and if you travel by train, car or on foot often even … Continue reading
How to prevent Same-Sex Marriage
Churches, Conservatives, commentators, advocacy groups, politicians, media outlets and other concerned citizens are using all means possible to stop same-sex marriage from becoming legal. They use public information campaigns, they pray, they petition parliaments and file lawsuits in state and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law, Human Rights, Law, Politics
Tagged equal rights, gay marriage, Human Rights, same-sex marriage
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Saint Paul in Malta
Paul the Apostle was on a sea journey from Caesarea (in today’s Israel) to Rome in the year 59 to appear in front of a court there, when he was shipwrecked and managed to get to safety on the island … Continue reading
Posted in History, Human Rights, Malta, Politics, Religion
Tagged asylum, Human Rights, immigration, refugees
28 Comments
Functional Explanation in the Social Sciences
The first paper in my second-year module Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy as part of my MA in Philosophy had to address the following question: ‘Functional explanations are essential for the study of evolution. Evolutionary explanation through chance variation and … Continue reading
Violating Section 127 of the UK Communications Act 2003
One could argue that parts of this blog are in violation of Section 127 of the UK Communications Act 2003. 127 Improper use of public electronic communications network (1) A person is guilty of an offence if he— (a) sends … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Politics, UK
Tagged blogging, freedom of speech, Human Rights
25 Comments
Death at the Funeral: a Vicious Circle
Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Christians died last weekend. On the next day, his body was put on display at the Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt. Mourners overcrowded the cathedral and caused a stampede in which three people died. So, … Continue reading
Malta, the Paradise for Victims of Domestic Violence
8 of March was International Women’s Day. I don’t think much of it, because I am anything but a feminist and because on the other hand I think the legitimate grievances by women (for example in Iran or Saudi Arabia) … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 