
加州州长加文·纽森于周日签署一项法案,正式承认两个穆斯林节日为州法定假日,使加州成为全美第二个在全州范围内正式承认这两个节日的州。
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that formally recognizes two Muslim holidays as state holidays on Sunday, making it the second state to formally recognize both holidays statewide.
加州议会第2017号法案正式将开斋节和宰牲节加入州法定假日清单,届时公立学校和高校可以停课,州雇员也有权放假庆祝这些节日。不过,学校和企业在这些节日无须关闭,法院却必须照常开放。
California Assembly Bill 2017 officially added Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the list of state holidays, which would permit public schools and colleges to close and allow state employees to be eligible to observe the holidays. However, schools and businesses will not be required to close on these days, and courts will be required to stay open.
这使加州继华盛顿州之后,成为全美第二个通过全州立法承认穆斯林节日的州。
This makes California the second state in the country, after Washington state, to pass statewide legislation recognizing the Muslim holidays.
增加多元、公平与包容(DEI)招聘,为这个蓝州的穆斯林委员会倡议提供助力,却与特朗普反“觉醒”行动背道而驰。在AB 2017之前,纽森曾收到多项涉及保护其他宗教习俗及设置例外的法案,其中包括犹太新年和赎罪日等犹太节日。
DEI HIRING BOOST FOR ONE BLUE STATE'S MUSLIM COMMISSION INITIATIVE FLIES IN FACE OF TRUMP'S ANTI-WOKE PUSH Beforeg AB 2017, Newsom had multiple bills on his desk that provided protections and exceptions for other religious observances, including Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
例如,比AB 2017早几天送达州长的AB 395法案拟将包括这些犹太节日在内的其他节日写入州法,并要求州政府机构及学校等设施“尽一切合理努力”,避免在这些日子安排重要活动。
For example, AB 395, which reached the governor days before AB 2017, would codify these Jewish holidays, among others, into state law and require state agencies and facilities like schools to "make every reasonable effort" to avoid scheduling significant functions for those days.
另一项法案AB 1763还将保障K-12阶段的学生获准因宗教节日请假。
Another bill, AB 1763, would also guarantee students in K-12 be allowed excused absences for religious holidays.
尽管这些法案早在AB 2017之前就已提出并提交给州长,但纽森直到周三、即午夜截止期限到来前,才将这些其他法案签署为法律。
Though these bills were introduced and presented to the governor before AB 2017, Newsom did not sign the additional bills into law until Wednesday, prior to the midnight deadline.
共和党政客批评纽森似乎优先考虑承认穆斯林节日的法案,而非让犹太节日获得平等待遇的法案。
Republican opponents criticized Newsom for appearing to prioritize bills recognizing Muslim holidays over bills allowing for equal treatment for Jewish holidays.
摇摆州市长遭起诉,城市穆斯林节日装饰引发宗教偏袒之争。“纽森选择先签署开斋节法,再签署保护其他宗教仪式的法律,这一事实充分说明了他正在转向何方——他已瞄准2028年总统大选。”加州共和党犹太事务委员会主席伊丽莎白·巴尔科哈娜周四对《克利夫兰犹太新闻》(JNS)表示。
SWING STATE MAYOR SUED AS CITY’S MUSLIM HOLIDAY DISPLAYS IGNITE RELIGIOUS-FAVORITISM FIGHT "The fact that Newsom chose to sign the Eid law before the law that protected other religious observance speaks volumes about the direction he is moving as he eyes a 2028 run for the presidency," Elizabeth Barcohana, chair of Jewish engagement for the California Republican Party, told Cleveland Jewish News (JNS) Thursday.
她还警告称,这些法律将使穆斯林节日获得其他宗教所没有的额外特权,其中可能包括学校停课。
She also warned that these laws would give Muslim holidays additional privileges not afforded to other religions, which could include closing schools.
“人们可能认为这是危言耸听,但这就是美国法律采纳伊斯兰教法框架的一个例子,”巴尔科哈娜对JNS说。“其他任何宗教仪式都得不到的特殊保护;为庆祝节日而关闭公共机构的选项——此前只有基督教节日享有这一权利;以及公立学校设置具有宗教性质的课程,尤其是围绕一个强调传教的宗教。”然而,“加州犹太组织”首席执行官戴维·博卡斯利支持纽森的做法,称他并不担心这些法案的签署顺序,因为三部法案最终都成为了法律。
"People may think this is alarmist, but this is an example of American laws adopting a Sharia law framework," Barcohana told JNS. "Special protections no other religious observance receives, the option to shut down public institutions to observe the holiday that, until now, only Christian holidays received and curriculum in public schools that is religious in nature notably about a religion that emphasizes conversion." However, David Bocarsly, CEO of Jewish California, supported Newsom's actions, saying he was not concerned about the order in which the bills were signed because all three became law.
加州立法者推动将穆斯林圣日定为州法定假日,引发关于学校中立性的争论。“过去一个月,他面前有超过1000项法案,因此只要第395号众议院法案和第1763号众议院法案获得签署,我们就不在意二者的先后顺序,而它们确实都获得了签署。我们非常高兴看到这两项关键的宗教自由保护措施成为法律,也很高兴看到加州法规首次承认三个犹太节日,”博卡斯利对福克斯新闻数字网说。
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS' PUSH TO MAKE MUSLIM HOLY DAYS STATE HOLIDAYS SPARKS DEBATE OVER SCHOOL NEUTRALITY "With more than 1,000 bills in front of him this past month, we aren't concerned with the sequencing of Assembly Bill 395 and Assembly Bill 1763, as long as they got signed, and they did. We're thrilled to see these two critical religious freedom protections become law and to recognize three Jewish holidays in California statute for the first time," Bocarsly told Fox News Digital.
他的组织还庆祝纽森将第1387号参议院法案签署成法,该法案承认犹太身份为一种族裔。
His organization also celebrated Newsomg into law SB 1387, which recognizes Jewish identity as an ethnicity.
福克斯新闻数字网联系了纽森办公室征求评论,但未立即收到回复。
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom's office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
纽森办公室的一位发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字频道:“这并非为了在不同信仰之间制造某种评分标准。州长签署法案是基于立法的实质内容,以及他接收并处理法案时所遵循的宪法程序。加利福尼亚州为能继续加强宗教自由而感到自豪——这也是我们国家的缔造者们所坚信的。”
A spokesperson for Newsom's office told Fox News Digital, "This is not about manufacturing a scorecard among faiths. The Governor signs bills based on the substance of the legislation and the constitutional process governing when he receives and acts on bills. California is proud to continue strengthening its religious freedom – something our nation’s founders strongly believed in, too."