德州政府將遵從憲法賦予和保護婚姻僅僅是一男一女的權利

德州政府的聲明，德州人將遵從憲法賦予和保護在德州婚姻僅僅是一男一女的權利與宗教信仰。

http://gov.texas.gov/news/press-release/21131

Friday, June 26, 2015

Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court』s same-sex marriage ruling:

「The Supreme Court has abandoned its role as an impartial judicial arbiter and has become an unelected nine-member legislature. Five Justices on the Supreme Court have imposed on the entire country their personal views on an issue that the Constitution and the Court』s previous decisions reserve to the people of the States.

「Despite the Supreme Court』s rulings, Texans』 fundamental right to religious liberty remains protected. No Texan is required by the Supreme Court』s decision to act contrary to his or her religious beliefs regarding marriage.

「The Texas Constitution guarantees that 『[n]o human authority ought, in any case whatsoever, to control or interfere with the rights of conscience in matters of religion.』 The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion; and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act, combined with the newly enacted Pastor Protection Act, provide robust legal protections to Texans whose faith commands them to adhere to the traditional understanding of marriage.

「As I have done in the past, I will continue to defend the religious liberties of all Texans—including those whose conscience dictates that marriage is only the union of one man and one woman. Later today, I will be issuing a directive to state agencies instructing them to prioritize the protection of Texans』 religious liberties.」

　　得克薩斯州州長格雷格·雅培26日就最高法院的裁決發表聲明稱：「最高法院已經放棄了它作為一個公正的司法仲裁機構的作用，它已成為一個由九名非選舉產生的成員組成的立法機構。憲法和法院的過去的判決維護了這個國家的人民，而5名大法官則在這個問題上將自己的個人觀點強加於整個國家。」

　　他稱：「儘管最高法院已經下達裁決，但得州人的基本權利——宗教自由仍然受到保護。沒有一個得克薩斯人需要按照這個違背了自身婚姻宗教信仰的最高法院裁決行事。」

　　他還表示得州憲法保證任何情況下沒有人有權在宗教事務上控制或干擾良知。他說美國憲法第一修正案，得克薩斯州宗教自由恢復法案和新頒布的牧師保護法，都保證宗教自由。這些法律為得州人堅持對傳統婚姻的認識提供了強有力的法律保護。

　　他表示他將像過去所做的那樣，繼續捍衛所有得州人的宗教自由——包括婚姻自由僅僅是一個男人和一個女人的結合這一認識。

　　他還表示今天晚些時候會責令聯邦機構優先考慮的得州「宗教自由保護」。

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