奧巴馬舉辦齋月餐會,譴責宗教偏見

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke out against religious prejudice Monday at a White House dinner celebrating the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Several members of the diplomatic community, lawmakers and Muslim Americans were on hand for a traditional Iftar dinner, which follows daily fasting from dawn to sunset.

Mr. Obama said the Iftar dinner is a reminder of "the freedoms that bind us together as Americans," including the "inviolable right to practice our faiths freely."

He condemned a number of recent deadly incidents involving religion, including last week's mass shooting at an African American church in Charleston, South Carolina. "When our values are

threatened, we come together as one nation," the president said. "As Americans, we insist that nobody should be targeted because of who they are, or what they look like, who they love, how they worship. We stand united against these hateful acts."美國總統奧巴馬星期一在白宮舉辦的伊斯蘭齋月餐會上發表講話，譴責宗教偏見。

一些外交官、議員和美國穆斯林出席了傳統的齋月餐會。在齋月中，穆斯林從日出到日落禁食。

奧巴馬說，齋月餐會提醒“我們，是自由將我們美國人連結在一起”，包括自由遵行每個人信仰的不可侵犯的權利。

奧巴馬譴責了近來一些與宗教有關的致命事件，包括上星期南卡羅來納州查爾斯頓市一座黑人教堂發生的槍擊案。奧巴馬說：“當我們的價值觀受到威脅時，我們整個國家團結一致。作爲美國人，我們堅信沒有人應當由於族裔、相貌、愛好和信仰而受到攻擊。我們團結一致，反對這種仇恨行爲。”