Assembly Bill 2017 flew through the California legislature on a party line vote and will be called the California Eid State Holiday Act after the expected signature from the governor, reports Fox News.
It adds two Muslim feast days to the calendar, and Greg Burt, vice president of California Family Council, says that along with the days off, the bill allows schools to hold exercises acknowledging and celebrating the meaning and importance of the feasts.
“Now, they don't do that for Christianity. They don't have a special day celebrating the meaning of Easter or the birth of Christ,” Burt states.
The Muslim holidays are Eid al-Fitr, known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” and Eid al-Adha, known as the “Festival of Sacrifice.” Supporters claim this will assist Muslim workers and students in participating in the Eid prayer as well as spend time with their family.
He says it's the second time in two years that the state has mandated observance of a minority religious holiday.
“Last year, they decided to do the very same thing to a Hindu holiday called Diwali,” Burt states.
Brad Dacus, founder and president of Pacific Justice Institute, says recognizing Islamic religious traditions has greater influence than acknowledging other religious observations. Islam is not just a religion; it is a political movement – a government.
He points out that it is overtaking American culture and law in places like Dearborn and Hamtramck in Michigan, New York City and Dallas.
“A religion that has not just a religious purpose, but also a political purpose, which is to bring down our Constitution and replace it with Sharia law,” Dacus states.
Dacus says the threat to the U.S. Constitution is very real.
“It should be seen as the antithesis to our Constitution and the freedoms that we hold so dearly in this country,” Dacus states.
