【五一札记】：昨日，网友提出希望看到《环球时报》英文版2016年3月7日关于清真食品法案违反宪法原则的中文版。今天上午，我匆匆忙忙翻译这篇文章，并将英文原文同时发表，仅供各位阅读参考。

　　清真食品法案违反宪法原则(双语)

　　A Chinese expert voiced opposition to proposed legislation on the production and management of halal food, saying that it could damage the principle of the separation of religion from politics.

　　一位中国专家表示反对清真食品生产管理立法议案，这将破坏政教分离的原则。

　　Xi Wuyi, an expert on Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, recently wrote on her Sina Weibo account that she advises against national legislation on halal food.

　　近日，中国社科院马克思主义研究院专家习五一，在新浪微博上质疑，国家立法管理清真食品。

　　Xi said such legislation "violates the principle of separation of State and religion" and if the bill is enacted, it will interfere with the practices of religious followers in different regions and may threaten "China’s national security strategy."

　　习说，这样的立法将违背政教分离原则，如果该法案生效，它将干涉不同地区教徒的行为，可能会威胁中国国家安全策略。

　　She refused an interview request from the Global Times on Sunday, explaining that the topic is too "sensitive."

　　周日，她拒绝了《环球时报》的采访请求，解释称这一话题“太敏感”。

　　The State Council entrusted the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) with drafting national regulations on halal food in 2002.

　　2002年，国务院委托全国人民代表大会民族事务委员会起草清真食品国家法规。

　　After reviewing a proposal by lawmakers saying that disputes were triggered by issues related to halal food, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the NPC suggested speeding up passage of the legislation in both 2012 and 2015, saying that the legislation is "reasonable and necessary" as it relates to "national unity and social stability," according to the committee’s official website.

　　据全国人大民族委员会官方网页，在浏览过立法者的提案后，关于清真食品事件的争议一触即发，2012年和2015年，全国人民代表大会民族事务委员会都建议加快立法进程，称该立法是“合理和必要的”，因为它和国家团结、社会稳定息息相关。

　　Several Muslims smashed the facilities of a bakery in Xining, Northwest China’s Qinghai Province in May 2015 after discovering non-halal ingredients, such as pork sausages and ham, in its delivery van.

　　2015年5月，几个穆斯林砸毁了中国西北青海省西宁市一家面包店的设备，因为他们发现送货车里有猪肉、香肠和火腿之类的非清真食品成分。

　　Hundreds of Muslims in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, also took to the streets in May 2015 to demand a ban on local halal restaurants’ sale of alcoholic beverages, which are forbidden by the Koran.

　　2015年5月，陕西省西安市的上千名穆斯林，上街游行，要求禁止当地清真餐厅售卖酒精饮料，这是被《古兰经》禁止的。

　　Ma Yuxiang and Ma Zhipeng, professors at Northwest University for Nationalities in Lanzhou, called for the legislation in 2014, saying misconduct by halal restaurants has jeopardized national unity.

　　2014年，兰州西北民族大学教授马玉祥和马志鹏呼吁立法，称清真餐厅的不当行为将危害民族团结。

　　However, Wei Dedong, vice-dean of the School of Philosophy at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times that a national regulation would authorize the secular government to define Islam-related issues, stressing that the legislation should be "cautious."

　　然而，中国人民大学哲学院副主任魏德东告诉《环球时报》，国家立法授权世俗政府界定有关伊斯兰教问题，他强调，立法应该“谨慎”。

　　来源:Global Times 环球时报英文版2016年3月7日