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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞/ I, T4 Y, A; Q. F) f: M
5 P9 D& l( b, j# Q! CBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
# F- s1 J, {7 c+ Y* `8 _4 o" yClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
4 m- s% {* V7 R# J' A(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
2 Z: J) g4 Q- N, K* |2 i葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:& T( S* k$ Z/ c2 e( \% X% d
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?- F& r* I. N% e' V) b0 q
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
6 l% O" F; A3 e" f0 z c' |She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
! Y/ z1 J% H# v. ] t3 Fbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
5 n2 F X! z" P' nto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
' G8 V3 i' G4 R7 AAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.6 w& w: K+ L; J. ~0 Y _
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
7 ~2 o! N4 n% @2 k8 W9 Qif we demand He leave us alone?"- b/ F" _8 ?. k% g& T+ t
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
& u8 X8 S6 w( x [# s8 ]只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,5 ?( f) y. J6 p5 W4 J
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
. g" B& s4 ^/ Z- E* R$ C4 m上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
% [8 f8 X. o6 Z: q T& U我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
. G& z) K$ @) X9 \! @又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』. p$ E6 _5 r3 G9 d7 S# [
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.) _3 |- \. i1 N$ x
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,- F( r, B; k! Q7 P, u
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
1 Q% B( L; c) Nschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in& V" u0 Z& Q, e, t' E
school..., P# H+ _% Q1 j3 q2 F1 `
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,5 v w0 G& d0 O6 y
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
/ x% V; p- D6 B7 i看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
- `/ |2 `. h _! E* Z& |$ ~* @; J我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士) G7 d, L) U; n' d: z' t7 x, V
(她被殺害,屍體最近被發現)。她埋怨校園裡的禱告,她不想要校園裡有禱告,大家答應了。然後有人說,
6 p/ s$ ]% |3 x& n# U) B* e最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
. ^4 e$ r* V9 G7 S6 n要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
8 ^$ {, r! @- I/ k+ ]8 uwhen they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
) R/ U2 g3 w) Q/ R1 M5 Zand we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed3 I7 v4 j3 S0 k9 h1 @
suicide)/ K! E) t$ A0 V3 _
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.- B. R( Y) t( g. F
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,) t% t9 T0 Q, N9 o& z
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,! Z5 q2 \1 O0 e1 O" y$ D* \
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
; B# I: Y& f) X8 F- P( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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4 B9 G/ y5 y. ?8 kThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our9 @$ e0 I' |% k" I5 J
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member# ?$ e) S& X5 V* |* u
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave9 F/ v" E" Y, B0 B4 O# G, O$ g
because we don 't want any bad publicity,
) g4 K. o( k# S5 y. Tand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
: S. J' m/ r7 X# a9 Ubetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,( P( z7 {, z& t' J' }' V
etc.). And we said OK.; {$ \% ~9 _4 r0 ^
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
2 P7 W* x3 G- H0 R' e; a9 N老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
+ x2 a2 z; J" N8 ~教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
9 R" d' c, d; |' K7 @1 O% ?更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),8 f3 n) B. q( A" }
而大家同意了。
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* x* g o$ L. b$ E; jThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,% S C5 Q( z. \; l9 V5 v+ N; u/ A
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.: w7 i9 X; m& K# S! o
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
' p( F) e1 ]6 Q _% Eand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
6 ?! c8 F( G# Bthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,* Y: w7 R9 x/ n8 X: R7 T6 s
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we) M8 R, i6 D) f8 n- d. h. v' Z
said OK.
2 B9 p: X* Z9 U' ^0 }然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,9 b- U7 ^0 J1 {' o4 @/ o5 ?$ p+ m
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。1 t9 b9 L. z$ c. L7 ?4 o. a. _ H6 d2 E
然後有一些聰明的學校委員會成員說,因為男孩終歸是男孩,% B( n7 O, c1 z, M
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
9 ?! P: M; f6 ?/ c% I好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道, R& e0 Z) O1 r' x l
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
9 H; {8 ?9 H, uwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
6 _ p. k1 h; W I* Dwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,* F9 g( S' @3 f# [" c
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good., z, s U; k1 d
然後有一些我們選出來的高級官員說,我們私底下做什麼沒關係,
1 ?# n9 B7 h M6 U$ q2 o1 \6 Q- x只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,# r; T! Q( L9 b+ s) j, f. m
任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >/ k7 ~0 P! X: ?1 y
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
9 @/ ]1 }5 A9 ?: Z" [$ a# q, P- R" ~0 p9 Band call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty% p9 r5 r. ]' m7 c% @
of the female body. And we said OK.
. R! H: X* J/ d* m& l然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
* i3 d) Z2 l0 c" {稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。0 Z' x K2 c+ V% c& V
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2 x2 D B" t$ e5 M. Q8 sAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
4 Y7 b( f/ Q# _9 ]; ?* M- G( Npublished pictures of nude children and then further again: Z: v: T: |/ ^4 d3 m) Y9 J
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,1 w6 [* M* i$ ]. N
they're entitled to free speech.. q" j4 f8 H; k3 ^& H4 ?$ J1 W; U/ v! i
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,2 E7 {5 X( f& Z$ z$ U; |3 p, x
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說," F: @' M, P# U* h: [
他們這樣做是言論自由。
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/ S9 C5 B. e+ g. |Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies; j: A+ H" S1 Z* b# n$ v
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music# r, g4 [+ t, Q: p! l
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.6 k4 w" t0 i' U9 K# |* s0 @
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,: Y, O6 F- R" d. F3 K$ L9 `
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.8 i/ T& t9 J6 d; X
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、* R. Z- v! P8 U& f
不正當的性行為的電視節目和電影;讓我們錄製鼓勵強姦、嗑藥、) w$ W( ?5 v' s$ S! S+ {4 A
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:1 r+ o0 L% f. C* h( t8 K8 R
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。
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7 L7 F2 M5 e& `( y+ ~' i. ~Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
1 ]8 n- { s% P, cwhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them( T( E1 a, P0 b3 [
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,1 J- Y% X3 f, t6 a! ^
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.4 \/ u+ J& W J
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."3 n2 u( G& Z8 \( q) B
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?1 r- I. U% Y0 _
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
' }, l3 @$ e: z為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?! |$ e( J+ i8 D8 z' e) P( \
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。3 L! g7 G. h" S* D$ |, @
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。* g* g/ W4 M( v6 e& l: t: ^* C. n2 g
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Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder6 X& k& v Q+ P- ?5 Z5 Y" a1 n4 e
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers3 ^6 D- @1 v# _% U( n7 G1 E) ^- q
say, but question what the Bible says.2 D/ U3 H+ A; I W* `! X# B
實在好笑,人們棄上帝如弊履,卻苦思何以世界步步下落地獄。
2 b, R6 g( R3 L; ]4 H8 a: Q) i實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。; u* i0 G( S4 E
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0 l. Y2 s7 y6 y. hFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like, h) O- E" g( K5 e2 O+ r
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
4 Z g0 C6 w* V' Z7 rpeople think twice about sharing.
; t) v) c5 C/ E4 W! u! d @. p實在好笑。你可以在網路上轉寄笑話,使它們像原野之火般的蔓延;
5 p0 V( n' h/ t" P" U但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,9 c1 }1 ~, P& a, `/ ?- z9 v
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。
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) u% I$ s3 u1 \, r. QFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
! D a; o* b1 o) D$ Zthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
4 p X1 w# w% U. ^in the school and workplace.
8 \" W! v' j# C) W- K: ^9 I實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章, d, H4 r: v) U
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;+ b; P7 i; i/ ^7 z: I: V8 f
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。9 ^. j2 B+ [3 U( O; P5 D
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: m2 S( ~& F2 q8 l$ pAre you laughing?- ?% ~. Z( n% E5 c
你笑了嗎?; }" W2 ?; Q' {3 T/ I* f( T
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
+ W: f+ f3 Z0 D- x4 Y. @to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,1 _; V4 M; o+ A0 `# w
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
+ S7 |- b% @; t1 R" y- ?/ j* ?Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
; v. B: g' B: Q/ ]/ H$ l% bthan what God thinks of us.7 w! g y+ \" E( G7 v) _" M
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,1 U. Z. L" ], u4 \
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,) l$ U& n1 o- J6 @
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
z" y% ?- H g: T% s% _可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,. j2 T2 |! x' q' f" N
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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" {; z5 }6 b1 Y( i* _( A( tPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
2 N( A: I. f8 c. V* }) |+ U/ pno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
. E$ ^! e6 z6 T: ^3 ~4 T4 S Ysit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
- ~; Q# j3 L; z$ H9 F4 l* ?/ v把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話7 E( @) W c3 P& R4 _% ]
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
% e7 U3 o) S! V但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,( w9 f+ i) d8 W& O4 ^
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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