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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞- Q5 K5 C, k9 b# t; d% f. J% q
" U2 i6 k" ~& ]; pBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane8 S, p" I- W8 c5 o& ?% ]5 f
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"- M- ]+ q- q% P; a; x, C! p% |
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).+ \* Y3 H& |9 S2 [
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
8 w" q4 T4 V* z3 O+ ~' L8 r- A上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?7 |7 {- U1 f, R3 M5 `9 M
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:4 ]. p0 {5 r _, P
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.3 S. m( I6 o- o4 E- `( y8 r* M
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
4 C) e% I. }6 _+ ybut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
: ~, W6 q7 F. d: jto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
) e& z7 O4 v2 l0 U5 ^$ `- t2 z2 B. f6 VAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
3 D6 c. e% z/ X4 T* P& N, vHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
' N- R/ F' S* g% Aif we demand He leave us alone?"
1 S7 j; l& h; o8 f; V* X4 q# K( X『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;% q+ U2 F. f: ]$ c3 p
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
/ V1 e! z2 K, s* B+ G. I4 Q不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。7 Z, b' p7 z8 J& F" i; i
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
' h7 B1 E# [ o* M, G/ W- g9 q# Q; t我們既然強令祂遠離我們,, ?; R8 c5 I8 N& B! m, e
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』2 D5 d7 S4 A$ v; A5 U+ s8 N. J3 i
. Z; i7 ~, l. X' W8 zIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.2 K# v/ a3 Y( M1 s6 y
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
( H" j$ w: R% _% Iher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our% M: m% G0 X$ w; N. p
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
2 |7 V I3 L9 I3 e8 h C. fand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK./ x$ S8 P0 n+ i5 H* g" \$ p
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,* O4 o1 ~4 H5 Q; X7 r- d
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
$ R, {5 E! n3 G) ]4 K- J/ U(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,' X1 u9 M6 @$ j, B
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、" O6 R! T; [% b
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。! D a) y* P1 d9 f+ y
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* }6 |4 n1 i* i7 g, yThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
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and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
0 j: k9 G6 K5 u/ k. E: Xsuicide)
U2 @" Z6 X L H* d8 BWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
- J6 g$ t1 x' c) m4 b+ a然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
: u/ i- n. R" S& y" `# r; x$ y我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
" b, h& L7 I' Z/ H1 b以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊/ ~( b3 ?6 J% k1 Q# z
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our+ v: E- g; ?' _4 @# F0 ~
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
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because we don 't want any bad publicity, _8 L" {; v' L% i8 ~
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
$ Y3 `6 n3 _7 g, p: q% Nbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
* @$ A: n5 G/ T0 Z: X% X9 k `etc.). And we said OK.
% h) e" N1 y6 ~8 k5 S然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
* T. a% _# B l( a- J4 C+ }( g老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
+ ^' D- K: m& i教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,, d: q2 k& w! i
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),1 R- E+ v- E- S2 m/ U, a A
而大家同意了。% U m6 @4 E% k" v: Q& g( r
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,' p D9 g! s2 d4 a; \
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
4 x( {5 S7 S+ ?) _Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys# e9 r+ y E, m6 \
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms1 Z, _! m- d% ]0 J
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,7 @# {/ Y7 d" v" D
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we; j/ d% Y: c4 q' W1 `3 n ]
said OK.
$ |" W l7 ^ U% X9 w! q# N( `然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,/ I4 E" F c0 ?7 I
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
# r1 K) z2 A# [# \& |" L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,% t. U$ e. k: ~2 a7 V9 m2 Z' f' u
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,7 Y+ d& ]0 I* w+ z# z; s
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道2 n2 l9 N. q6 ]* \
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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( P+ _: o* e6 O s5 \( x G! _: D4 E+ aThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
2 ~# u, N) s9 M( V4 n) [what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,/ w" _4 B" y c% L1 O+ E- s( R. m
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
+ f6 Y: ~4 Y" l1 v% x" }does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.3 i/ h6 R2 [7 {
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,! W- n' A& i4 ?6 J
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
& `$ t9 [ x4 r# k# Z任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
3 f# V3 M. |+ J: v8 a只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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A& W" b. M& BThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
. q8 Q' t, a; U: H5 gand call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
3 ~ Z6 j F3 o3 p O2 \$ _$ Z- g, \, ?of the female body. And we said OK.
2 I' I7 O0 w- m$ e然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
1 h- Y+ u' S/ D t' z( B3 N稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。
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1 d% O; A: v7 G7 m6 `1 ZAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and; G/ ^. @! r' A& w4 T
published pictures of nude children and then further again/ C( g( I$ t' _+ a- E& D) b
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
; K/ w9 J- g4 q! Othey're entitled to free speech.
1 V2 C. S$ n3 J# L6 x9 p; w6 Y然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,. M, ^, L. o: R& ^ l+ N
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,' g0 H% q1 B2 N
他們這樣做是言論自由。
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies. Z! X! d% k; S
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music1 \( @8 {1 n; [9 K4 R1 C2 c3 d
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.6 z2 Y* c/ E) U6 k
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,+ h7 }+ v, w/ [$ j7 Y
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.1 Z z; b. L# e7 O' ]% g# \
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、3 U* e. `: S) M" C
不正當的性行為的電視節目和電影;讓我們錄製鼓勵強姦、嗑藥、. H6 l" s. ^# k( ~- q
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
4 Q$ R. v& A {1 k6 J6 |8 f H那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
4 i: x [3 ]1 k! ~9 e5 Ewhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
* d, R5 d5 i5 fto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
2 V* D" `, }8 i" w2 S7 Kif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
j! |- ]: V7 u# aI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
/ }) }* ^# o' Q2 u* Y* N如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
2 j3 i, z9 h2 u* N! }為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
4 r" b& a/ ?3 [, m為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?( u. V3 \, n2 \) j
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。* r3 j3 i0 J4 g0 S% e( I
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。# F, W9 g' P3 L% z
! }3 q& y' U; X$ ^6 n; OFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
. S0 F2 f$ O) E; B) n# Gwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
5 P- n/ E4 X2 {+ H9 Wsay, but question what the Bible says.$ ~! K$ x5 T! ]9 [% \1 A$ N0 G
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。
1 I: P6 k" ?; Y6 C) G實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
$ k+ Q& e+ _2 _. N8 }6 Uwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,1 G8 k( ]7 \* J; e1 _( [2 t
people think twice about sharing.9 P: k4 j: `+ Q
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;
8 w; S8 `& j6 L4 A8 @6 P) G ~但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
# a0 N- M) w$ Z- `7 _) D人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
6 t4 C& |0 o5 a: k* i+ rthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
. U6 B! Y% H8 o. P8 Y. Uin the school and workplace.! e; W2 x6 v' @7 k7 e' a
實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章( d5 w h6 Q6 R! q. X: i" g, t
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;* O8 \$ Q! c0 @% v
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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% f) k( N/ x- R; J+ ^; zAre you laughing?
- u9 V0 y1 H2 C( M* X你笑了嗎?3 C$ T( W) m0 L& I: b
9 K( w; a6 p* o0 G& _. a+ [Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
4 n8 i# o6 O- q& Q6 o; uto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,
* O# W& [( J$ r) C! D$ i* yor what they WILL think of you for sending it.
( U: M/ J9 i7 D- IFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
l7 E7 m9 B# |9 y9 l3 l' tthan what God thinks of us./ f4 d8 B; Z/ {
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,7 p; `; m R. {
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼, P# E+ X- @: N3 a C- p7 n
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。% b. { \ T' y
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,6 F5 F) K: }; l) `( u
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
2 }; m. u9 N3 E5 Z5 ~; pno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
, O6 `2 y0 e. ^" ]4 _8 a& osit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!7 L( Z. Y, b; g
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話6 n, N; [; `' D( W& }$ [! I8 p
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
! A. g3 H0 P" b# s% s9 C: o* X但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
( N Y4 E5 G7 n) [你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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