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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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3 n- F/ w+ e+ SBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane* q2 n# Q: o$ w/ w0 D
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
' e) l5 a% E9 s; Z, E7 v(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).5 Y2 s! ~6 _7 }" z: d
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
, V3 k1 O1 h2 Y4 f5 p上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生? N$ F& n7 R C
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:" I1 @1 U _8 m0 y* [! @" J8 r
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
. S: ~7 C b/ Z$ H9 r' O. e; RShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
7 @. w, g0 S. v6 V$ Wbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
2 ~1 w) n7 A# m% z% z3 q3 pto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
$ g& h% l0 K2 i+ eAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. x) B: T: |+ c% \8 L5 B
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection! s9 o+ a4 O) g! h% [9 Z: l& n
if we demand He leave us alone?"0 U$ z) _' N, j% @; d# k9 N% W, T
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
' p4 N/ ~7 |9 Z7 J只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,5 ?8 R. y$ [& K; `6 q4 Z! ]. A) C
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
* i. Y k7 r; v* S4 \8 a2 f* T上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。- q, P1 ^ h# @4 T4 J* z
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
7 y( @% [- c; T4 A3 P! O, [ k又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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2 g7 ?% V. D$ QIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.5 x( `: v" l* E* Y5 d9 X
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
$ H1 M% ^# N. W6 jher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our# Z, v+ K( o2 X3 b# h
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in& y8 \" K: p" r4 m K
school...9 n/ g7 U" Y/ g T: |! d& U$ y
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
: H+ Z+ y+ H) \* Q7 [1 D2 Pand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.. G* }+ P6 n+ [$ c' T
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,$ P, y( k' B0 J& k5 N$ j
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
& r. E9 g- K% W: X(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,
+ L% s& Q* F$ Q5 _, H" Z最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、. _# q! E) q4 U- y4 d2 h
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& d6 C b: N+ ~+ _
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped6 M" E! r3 ~& T! w
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed2 z1 E8 }2 u# J: H# b- c( H
suicide)2 ] r" V- r2 ~6 B
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.* K8 I1 Z, W, v ?2 `
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,) ~2 {* L; S2 z8 c, Y, H4 J# W, {
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,+ `* ^% a8 V- h$ [, l$ T) X
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
" u2 a9 X: \6 }! _( 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; b; @5 E2 Y2 u3 y
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member5 p4 L8 R+ x( @5 w5 |* O
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
9 T$ y; H) R: a: m# }* s1 Z+ z4 |- ibecause we don 't want any bad publicity,
' O( G8 n5 u, Z8 d1 z7 Iand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference' g- B. t2 \( _! n# e9 W b( U
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
! U6 d5 p: f; k) Metc.). And we said OK.
: G9 o; ^- W/ n4 q5 P$ @然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,% k/ {% b$ O, x' E y/ u5 G
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,# O9 m/ s( @ B0 ~ V
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
3 w& f0 v4 n5 G更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
" s# i: C1 n5 u而大家同意了。# Q; q. w+ i: p' G4 |8 D1 L
; f" X8 R- C# J$ aThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,) e _ e% x% F: c+ K2 n
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.: w3 H$ R4 D. P9 p. _. [
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys* B6 f4 ?, g _) T# B
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
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and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we [8 j4 H' M9 G
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然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
: [1 a+ p0 X! P" ^5 N甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
3 E1 V4 f1 d; S0 b5 U5 q4 z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,' o. ^: M6 k% v& |. @8 e1 ]
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,3 z6 O4 N j9 h& _$ R, ?
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道! I/ ?* F+ b6 ^6 o/ R a, ~
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。3 J! Y& g4 n: A2 R+ _. z# Q
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8 b, t3 m% n6 A" f4 m0 o1 FThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
; v* B$ q t1 Kwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,8 L' [6 J: x( f+ _1 L' e# {
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,/ Y6 B+ E" ?9 X/ ^" ^
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
) @4 L( u9 n" v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,
( ]. n0 v& N9 s7 q4 B只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
8 h) b# O) R( B7 I* W任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >. W* M. l9 t1 x
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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6 `% c% b: \& W& |& TThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women) O" ^1 N- H0 h
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
& W9 I) w Q9 B S5 \5 Zof the female body. And we said OK., W7 b h) T& ^% {3 N, A
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
5 h, v2 P# y8 b, H v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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) E6 V7 @0 z; ^/ k1 bAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and! E, n$ w, B+ `8 q
published pictures of nude children and then further again5 u" e1 D: N4 O
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,+ E& l" {: b- T: e: E! |
they're entitled to free speech.7 P F& W* b& f: H0 @) m
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
* o8 W6 y5 f3 e) G* G甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
+ Y+ T9 p% ?/ L1 r8 d$ h他們這樣做是言論自由。
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# N* x! v+ p" u( V5 y$ AThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
2 g, x, ^+ l+ e* Y: Lthat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
- R, C0 O* |% ]5 _+ k" jthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
$ S" p" i8 a8 l# w3 s HAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,4 Z2 G: y* z! m, U
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
6 A ]+ F1 Z2 J) I然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、7 l' T+ A- U U
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、
9 E8 ]. S7 V1 e2 p# R% w4 H6 s( n謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:0 Q/ Z/ \8 [, |- J+ r' V+ U; B; k
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,
: H* b" V% U4 x! Q7 h8 Wwhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
; E- {, @( @* o4 nto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,0 f8 v" ~0 c' ^: a6 Y8 \) Y
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.! \3 p0 b# D5 s( J' f
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
$ i, m2 ^1 x- h+ v, p" q* P. S# Y如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?6 g# K( G6 }% A' K! I
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
2 I6 h4 f& X# O" e9 K% ^為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?: X9 E& c; k$ z
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
. @$ m8 J& e0 r) z我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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. @% A2 k" D) G! D' Y8 m9 \7 G7 m& eFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
3 Y4 F" Y O. G% ]9 j0 u0 N9 twhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers3 y1 m7 S+ ?0 ? A- X) P
say, but question what the Bible says.( B2 D0 x* U+ M2 T( p
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。& E* ~. v7 o. N9 `
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。+ j, N+ v# O3 L1 M2 C
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! Q9 k' q: g! Y; Z' z) [+ I4 pFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
" t# s, m+ h4 M wwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,& e0 ~8 \" W8 P
people think twice about sharing.
2 _. V) Q$ }: g ]! R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;
) w7 N+ c, f% m7 q# _9 [. c但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
9 ~( r# B. I$ Q' Z( Q/ y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 R' X3 w* u- f* w9 j; e; Qthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed$ n6 N. s9 ~2 L' |0 @# v
in the school and workplace.
2 Q2 j+ R0 H% l實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
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而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。; I( E5 }) V2 T4 e. B: T2 \' @
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Are you laughing?0 [& `0 E, y) y6 v
你笑了嗎?$ k4 C: O) p' a9 D
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
8 }: [1 R5 L5 x1 Y: B/ ito many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,' E3 a7 Y: U' @
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.& J0 ]& r' P1 ]% k0 I1 }) q% I
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us k) B) F9 w' r
than what God thinks of us.
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因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
/ `( i3 O( P6 i- k7 J5 { o或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
7 f3 p) G, ?4 C* s, X$ u. b可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,1 O: f6 f0 y4 c$ `4 v) X( f; L1 v, r. {) c
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...
/ W' ]7 z: a" h+ _) q/ sno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
; k$ e1 y; m! k) U$ P, i* W6 C* L, ]sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
3 H- r! U' N1 a2 b& @把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話5 R4 i u! N2 Y
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
! V: @, i: b) D: l) S, X但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
4 Z _6 D+ Z# k. F4 W你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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