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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞& j; n! h0 N) R, O" L1 P
- ?" B* r" x x/ rBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane; o) _( b2 G; }2 j7 v+ o! H
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
$ x5 M4 _# L8 m" f* h6 k( S, Q(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).& y+ o1 e7 p' \+ n# b
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
/ L% m8 G0 |, [3 F) V上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
0 p9 A/ m2 R+ {她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:5 P- l) G: r/ N4 J
. v w" n/ p5 o* lAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.; g0 |; E6 U) }0 q! Z
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
: c; Z6 b" _( I+ Cbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,+ ?4 D' B2 ?1 |" U! @8 A
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.. F+ u) l& k: j
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.2 x1 T) o/ A: _
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
$ A. B% N( h' sif we demand He leave us alone?"
! X0 M$ k1 f0 I2 S『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
6 q2 T: ^$ c6 H6 _" B' t9 |只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
: z# R& a9 A; j& Y# H* }1 Q, [不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
A$ {* w* ~' x6 {6 l- l6 P- \上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
$ O2 x0 {- H6 h( p1 [2 P0 O) {* y我們既然強令祂遠離我們,- M) f8 B t- Q& C
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.2 n& ^( U" h8 M) ~# K
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
' o. s& O" y4 p/ a7 X7 s6 V& Fher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
7 H, Y1 G" Q Y, ]& Tschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in- H# B0 G+ f. H& X! L( U, U
school...
: I1 r" h0 K* A7 P! cthe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
0 V! @* p3 c/ O( L6 F2 {and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
5 E1 g! k9 ~! D n1 b; U看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
# P9 O w2 ]9 t& z我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士1 g8 L1 q. p' t& u$ \& P0 @7 ~
(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,* T. f4 L+ n+ P8 {9 ^/ b: ?" r
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、% C0 |4 _ y, a' s; r- T1 g# Y
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。% Q: h% u) w4 Z5 B. n% c
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; V, i" }5 o. X& M. z/ }, FThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children2 M4 w! E0 |; E$ P7 R
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
* Q2 L1 w3 u' b+ Vand we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed3 Q- C# N% e7 m% O V
suicide)
1 `% P- r/ f8 [0 M4 g+ fWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.. j3 s& P g% M
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,+ L$ `) Z/ k8 q4 b1 U+ \- d7 L+ C
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
- m) |) D; j/ f) k% P以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊6 N! I9 Z) t7 M& d4 q
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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7 P/ n. h+ N: b% n- aThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our! A" j$ h! `# |8 [$ O
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
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because we don 't want any bad publicity,9 D4 r& i5 o! _& @/ @
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference/ J! @# |+ g5 j/ x
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,0 _2 `# g+ j8 c2 C& J. I, W
etc.). And we said OK.
# `* f5 U8 h- e; R7 [8 c/ G然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
( ` {- r! V, |) P: J: X+ U8 E4 T老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
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更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
2 m7 X! x% h" h而大家同意了。% C$ u3 @- h, s" G( I+ D& H$ z
, C1 S0 d# J; X, C' qThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,9 v9 @, ~" l5 v B! _. P8 Y1 d
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
' H6 t' `: i# d9 `5 XThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys/ Y# V, l/ R7 d8 }1 Z) N
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
2 F4 e: e/ n$ H! Q! h9 Q6 Pthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,0 F4 T* e1 S# T& W
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
, j9 q2 l& D- g' c4 \5 isaid OK.
* a1 C5 C4 K- }! a; { d/ k1 p然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,$ ?. d" e4 [: S6 I1 s
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
- ]7 r! ^1 P! e, S; _# ~4 t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, {- Y1 v$ d: F+ c
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,% W( ~4 O0 b7 \
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道2 o9 ?7 ~' y, Y- L: X% G/ F% x- k
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。0 p1 I- S! @+ u2 }
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# i7 h; `1 i" eThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter B) g! U8 ~' h& a1 ^: D
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
0 Q& \/ q7 Q4 R4 {6 k' w' awe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
; G5 W1 w& G+ n. y( edoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
& y* r; H/ d8 F8 M4 j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,
+ W2 j! j7 d6 s只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
N$ `3 ^. |1 ]+ Q" }2 |) 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 >! I! H0 A$ N2 G$ I
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。$ \1 f [ D0 w0 c# `. {( F% ^+ M
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9 _3 ]1 L, L2 y# a4 g/ p: MThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
+ N2 {0 q8 Z" w3 w) ^and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
" Z1 D. ?! d e. `# Xof the female body. And we said OK.
- \# K! T" o# T1 M$ W n然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
^) Y5 m; `+ m' a( W6 P稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。3 }# c y6 G. f6 {: T `1 d
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
% x# p* A; ^, r3 \' c! ~. j- B, Xpublished pictures of nude children and then further again
( @4 J7 Z Q" b$ qby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,, d% D# m6 M& o! g1 X6 B! [
they're entitled to free speech.
2 f3 A% n$ Z# {: G: j4 c然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
; y( f% r" B0 t- v- b9 ^甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,& b0 S% q* B4 i% M4 I- L0 s
他們這樣做是言論自由。
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0 {) ~8 i# ?# C Q0 z5 {Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
5 V- z( B; ]+ k2 v5 H5 J0 Rthat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
) E8 s( N4 C- u7 \3 w4 zthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
! G `4 E- l7 q3 b; O& O) T/ |0 PAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,+ g3 G: B; h, C4 w! @8 s4 W, M" d
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.4 k; Q2 ^' u7 K ~4 C" W
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
# q5 Q7 k+ S, K, t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、 c! o: b) D7 E" _ a$ r8 O
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:$ Z& b8 }, `$ c
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。4 q, L4 o& S1 M+ e% Z# s" _
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
/ C" v3 l4 }& twhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
( ~# d4 [0 b X3 y& kto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
8 C0 J; a' E" L" A4 Zif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
7 z+ R+ ]2 c/ g# TI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
: w) m% Y6 f- g$ j" O如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?/ z) g! ]* s4 q9 `& b# X9 ]
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
" @2 m' D0 ?- `: ]為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?9 U& p2 w4 E, d' w7 ?) ^. D
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。5 \- R, T) }" Y" ? D
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。3 O5 C3 w, F9 n
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Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder! M2 H, ?4 u9 `0 b- E- l
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
/ U4 u, @+ }9 A: bsay, but question what the Bible says.; ~; o# h$ o# |- h; C% H3 C# }
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。- v+ ?2 [1 j% c. x
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- n5 |" c& \ g* ], v% p4 j
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,$ Z+ u5 l- i9 u) V' R
people think twice about sharing.. M- s: T: y. U" S2 w
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;
/ b" `5 P3 K9 n2 e但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,: \7 n+ u' Y& R' {
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。& q: d3 i1 a' P+ z! i; ~- C3 H9 I3 h
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' w- h& e& Q# l5 \% V, d9 MFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
) p/ ^4 \1 L7 U3 _through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
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實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
7 G8 q) m5 i$ w1 p" Q* G& {透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
k j x ]# A! @而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。) E2 K6 j$ L6 E2 m$ T6 J3 ^
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Are you laughing?
- @' F! h7 x( N h8 k( l你笑了嗎?
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
T' p/ c3 d s; Y! oto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,
2 b7 p% H1 ?& n7 N* X9 }* ~3 w1 ior what they WILL think of you for sending it.
8 t9 W& _/ i* z8 nFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us2 y3 `6 }9 F7 x- b" b- ?; [
than what God thinks of us.0 q" b9 H$ q4 ]3 ]2 `5 ^7 N% }- v
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
8 @2 |5 A( R9 a, V w! y2 |+ J因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
8 h$ m. o* X4 u或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
( {# r5 [0 ], n! \2 k, Q. _3 M4 B可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
8 |0 M `, z" d3 }. T而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。6 b8 A* v; N6 ?3 @$ i( ?8 j5 ^
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0 q( a0 E/ N9 s/ G! JPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...4 W9 {- w. k4 V# j1 }" v+ ]' X* h
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't+ m5 a3 }0 ~4 s0 P
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!$ p* A( c. p: w7 x8 x& K1 a3 j
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話: s6 C! m1 w$ J% g- z; f
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做," p; D5 N5 ?4 b8 y0 b8 |5 h/ Z: a
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,# w4 C, U+ W; E& G; D
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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