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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞& T a' P6 R v% H1 `
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane% E2 y: L- `6 j" R6 C3 c8 k; i, p1 I
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"% {1 L/ d% [+ L4 o3 D: }$ \; C
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).: J0 k; l! _+ E6 A% |2 Y: p
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
% `9 g% I" E) _: [! j/ t上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?0 }* D) r# k/ P; i% P( L6 T. ^, s
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:# D7 O" V4 H7 }/ S7 X2 f0 n" X
' z0 h, e- e4 G7 ]8 IAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
/ K, ~! D& N) J1 a6 E: I" KShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,& i: l: Y+ l4 o; c7 X C/ j9 E
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,& _' I2 y8 l g# r* j. V
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
( U, } x6 M5 G& ?And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out., _2 J# ^6 _1 z5 w
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
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! a( ]9 t) T* T, `# ~2 @『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;( P, m# k7 F) H- S T# w- T
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
0 u) V( T. ?' m1 Y不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。' Q$ J# l9 _; ]- {4 y# m; Q; v1 `
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。' p: Q, y8 h0 g. n N0 B" X7 `# B, l
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,; V b$ `* z- _1 E4 z6 w# g9 C
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』. {! C/ ~8 [+ Q: g9 [) R Z
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.9 j- E$ [ L, Y1 ]1 H
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,; I6 c6 l" h9 K6 S, o p4 m+ E
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
! o' J' [4 D |* H3 L7 I9 q* Mschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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) ~) G+ y4 g9 Y) s+ j- j- Pthe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
: W. [) e. U; A2 t, Eand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
3 s4 {! a, I4 y! w9 X- O6 x看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,$ t' e; M/ G2 O" i
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
; q5 L( k6 I3 n: A(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,
H2 D0 K+ a! M9 ?/ |: N最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
# x. y0 i4 E9 K% \要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。: r2 w/ X6 {5 b2 W# K
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
6 ?2 K" G# k8 N/ F, D0 ^) h1 W$ ywhen they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
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suicide)
1 p( U6 J0 e1 e3 t7 IWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.; X& M, B5 T& {1 V
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,% ^9 b: R a+ |
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,) l& t; H+ `: v1 v
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊. y- i/ |; \6 |' \& F1 M" Z
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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- ^3 b! ^* B# I: ~( Z* fThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our$ Z# G9 O' X+ z' p
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member' e% Y: ~1 ?2 J2 e7 W; S) I
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave P" o- C: p( x x& c% |$ |/ I9 R
because we don 't want any bad publicity,6 W- p) o1 {4 Q
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference: }0 |$ ^, u( g% K6 u" ? Q
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
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然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
( c# |5 _$ p% P5 d老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說," |& Y- e9 K7 J4 m- _9 ~. C
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
( M$ r* Q2 h0 n& G! e更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
7 f4 s' J8 K! D/ m9 a9 [# R/ P. S% e而大家同意了。* V C" r# I4 @; B# O6 u
4 o+ V# |4 G9 s. x" _/ GThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
$ c( c2 x( [! N* oand they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.& l7 M. n3 D& G" {3 p8 ?8 S' e
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
; f* p& x' N5 p( j5 y* Y1 s: `and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
3 i1 b' o) m) I) i# Tthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,4 [. V8 m! Q) F, X- K
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
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然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
: D! [! w7 G6 b! U, r! S甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
M$ {2 D4 ^' R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,
3 P" w0 g1 T2 A# j0 e. s, s他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,4 e8 ~- ~- G# B3 F i6 O9 q6 F
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
8 F- l5 _, q- D- J: V* f# O. C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
' i+ F5 g, ?: e7 G9 owhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,. s$ n/ t4 D" b
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
y- H" G, T6 Edoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.6 j' _" A J; B& @- N
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,6 c8 c% f. N. u+ i r5 ~7 w4 Q4 O$ i0 `
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
0 P9 t9 n& E# u3 G! q- I3 P, M' q任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >* V2 L! ?: U" }! j
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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+ [, t6 }. \( k7 v+ TThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women% a1 E0 l& a; b
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
" l% r$ J, D, ?' U& B$ Tof the female body. And we said OK.
- E: g/ T8 U' _0 [9 f" Q, q6 h0 |然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
- a1 t$ ?+ m- Q' h9 ]1 r) f稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。. R Q% Y7 T$ y8 E2 P& Q
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" b2 o! w& `7 @$ yAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and8 {+ y, K# @9 u8 E8 y
published pictures of nude children and then further again
4 E9 F7 g4 N- x( j. kby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
+ @( _# }9 [' b. ^8 Tthey're entitled to free speech., ]8 b# ~: f+ y4 \# I; h
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
$ s) v+ n7 Z7 |+ g i甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
9 I$ g) V7 K: F1 P3 x2 W他們這樣做是言論自由。
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( \4 |% F7 R* T/ NThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies' L& n( x+ z- o+ I9 V, f; g5 x
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
3 S8 c% r0 E3 qthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
0 t. e4 ?, t+ k- ^7 x1 zAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,: C5 N( b; G0 r( D/ @" Y* K, O, W
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
( D% e! b/ T4 H7 h" i) I然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、* q' z/ K" D7 C ]' H! R+ w
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、
( o8 D; @5 ~* B謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:( O7 T* ^/ M+ c) X L0 e
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。$ s" }2 H3 a4 N% _% n( }( j8 |
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) X- {& o7 j m' ^$ NNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,) w% }( l" r2 H7 A/ Q: Q
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them3 o. i% D R& u
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,: S# B6 y9 s; s% X, T8 W8 J; E
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
P- |6 q: f5 u KI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."7 X% T! i$ G' |* V
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?4 a1 V1 W7 J6 a2 t
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
8 [' Y0 T. y+ s: D% `* O為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?& ]/ E ~1 g7 A8 `% ^
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。5 ]5 X8 x; t: W! j9 t2 F/ E
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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; |4 D3 O3 |# v. nFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder+ L6 A* P" p/ Y; ^: I
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
' |! D" z8 H7 R/ Q- g8 g# {' Ksay, but question what the Bible says.
/ w' z2 X0 v( c& t& I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。
9 `/ W3 n4 H' X/ w. X: m0 F實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。6 \* U/ L6 \: y+ Y/ j1 y
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like4 p6 z6 c4 H3 l+ r. j) u, {/ ?
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,# R: s7 ?. W+ b/ h4 }
people think twice about sharing./ f, H O% y, h5 R: H1 m
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; L2 d4 N2 R# x/ C: Y2 m* S* R; d
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,: Z7 J& i. P% c, Q
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。# I; R& L, i; V4 b( W
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# ~" P( ?! T$ M3 |' _/ LFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
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實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章9 ^9 ~7 k* E; }; B, W
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
& R1 r7 \- _7 H6 o/ C4 T而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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Are you laughing?/ B2 z5 N- S% [1 B6 D8 u
你笑了嗎?, {) m0 { n: {6 k) ?9 M" e
' p0 x( {5 E# @/ KFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
9 g e: Y1 u# [" bto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,& S" V8 E7 w: I6 m4 F! }
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.6 s( }8 l7 C. k- q$ }) }' j
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us% E1 v( A8 u5 j8 w9 f
than what God thinks of us.$ J8 z" M" Z7 [9 F+ x
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
0 H8 ^2 D5 P4 z7 e& a$ O( \因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,& F# C0 N, w3 B P
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
4 e z2 w1 {$ {! t' F可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,! y6 d& w- [1 M" g. K5 u- d
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。4 e: b! m% b" j2 ?7 M1 B3 R: r
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
; Y/ e5 R2 R5 w9 [no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't+ K1 c% o' m# b, k0 Z9 m: M2 D+ L
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!, K2 e" n- q* U6 Y6 N, x
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話. M4 A8 e" {# }) L, ^
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,0 I( r2 |' I' R- a2 L
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
9 Z7 `' j3 M0 v# H) f你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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