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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞 ) s6 l1 S1 ]# ^7 q+ f5 n+ R
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
8 Z0 ]: U- a d- F3 [$ b. n6 CClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
/ z) E) B) D+ ^: E6 e: b(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
' u% S- p I1 v1 g' W葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:* ~7 l; j/ `& d( h% d3 b; g ~
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?. S/ Z! C3 b7 _; ]$ T% e: O8 _
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:5 y( ]8 b( i6 _9 I a+ k
/ f( E& p& V. t, t9 o' d. c; UAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
* X/ }+ m8 m- j) U9 A+ h, J; ~ p. ^% FShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
' S2 k7 Y: ~* C+ s( Bbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, G) z. M- u! s5 Z, @
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
, A8 G. Z: S9 S/ w) ^7 [% T. c- KAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out., Q( p' X' r$ q+ p$ W; T5 ] O. ~+ C
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
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* G, y" `4 x+ E7 m4 M* ]『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;7 S- `1 U! |0 u( W/ c8 d
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,. L; b+ O) B" S1 K b* p
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。* R+ b3 B5 m$ k3 Q6 V
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。5 Z0 x! h5 v7 y; @, s# K3 f# f
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
% N1 u( J5 @2 ?+ t1 r又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』1 z1 p8 M7 Z1 @ ^% h! f
; }: a" T1 C n+ u+ dIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
' p6 E' O& P, t, q2 B* j+ JI think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
1 H* E, Q) i+ O* _: v/ X, Cher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
b) z. \8 J! a, `schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in1 }. y( Y9 H% \
school...
$ N s. E1 R! G' P P3 z: Athe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,# j* [" ~( q- |$ f: w) g/ ]8 X
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
* u6 I; X* W/ }/ P& }看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,! [8 G9 I8 J+ b: P8 R% n
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
% Q6 b" u& m V0 o8 V4 O2 Y(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,
U/ I0 d$ e% G4 s- q8 a3 X最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
2 k) n" X6 r7 P* z. s) O要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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& T2 z+ [ L4 u, ]/ j! e2 G* mThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
" C3 h+ }- D& ]6 _when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped% ^' J" `4 e$ W1 \0 q7 T- K. I, K- [
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed- N) h, o& R. Y) N: X' U
suicide)2 a! s$ @1 @; n& b
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
. t, {6 Q. V! \+ m9 M6 i然後Benjamin Spock博士說,) C0 I$ t- C# V3 z! D
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,; `5 O4 O' [' o. Z' i
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
7 _' `+ O2 [0 m5 h9 j( 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, x8 B. y9 N2 }/ [* J6 D9 @
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member0 g+ q, h% f1 Y) q2 ]
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
O& `# ` p! f9 F# Q' } o7 a# qbecause we don 't want any bad publicity,
$ h, N+ R2 q+ G' Iand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
3 m+ b* ~# v' t H/ G0 qbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
! \8 ~# [( r) {! h4 P# wetc.). And we said OK.
- v3 n o4 j/ y7 x6 q% o然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,2 }7 i& M& {( |% K
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
/ Q* m' ^' {6 x% A6 b教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
, m* B. S( j* d" J" K- |: p更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
2 `* H" j: Y) [, a7 q9 a6 |0 K1 f# t而大家同意了。
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. p- C: P3 `+ D. Z9 L0 j7 UThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
# I4 c2 d Q5 P$ C, s% A) v% Q7 nand they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK. L5 q) U* Y: C9 q7 S
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
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they want so they can have all the fun they desire,% M; d1 a! T* L' C$ Z8 r$ W6 L6 {
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we* D p* A/ {7 p& q
said OK.& l9 q( w* s$ H# p6 R3 H
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,3 E! x' u" v/ B% j( p! B y
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。. \' v- _! w: y. `' F: d1 ]' o, c
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,
8 n, S* ]( x) g他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
4 j5 V. N6 O! s/ { K/ ?9 _- }好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
, R' M3 D4 ] y1 z他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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! q! P _ _2 \) CThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
% R5 p1 J) h: c2 X9 Z3 `; g4 X' Ewhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
! G, w8 s0 s5 p- X# Dwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,2 `4 D9 l. ?0 l h, V& J: w& I: J
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.$ L* m- V* L; `0 c j* Q
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,
5 [1 e% C0 V" `6 P/ m1 f只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
7 P( s+ \7 a# }7 W3 ^8 R8 \任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
/ c. C9 u' q: L- \只要我有工作而且經濟看好。% X$ w$ e* v4 K
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8 l2 M; b1 Q' ?- _$ s4 o$ ?Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women* j' F, N: P& V. l0 y) P
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty& j# m0 R, W# D% S
of the female body. And we said OK.
J7 Y$ I: x6 l: \然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
$ Z' \1 D ?2 _1 c" m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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9 {! G+ }* y& C1 y9 FAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and- ~* p8 w* W. u! f G
published pictures of nude children and then further again
) x0 O. t8 _' u+ G/ Fby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,0 ^, Z% I( k, J
they're entitled to free speech.
7 M) L6 Y/ W: `- E2 z8 n9 v然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
@( e$ x4 J9 E p5 V甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,; j2 W* \$ X$ a/ Y
他們這樣做是言論自由。' R+ O2 O4 [+ P$ b
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies ^2 O: e( u1 R" ^1 |) _. W0 ~
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music J7 b& y' l- [9 S+ S
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.8 a8 ^/ R/ q3 a' }0 b, N, Q
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,( W0 C0 t9 s1 n7 ]( b1 H: k- [; V
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
6 A) y2 N$ ^3 A# Q# p然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、1 Y7 y. X- b" T; d, q& m1 J
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、
- s6 O! i+ F8 l- t+ p, F謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
7 o: z h% o1 }2 z- Q8 T9 L# a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 O7 t- A( _9 }1 s
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
- B) U7 n# K e% i& i/ sto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
2 r, O( K' G) e* S ^! X1 |if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.. A, I) g C5 C/ w: l9 f; K
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."4 N0 z3 n( T: C S" ?) C
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?/ e! ?8 @7 S) p p) R3 d
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
& A# n( z& e2 A/ M! H- L為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
5 \, G: {% ?( x+ p0 `" M9 {假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
1 B) D7 O5 `4 ?( D" p& i1 o% X我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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; s Q; [8 q4 w F6 ~: r$ HFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
3 j( ]+ [% Y4 N5 v7 `3 T) B3 p' J8 y% Kwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
# Q; G& y# I, x" Qsay, but question what the Bible says.
* e! s: }# H, Y) 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。; g8 K5 R) b9 y; B, A8 @
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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9 Q8 y2 n: u# X8 kFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like" ]8 s* F; |" _3 S1 K, ^7 D
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,0 V& k7 \$ s0 B/ b# X5 b4 W) W
people think twice about sharing.) e3 U) C- l+ Y7 h
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;
2 C- K2 y- @6 h, j" s: O; V! a但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,4 n- x. G( \& P
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。7 ]4 o! P7 ~" q g
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) [+ W# I+ G$ u4 v9 h9 O' C; I) jFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely* k' h& W7 x5 A- q$ ~4 G z
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed5 I1 y- C8 ? Q3 o9 ~3 B
in the school and workplace.
) q7 ^' i- X3 y$ Z* N2 ]$ p1 p實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章 g' b+ n( C5 ?
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;. q9 A1 G+ N! H0 m
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?: A7 {6 u& d6 x2 W y/ ~% J; T
你笑了嗎?, Z# U; h3 y9 W! `
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it @9 P; |0 T) e2 q9 p9 x6 d
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,
" f0 ~( [! g& T! G7 a- z9 Uor what they WILL think of you for sending it.
/ Y2 H' p4 n/ t9 k6 M) o3 ?: {4 K) oFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
: t$ ]- N( s, vthan what God thinks of us.
% b$ ]% Y% P4 }) `" D6 B好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,( V3 K }1 Z- a6 }; C
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
, n" ] l: r; ^7 ~& C" `) P, ?$ a或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。8 {# R# {: i0 F. a! S# j! u# B
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,( {2 W0 ~# V3 d- b I1 M) Q5 b5 I
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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5 k2 |& z, X4 ~6 B v' ~' g, a# ZPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
; o i3 b; ? xno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
; k( }# V5 s6 ysit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
# ~0 j7 s( z- A9 R! R& U把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話6 J h2 j$ Z g- i; T4 z$ z
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,! c# C) u1 |7 R' d; h1 t9 m
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,/ r3 w) y2 ^0 i7 M6 Y) e/ u: d
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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