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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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3 k& h2 }5 h) `# [1 l2 PBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
e% K, d& j2 Z1 o6 gClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"" |* o: h$ \ j, x9 Z
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).1 c/ T. B8 p# t7 E5 u/ H _" x/ i4 V
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
3 r5 P' Y& `7 q* O. D( S6 v上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?7 Y4 U3 M8 U6 E, {. j) m
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.( m- T' x1 R+ L% z0 Q9 F
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
[6 b4 s- b7 _8 @but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,9 B) h# b" Y9 t
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
. ^; E* r$ M; S6 nAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
8 P" B, J {5 I* c, zHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection8 S. s5 {3 B( R% R9 [. e
if we demand He leave us alone?"5 ~ {# p3 u# O) A9 }) x7 _
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;: f+ n$ [0 w$ R9 N
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
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上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
) Q) S" M1 B* I# N% B我們既然強令祂遠離我們,% M6 |8 p# r3 n+ s
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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6 @! c7 M/ ?+ f7 A4 r# \In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.! x6 O, p; @9 @0 }6 k: D( f3 ^
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
7 m5 g. F+ j& O/ s7 Vher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our- x4 w% E* u$ f& W0 ^* S' v: y6 K
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in! G9 A' q5 I' C& W9 y( H/ [0 {
school...
2 u1 C( j" n; m" j+ A, E7 Fthe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,/ C) s; N* I; a- }
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
, x2 Z& m, s" Y5 I0 e看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,- h& ?- d" l0 L; T- }5 {5 k
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
/ P- X$ m S) M9 L( C(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,, ?5 w* R. c: 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、
3 |, \& e- d% u# A5 a( i: q l要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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: n* e+ V! m4 f6 A1 @2 r' q& HThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
$ Y5 y% y- l" A# }% N* @when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
* d" D5 ^7 U% i( j; b, A2 Xand we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed4 F. e' B$ e/ m
suicide)6 R6 B" `( N; n o8 O7 F$ ^0 i/ s5 q$ m
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK. ?5 c% w4 Z/ ^. i! ~
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
3 e& P0 |# h" I+ k4 \- H我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
. Y/ G) m' J, M/ R0 ^( L以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
5 ]/ C5 O8 s$ b; g6 X$ j6 S5 c6 z8 r( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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9 s: O% G7 V3 k/ X( ^1 tThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our% n, p$ y- z! d& D$ C) I+ i5 W1 I
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
* H; Q1 t) {" B4 y, v$ h7 @/ jin this school better touch a student when they misbehave
- ]. A7 h9 @% ?, b7 y! T' rbecause we don 't want any bad publicity,2 n" N- q2 ]3 I( H9 e
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
( Q6 \8 V+ E8 ?3 ?# h% O, Wbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,9 E( q0 V: E7 R& U9 h* h5 ]
etc.). And we said OK.1 I% g8 O) H5 z2 @' t
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,8 p% G+ y4 P- j& p" L
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,1 f2 ?4 f$ d" h; |9 f i. g
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
) k6 S) `! ^# `3 j更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
6 `6 {& ?# D J. c V! H0 J$ w2 K而大家同意了。- [0 f* F4 q0 o1 w; ?4 u7 [* L- [. k
: [+ j8 e4 B- JThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,( y% N. Y! ]9 G: \7 A" v7 B
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
, {6 F: c- F% C) Y3 ZThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
9 A4 [" w: e$ A2 o- p5 Gand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
9 B+ O6 O4 z" x& Ethey want so they can have all the fun they desire,
1 n; z6 n6 o A# Q9 C& Q9 xand we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we; R- `+ r0 |: S7 Q* z
said OK.
" a- p- j0 A$ C/ H; Q然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,+ t( \. E( o1 ^4 e$ w: j
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
! Q8 t( z1 z/ u% o! _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,: w7 ^6 J, g1 z$ y3 B
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
$ H" r, P, p) f4 x& X$ l, @好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道( _ |( M6 y I* M0 w% S" Y3 h
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 matter2 q* L' b; l+ N& R1 R% ^8 m1 T
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
, s% q: ]: Y0 {: z3 n1 \# ]" Twe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,; e; E" ^, Y2 Z6 k8 |+ O
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.1 j6 ]7 ~4 Y( }$ 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,
0 r$ H3 w! t/ L$ p5 H; U! ~只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,4 e; N5 x* \1 F+ L
任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >* d% X( ^, S) H0 a
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
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of the female body. And we said OK.
, z) j/ M6 F0 L% T2 Z然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,- ]" i8 T' w3 d# k
稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。5 v' C* y7 _5 ?7 o y
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; |& f* z# x, D, ^And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and0 J: C1 c& Z [! Z* J
published pictures of nude children and then further again% J5 l9 q8 O6 C* b7 h
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,) G0 [& v4 s% V. y! N1 W
they're entitled to free speech.
& g0 I$ u4 j; E) e- E9 C然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
$ R3 `8 B9 Y5 }1 F& s$ y+ U甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
( `. y, ` s0 |8 ?- l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
2 i Y a9 v0 ithat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music; `/ a! R* p9 i; m& j
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.. J1 X* S9 N! Z/ j! Y% A7 U& x
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,1 w; s2 M4 h |+ {2 K
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
# g8 \( d: j! N ~! D然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
* F9 q5 ?- ^# W# B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、' l! p" B2 S% O3 F
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:- `4 G' ?$ ^' c* q/ Y9 @6 E$ }
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。" P ]. ^0 |% p; u8 p0 }9 H
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
: q. T: _ M( A6 h" w" e1 u+ cwhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them( _& f% ]7 ]1 M2 [8 e m
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
) A' { o. u4 ]8 x0 Qif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
0 [: ?% b, `! t9 W6 V C- iI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
+ w/ \! E8 _; x# e- v如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
5 \' d: D" ]* W; V/ V為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?" Q% V3 W5 u0 p; K/ X. U
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
4 j$ x* o9 O% F( L假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。5 @! l3 D0 ~" X7 e6 l
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。0 ] V' D! a6 ^3 w
O# t! _/ Z/ Z/ bFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
4 F8 [: p% P! O4 ^why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers2 C; T- s5 q; u5 B6 ]
say, but question what the Bible says.
' y! i+ Z, _+ B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。; r2 g5 g( K3 b% D8 G! L
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% a2 j1 T& Z, U: I( x$ R
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,0 W. E5 k! H0 j! M
people think twice about sharing. T' D" |1 y" o- h( G+ N C+ J/ 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;1 y! z1 e6 d3 _- \2 P2 J
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,' W; Z& d) f4 t
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。
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3 Y1 g+ n) L; r$ h: p- cFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
" x% i6 E0 V. ~! q. d6 dthrough 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" `- d+ I5 B1 @
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;, I* E$ w) l7 `: G
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。7 H2 a' ~/ m/ l- B1 b4 N
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" j' ^: n9 Y L8 gAre you laughing?
- B$ i8 x7 V! ^* \; |你笑了嗎?
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9 p9 Y* S, }3 A6 Z+ YFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
$ n9 U0 q9 b: s8 y6 Xto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,$ D# @1 L1 {1 }- ?$ Z' H7 q: U0 x
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.) a6 K" t! R- e: B8 F
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us0 G7 M: L6 T' F7 ^
than what God thinks of us.
% c1 j" n, c& I8 _0 C7 o好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
1 C: g7 P. O6 X0 c: _因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,# A( S% c8 M- t6 A1 Z: Z
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。' ?# P+ i P' Z4 A4 i7 c7 K
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,0 e& p& F/ w% b
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。3 l ~" d5 |4 L( V6 F9 K1 ]
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9 Z8 C& N- u" h% r# k% CPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...7 D- x. e5 {: F/ d, B! v
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
! ?& v& @3 o9 p$ w" z, dsit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!( k2 \+ O0 q5 W8 \+ ~& `0 k% Q
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話: u: m4 _1 u) u
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
6 z, J& A6 z/ l/ s' R7 V但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
; s1 u# ?3 V3 q# |" r' p1 I: C你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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