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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞 T t* W$ }7 B7 C$ \4 `% g2 r8 a* ^& X
& q0 Z8 `! T" T* m. s& _1 OBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
, M* m; s! J6 U+ p$ EClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
% Q4 ?% N8 n# j3 {! |% E(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
; E. H$ O3 u. g9 E8 v& x4 X+ a葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:) P. v) W$ [9 W# m
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
. l" V# I/ h9 |. A* Z2 J* G她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:. I! {) Z6 V$ a) X' e
$ u' E! p# m+ n) ~1 RAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.# t v9 @) A4 U0 x/ C& s
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
" i& {3 o" i7 q, S, P1 \5 Q& K' ]but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
t3 W1 O" T* v8 Z+ _7 Yto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.$ ^; J* Z5 y; n5 N
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
1 K" m1 M( I+ D) `( eHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
- d5 |5 r! W, x0 j6 l7 F: J4 pif we demand He leave us alone?"4 h3 Q5 _' }! {! \: C5 v
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;5 b0 B8 }6 L, P3 M5 D1 v/ g
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,& [% X. d5 w8 Z
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
! Q9 ^( @" M( O. ]$ C上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。* v$ a- w; f1 ]
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,- g9 m- E% i: \' |8 P+ S
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.* M* G9 Z+ e8 A" H' N: j; t
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,$ C3 _- Y' z9 e3 X
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our% A ~. E* z, W* I8 K, I) y, }$ C
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
7 q& y3 n, B9 {7 ^. wschool...
/ J$ u6 f$ c2 L* ithe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
1 Y3 ]! b0 w8 D, K9 |* w5 Band love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.3 d9 M+ p% R) ?% H5 c6 D3 E; G0 D
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,, e0 z5 T W* S0 e* t
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士% M6 P6 G; V% r7 U- @: H
(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 I$ H$ k- A! H, f. t) \% c! v& S
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、( a$ ^/ z) B1 d' p
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
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and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed/ L8 d2 R0 ]. p/ w
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We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.& E. X. z! s: Q( X
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
1 v+ f! _. U5 u, {. G我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,4 [) J. {" `, J6 Q
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
0 j/ _+ `& g9 h: H& P3 _) c( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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2 l3 s% l0 N6 ^9 pThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our$ i) y( V0 v e S
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member. g1 q1 L3 V. z
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
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& e+ N3 @, N3 u' Kand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference: ]$ v8 g$ b1 ?
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
/ j0 i& f! a% n: R0 X2 W* Metc.). And we said OK.
$ h! a0 |) V0 E然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,4 |6 F" E; x6 T% N2 @ M% q: L
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說, ^4 y0 k8 \' N9 p
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
: p( D0 I) b+ H1 E% }& e; w8 s更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),, a, e. H0 E7 @
而大家同意了。; n) g l) \; _3 Y( _
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,1 e( ]+ |! P c4 z
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
: j: X/ Y+ C) O7 _5 G. XThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys3 q$ o9 E# G. C* F$ e# I
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms6 i7 M4 I3 |( ]* |! z
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,
$ n* ?) y, E! a" |% Rand we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
. C( r1 p* U1 G' l: ?6 Msaid OK.. v0 f# C7 o# s
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,4 t2 ~( ~7 J0 X5 i5 H' d
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
# v- C$ s: m: U6 ?9 f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,
( q1 L* H9 }. R他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,' K8 |; A# A1 w0 B
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
+ Q- f. n0 w" @: L8 v/ t- M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
1 k$ e; K3 m+ ? @4 D! E. Awhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them," z& i' T% X @ |5 H1 ?$ W4 U1 [4 o) w/ _
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,! j3 ]. F3 b9 q0 H$ I7 W/ q. F5 {
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
6 s4 E6 T4 X5 m. E: M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,
* G4 a4 q0 {/ [8 o" E, R: M+ J只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
' ~, f) }& a7 k' E* q7 {任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
! i1 g: V( ?0 m; N5 s e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
8 N6 A: n6 @1 D* F/ n4 f! p% pand call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
' i: k( g! \/ q/ \! E+ `8 _6 Dof the female body. And we said OK.
' Z1 S @5 p5 {# P, U! U然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
y9 G; i4 \0 Q! D稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。! p; @% }9 R9 a4 o8 M+ e" @5 X& `
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0 I, r* Z5 u$ C+ NAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
2 P; X( G: C3 f, u1 vpublished pictures of nude children and then further again( c& F5 w5 m' a6 z3 `4 E
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,; ]0 a' c0 {3 Z% s1 ]9 F
they're entitled to free speech.
. e5 q: p! P5 z2 K' g5 P* O s, Q2 b然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
/ d. e0 k2 r" {7 e& J, i甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,8 N+ H9 P2 f# Z
他們這樣做是言論自由。% C, n; A* F" B: l$ C
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
* r3 }: H. ?0 ~; M9 K4 Othat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music, x# ?; X4 x& t* }
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
: z9 X8 Z9 C0 r( B3 g! NAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,+ T: O4 v7 e, s- @1 U: j5 f3 b7 }$ W& P
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
. x+ H4 [2 A' l4 d8 S然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
, Z& H- M" W. c p- l# R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、
8 p9 A/ C2 U% u+ U3 E6 a謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
( s, L" h2 c# X$ f0 E! d+ @那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。 ^( G2 ^% Z, u! D. c& P. R
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
; I: C- A1 O# U5 H; i8 ^* swhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
5 N8 K7 n. Y) m* Uto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
0 H4 H" p+ r r5 R, Z6 Qif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
0 g9 M3 E# U2 Z5 S7 m2 gI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
* J( F* h2 W8 v9 A- }如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?$ R2 d$ I4 ]5 E( o2 p3 k! n0 e
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
, `+ h) f; b& [: L9 ^& o0 M為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
# F5 u9 |% I0 [3 b假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
% `- u2 @' H' |3 P: x我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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* E3 M! T ]3 w( iFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
7 `0 M" v) E1 I. R3 W" r0 |# ]why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers; B1 \4 l0 V7 |3 C: M
say, but question what the Bible says.
! J4 W( ?) b% d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。7 L. m8 f: ^+ R1 ~3 Y
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
4 {; W4 f# Y; x5 h( w4 Nwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
7 v4 g6 \3 G; j7 Speople think twice about sharing.7 W6 t1 m/ A4 d& [5 ?; J
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;, A* W- x6 w- H0 P
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,: f6 U7 i4 F, |. l
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。0 K6 X3 g* b/ q
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4 M( o; ^6 ^. R, c2 s! E& `Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely% p) I% o5 T% T. y( i
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed. R7 o z3 y$ `; d. ^
in the school and workplace.
2 ^. m) o; \7 ]+ S( R0 ]( g+ ~& H8 C實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
$ O1 n! S% ^0 z' A; g& m0 \透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
) H9 N6 v# E1 R0 k7 j3 X: O而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。6 [3 l& Y3 S" Q- _5 A
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0 X2 N! d7 _4 V5 j3 D, o; lAre you laughing?
" G1 F$ B6 \5 j1 P. T+ \4 v, d你笑了嗎?* c) N2 Z9 O+ C: D5 [/ u
$ \: y- Y8 l4 @# M4 L* ]Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
& T, q/ K$ n1 {* Lto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,1 Q0 y' K! u4 A+ `+ e" o
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
8 p+ S- @8 O$ c. h6 M* Y5 |Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us2 }. W5 d, w5 x$ y+ h9 X
than what God thinks of us.
7 w; a M' ?; o. A* D# b' v. y) T好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
! v \& X& ]5 L- w$ x3 F因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,; X |# B+ s& D; L$ ~
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
N1 I# P" I: j& I, E9 L可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
! P8 w2 O3 L4 K% q8 ?4 H* V2 ]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...
% s# i5 o9 b9 A5 l& Kno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
7 ?1 c& P+ q+ v2 w$ isit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!8 ] `# g7 h% O b& }
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話9 \- l6 [1 T- V/ b9 `; ?
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
' b% }5 |' D( W但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
! R- f: s/ l! Z, ^( t E1 L3 O! Y3 t你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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