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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
6 f6 H7 J3 S) \8 M+ H% TClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"& U2 C& `* V3 Q2 q* d4 p* X
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).3 ~$ a' y& i- W7 X9 Q
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到: f7 l; w; s p' v
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
- N4 R$ ], }6 a; ]她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:9 M3 o4 K k2 }& m3 ]4 _3 W y# B
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.8 s/ _' \+ t o/ n2 s6 o# Z5 _
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
1 i6 v( a2 X; ybut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
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And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.2 d6 j0 j! V. i6 `
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection) w3 }% F8 B+ d/ w' S# X) q3 @6 u
if we demand He leave us alone?"/ X* j" i. }) O$ G5 K/ W& ?
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;: o3 V4 K* b, c4 K
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,: g2 W4 n9 h7 @2 b0 G( s
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。! _$ i& N3 |' t0 c) `
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
2 A" C N" x3 c p我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
5 t" b) e+ \% r# `" t5 V又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』/ h3 n# v" D; E! F B- |* p6 N
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
0 F- R& a) f. fI think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,0 n) K! ^+ x( e
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our3 d( o4 h3 T- g7 M
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
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; @" p, B0 i9 {看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
6 }+ X% b: X$ O- E* r) p1 _我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士) Q0 ~ B; e. y; 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,
. ?9 \! q( z2 j; N1 E最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
5 j. `% O$ t/ ~0 Z& Y x2 a# T要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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0 C/ g: S# }# C% b4 {+ X* r3 JThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children2 t: R( S* o9 g
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
6 ~' {" U' Z2 e9 w) I3 p* O% ]+ K- Mand we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed7 g5 |. O. P0 N* }. ~
suicide)
8 v* m$ _( m5 \" t$ ]7 b( zWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
3 Z* d6 f5 K) b/ p. j; i& F4 l然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
* j! W) q7 L) b* f! e+ C我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,2 d9 j# j6 h: c+ j7 f2 w& C0 N ^) v
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊8 [+ d; q6 l: F, f
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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# J2 Z' x& b6 C8 _9 I# yThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our/ B/ S( ?* ~- ?' J
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member2 }9 X+ g9 j( N
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave5 B0 ~6 f) c3 x
because we don 't want any bad publicity,, X ~& O9 b# J3 @( d
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference- M1 @ d W3 W8 i
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,
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教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,+ |8 Y- o4 V8 d* ?; x
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,$ U7 M/ L! H! d& U
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
4 @& b# Y* Q- H+ dThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys1 H% F x( p+ B/ X! f3 U$ C
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
+ p' p2 P1 {+ F+ [% W$ W0 F( P6 tthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,
3 Q7 w, S3 i" S* ^0 |and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
0 A3 {/ A( s$ o. G/ |: g1 ]; ]2 m2 zsaid OK.
0 N' h6 w8 p# ^6 z" {6 i$ L. A然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
4 ~9 ]* ?$ Z2 W; f7 c5 p甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
* x6 w$ w" N3 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,4 y/ l# i! O, l& |( D$ s. e
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
% h' j6 X, Y7 W4 x好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
5 W5 H* d$ V0 r# U他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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, p7 m* p, r( G; V: Y- s. ?. UThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter$ k- w: Z- i/ }9 L8 `
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,/ y* M0 ^' o, p
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
6 Y* e% L5 t0 g- K% Q. g. i4 Kdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
3 R/ C0 @$ W2 u5 p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 B( G u P/ {$ v只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
# j3 I8 s# M) n! `' \1 K. {任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >- c7 P0 ^9 O+ @. b" c* q
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 Q/ K% N* y2 P+ N
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
4 M, P+ n* j( c p8 wof the female body. And we said OK.
: K, F5 ~0 K( K然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,% e& i# }- M# |
稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。7 `! R, r. W; m- R) b" }& f
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and! H( A5 J9 {8 n: M
published pictures of nude children and then further again6 |- }' g+ Y9 T" E3 f( r$ t
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,6 G- e# L% A. S2 j
they're entitled to free speech.* T2 b8 n1 j2 H+ A& h# L4 h) r: c
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
* a' D3 {5 W* A2 W甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
) o2 _, B' h/ L3 W8 h, V, o5 l他們這樣做是言論自由。; e& P, s0 H7 r. {
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies1 y t L H8 r, S$ K: n6 u/ Q$ @
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
! V- m1 O w7 E1 n, `/ u. `, r zthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
" U# ]' ^1 Z/ ~) `2 _And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,' l/ m+ _3 u9 g$ a# b* z. h! _$ M
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
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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、
& v' b+ @7 \9 l s6 R謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
+ S5 F4 v' x: @4 M; }那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。8 Q% S6 S3 {0 Z
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, j# Y+ N, C! A# {5 C/ \9 H$ zNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
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to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,0 D1 v' f5 p! y9 Z" s
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.; n4 Z5 R: Z* S& Y' e1 t& }
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."! W4 N# z# @5 W" b/ {6 l9 g% K
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?( F) j8 x9 H) o- m o$ ~
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
w U7 ]! M6 V( c1 m7 S3 A為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?& n8 e3 P+ m" |/ x6 ?# s% N/ C
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
! e, P& N7 f2 T0 j我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。, _- j+ O' i) c" M8 ?6 D6 @; p9 J
* m+ Q. e: T% u0 gFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
: u: }0 a1 @ J6 ^* t4 H/ cwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
# |) ]' k/ Q8 W7 rsay, but question what the Bible says.3 g0 t4 `) Z) f) t" \0 h- A }
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 y$ B8 L5 s6 j! B# u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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8 Z, `) H" j& Q1 d& hFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
1 v) b) s: y2 Y- [+ {+ ^: ?wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,' l1 Z; c/ `, x0 J, ]& t
people think twice about sharing.
}" v" D1 ^1 z) b: N+ }% {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;0 i: I" [7 t k. h2 L/ g; i
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
/ f6 ] G( H0 B) e( @人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。. `6 w) Q3 a. M Q" `- E: @: l
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2 ]& @3 {7 X# }% fFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
! X$ b; G5 x0 o# @" z: }% Nthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
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" _" q4 c9 y: P! `. J) X實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
/ ~- m& G- ?2 c) S4 @) L* V透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
* Q: x% C; b- H( }$ e而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。5 R" S7 i' y7 s: u) U
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6 i6 E7 _4 ~# r5 fAre you laughing?9 c4 P+ C. C& s1 C
你笑了嗎?, S( _9 K3 S' Q3 Q! `3 f
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it) x; Q) c1 S/ p5 p8 e2 T$ [
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,$ v+ _; s, b& x8 e; s6 M$ Q7 f
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
& L2 e" |) w: x! t2 y) iFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us4 ^8 U! @% N, e! i3 o
than what God thinks of us." {/ m0 c% \4 |4 h6 L; b
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
5 \3 X6 o Z7 ]$ W0 f因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,5 p0 L1 j1 U; G& e, U, B2 i
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
# H; ~# s3 ~% N可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
5 E, D+ u8 p: \4 Z1 C% R而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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7 L5 C! X# c1 k. c# q/ i1 UPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...- I/ _; [. s' x' T) J
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
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把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話7 g3 Y$ h$ X- {4 M# @% L5 g5 y
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
! G: z4 P- z; |1 V但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,: H) R5 d* F+ g2 i! R
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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