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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞) u9 ?/ j P2 t% n) s# d8 M1 G$ P
( v; p" g5 j9 d, P1 x2 `" a: _Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane, e, J3 J5 M( V/ {3 g
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
# c0 R1 m/ M* G% g" [5 p: y' u(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).5 q! p- c/ J- u: C( i" V& a! i* h
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
- P' s5 @& g5 l. b上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?9 g: @9 T6 S% r# X( u4 N
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.) B- ^" S7 D* @+ L
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
# F: j! p( S2 [6 e- obut 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.
# }' `$ m. d9 ?7 p9 }3 K3 j, V9 ?How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
5 B4 b) f* H6 F/ \0 e4 R) I4 tif we demand He leave us alone?"
0 V3 B+ o% ?! J. l1 t『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
8 W9 A# d1 P& W" S b6 o只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,7 o" U' t$ |) O& Z7 f% _
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
, i9 g+ o7 i3 f6 R+ {上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。6 }0 M( O( u* @& X8 i7 o' h
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
, O! r2 j7 y* _" c" X又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』. C( Q0 e% T) P7 h
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.) b: C& |5 \$ D$ I+ s
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
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schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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; ~# V1 |) e8 b! [# f- wthe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
4 _4 M0 a: B3 Y& r0 B) band love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
6 E7 _4 r$ ^# e! M2 c# [ M* p8 c看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,+ ]( b/ E- H/ D* W% ?
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士5 T" y; g5 w- K' e3 z4 c6 ]: k! J
(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 T6 u4 D# s5 b7 T# M9 x B
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 }. V0 `9 V( Q
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: b W, [8 n4 _6 F* J, x! f) [; }
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped. r* ^9 k7 ~. P0 p/ k
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
( g; R4 p; Z' I( W1 x3 y1 Gsuicide)
6 e; M I3 @7 }% a" B$ O# \We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.2 G" x n! J0 ~/ R( c: d6 j
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
: @# i- T4 ~; i我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
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( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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' W6 Z9 c7 e7 D& o/ j/ d. ~7 ^1 OThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our! l- G7 p' j0 g6 e+ U1 \2 |5 x0 b
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
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because we don 't want any bad publicity,7 h- E* A# o g6 M
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
+ `+ T2 [& h4 `+ A' rbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,/ {7 K* `4 J" |' o
etc.). And we said OK.
& x% A/ q2 |6 C" n7 ]) p" D6 x然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候, Y# ? P1 Q; @% l
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
# g! j2 N8 Z0 i# D8 w( V教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,, Q2 I" Y, n1 I# ]4 ], _
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
1 F. q7 X/ t! m+ l而大家同意了。
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0 M. P6 s/ Z7 g6 d+ E5 z% ~9 ^Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,; `, U" k! k; x
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
) u9 i& V, y, o" C- F* T$ p8 P% HThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys' _) u# Q8 I( R! T. J
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
9 F- C1 ?0 O/ ]! W' X2 D$ Sthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,$ t* `5 o6 Z ~/ k8 K& W8 h
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we! C1 _2 [( Q7 e, w; D& [ j
said OK.
* K9 o/ }( B m3 D6 O然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,4 V1 Q9 u; W) [( H
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。: F* N* j! K0 k* {0 a) U2 x, ?* l
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,$ K4 K+ e! i$ P- Z; W2 ?
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,9 s; t3 e4 g V% g
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道8 v, U' w. Z8 g6 d7 g1 |
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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7 c, z0 h; E2 N4 S# b$ dThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
2 o% t" m1 Q$ _) S9 r1 P2 Owhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
3 q' h4 ^" a- Lwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
$ B2 S+ X _6 o$ {5 k1 Q* H+ vdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.5 Y0 {1 f6 T4 ~9 U+ P3 E
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,
1 Z) [* K# L: e! ?5 S只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
. H9 m. T9 w3 z7 M" 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 >
1 t2 s J3 |# c% ?7 q5 Z只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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* [# \& l' R0 V t/ XThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women' i7 {( f+ {: k9 t) R3 p
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
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然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
( r7 m9 }7 \; `0 |# G3 W" @稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。, e% ?$ V5 K' J( R) G; Z8 u2 n' \
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; R" {+ p& Q& XAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and3 b/ F3 p+ B' V* {$ B( S( h4 Y# c
published pictures of nude children and then further again
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they're entitled to free speech.8 n7 t) Q' x- `" z
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,. K& t W: E. L: M) u5 ~
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,6 g* [# r1 t+ i$ B' I0 S1 n* g
他們這樣做是言論自由。+ C7 q5 N" ^4 [
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies Y, I& K, n& i# V4 Y# S9 C3 { P
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music8 Z [9 d3 ~+ \8 Y0 U: Y
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
5 \% [/ @( j# `9 Z vAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
0 i1 t+ Y$ {- l) ]9 snobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.$ y! ?0 m1 |: [/ b/ N/ P
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
7 |, Z' f- c& o5 e3 X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、
) e9 q1 U; s) [9 _* J" n8 B謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
2 g$ \. Y6 X# d' m) I# \7 W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,) b* Q, ?# i2 i. F! b) B2 F
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them* O3 C" I( f* p' J! A e& o: ^
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,5 g4 K8 G7 [- K- z/ u
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
! k$ ]( l# }) G. r* J2 L6 eI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
5 O% A/ I# W/ G& \, z/ i: a3 ~. X如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
% ]+ w6 D( o+ V為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
+ U3 g* a& u1 A為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?, f$ {* D& W1 c
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。, q& {. T7 i6 d8 s4 B# W
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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* C2 w5 V1 G) q6 Q0 jFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
& e& ~0 T' p+ j* O- Vwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers( x: L3 F1 A4 H; z5 @( {
say, but question what the Bible says.- P' F9 [) M9 U$ [7 S
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。
. Z, w5 m* r& a* @+ x' t7 s實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。% n1 x! S7 V$ X: ?+ }7 D& u
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like1 u7 V- k! Y1 N' W' t! b3 ?
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
+ C3 d: }" Q/ wpeople think twice about sharing./ f/ z+ n& P7 m: u
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;
* @. q& N: F1 u( E但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章, M! ~7 e! U+ ^7 X; h4 _- ]
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。0 M6 W7 B7 R. e1 d ]" V a. S
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0 Q5 A0 f# v2 x- F3 `Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
7 |% d7 x( H# D$ m8 J; v1 uthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
8 [ \; G" ^2 t" _0 `in the school and workplace.$ X# i& X _" n; Z
實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章. p/ K, t: p& w* ?( r* p
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;+ q, x; I h- @5 ?& z
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?6 q2 R- m4 C, ^: s9 S+ Y4 u/ Z
你笑了嗎?
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
4 h+ X* [; Y4 F1 ]- g' m/ `to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,% p4 j. \, r# n, N
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
8 ?7 ^. \: y4 M4 }& X0 N- gFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
0 B2 c" H* `# N/ V4 C) cthan what God thinks of us.$ ]8 x l) D; E" q+ ]- E9 j2 e
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,. v: K' R2 Q S+ I* l2 H. w
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
5 L9 s7 K1 ~% i1 P6 i或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
# L9 [. r+ m2 D {5 Q. V可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
, g0 `$ p* P1 P7 y6 l而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。6 N5 f: v3 f' a) B3 T L- P
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& b# D' \1 s4 bPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...0 v5 M2 x% e6 B% D# f
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't H# y: y) e6 W k$ ~: v' o% X- S
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!$ L7 q& ?9 s. Y, X; u- J" a+ n
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
& i- |/ T0 X7 ~* y& w若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
6 k6 S0 Y* a8 y* n) I' \) J- x但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
$ n0 B/ L1 g+ w+ q F5 P' ~. X1 K* E# O你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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