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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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3 I3 \* Z& a* _6 a+ p3 L) M4 [Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane% q9 V8 W4 @4 v) r
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
8 M/ `. W0 U4 Z2 R- }(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11)., L' ]* s2 y9 M5 |. B
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:; m3 h/ l% i8 e# u
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?: ?7 H2 s4 N" I/ S
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.
- [3 W- q* V# \2 c* IShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,3 v9 q5 |; A* ]8 S) A! o
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
# r3 A/ C% h! V3 E4 E8 V, Pto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.( a) p) N9 T- U K
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
5 J* n/ O% h* j1 o* j+ h. X- nHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection1 [. C, X' S" B1 @6 z S4 @! `; x+ g/ O
if we demand He leave us alone?"+ X$ o. t. A* `' Z* h
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
5 _5 [1 l, a) e1 P' M& [* L. q8 {1 v2 O只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,' a% M; J4 i4 t& i9 D) Z3 o
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
2 L9 G2 k4 l) x4 @- c; T5 z上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
" |% w$ h: t4 k* l我們既然強令祂遠離我們,8 H/ W' v! |: {
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』6 o: X: J% d3 C1 {0 h8 p( {
0 [5 g# m4 R1 R" {In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
# ^; L. j4 [. t& l% p9 pI think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,+ W; y& K& b4 p; e; m0 k
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
0 \. h/ O( G5 Z' n1 _& z* bschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
3 H& q" ^3 a( _+ kschool...
" M& G0 s# x( j7 t Vthe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
b2 f1 j# |: l1 L2 [7 {( S: Uand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
2 p9 L% n5 U8 `1 j$ ~3 \看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
# A" }6 `( [: v我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士% Q, X% {! a" V3 y1 ]- n v
(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,
- P3 ], k. p* x! V8 F最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、6 S6 S, g! e5 E; l( b0 ^
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。3 z* n% w& }; i. T* x1 b" [% [
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children( }* O, {2 `) f5 G1 v2 n" g9 ~+ s
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped+ R4 X/ E# M9 F7 k7 w
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed" Z( L! g: O5 b) n; q, p$ ~# @
suicide)
9 a, b+ Q' V9 Y7 I: ]! B. nWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
8 o V* F) R0 e! A9 U8 u8 R4 u5 }然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
2 Q! i) F/ @# m4 \6 W+ R我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,# e% `6 @2 ]+ f+ w! x
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
6 A0 @ S5 d5 o' Q. U$ p5 g( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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6 W: Q1 |! O6 s, vThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
) m* C" i ]* d( I+ ^4 Vchildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member) `( i3 s: L8 L* p+ c1 o2 h
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
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' |' f* d$ c, V# ^; D. aand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
1 o6 v; e$ |/ k$ Z6 cbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,9 k* c U+ W' I: @
etc.). And we said OK.
) _3 n9 f4 ^) l" c$ H( H然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,4 Z* q- n: T9 i* V9 l. X
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,) C b4 d9 g! x' b7 i; U7 I
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
; F# U& I$ S6 v3 F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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8 T& d. C8 `6 {- a0 pThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
2 n6 j5 q" t" U6 w; Iand they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.1 {& B" m! v" ~' K: `
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
' Y5 b2 E( q5 G, n7 K! P' _- S/ Band they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms" }0 h- P `# K$ O# f; h
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,
- w0 }1 V- l) S5 J6 e. Xand we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we, K4 J/ \) m- F) d
said OK.
# e2 s% K1 X/ N6 q然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
1 [9 f; B9 ~' r7 I甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
; r" V6 C" A, Y6 B' ^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,
+ R! T9 S& U" }他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
\+ v0 p {% K8 Y好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道 n: J2 B- u- y. C# s* H
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。; r, M1 V2 [8 L+ ^7 l% U
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! c2 M9 T3 s c& P6 GThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
/ A. n! X( u* b# R. uwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
, C1 P/ [% ?7 c* cwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
9 x: }' q" V! m# n! Gdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.2 X' a8 ?# R) Y: v
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,8 d( ?7 k. \( Q9 A I2 s6 X! n
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
, l1 q6 N0 e& a1 J* P任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >' L/ N& {1 J7 j, V
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。* t" g. U. H) g) n
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" h& I" }' {. u5 VThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
! r; b6 y5 q% d- C$ n. K+ \and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty) l6 S6 F5 J# Z6 u$ [
of the female body. And we said OK. E1 x, G# q0 ^3 k
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,; @( Q! w4 D, l D
稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。$ h' g' w0 C P5 \+ D0 O
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and, U, N- o5 E4 t3 H9 x; P0 E$ K
published pictures of nude children and then further again
1 S6 X/ }- d: D2 c6 Y+ {by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,* J# q/ i5 Z0 V! C8 \# C
they're entitled to free speech.
1 ?* w+ ` q7 q: z然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,% L: R I- f! ^. m8 W+ p
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,4 {/ y/ I1 P: S" ^' @ k4 s. D
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 movies6 f1 s3 N, E- l3 d! b5 b6 N6 s; |
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
* O5 B! x2 O/ [that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes./ A: Z6 i5 g+ e+ A" b8 G
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
- c8 y* o* n& t# m W9 X# U6 ?nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
! Z. {- \6 C, W1 r& v6 a `/ m7 E/ j然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
q; T7 l7 n4 \% C [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、
3 D% f: B) E. Q謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:# D& A C5 U7 d: w" i5 H3 W, i
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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0 X) X1 J$ c% n% `) KNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,6 N \0 T/ f- F8 Y# b
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
9 ~# H% i- v l+ V8 xto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
5 e! Z: ]& e2 g1 v$ ?" p% @if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.3 F9 i* \/ ~7 `) T+ T
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
( n1 Z' @& y4 Y; @( J' s# M如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
8 m6 L4 ^2 \! q$ g為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
?" ^0 x* O/ |& k5 w/ o5 D為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?" P) L6 e( _$ z+ _
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。8 B$ y. S9 z& a
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
7 C% v3 i: n/ \# e$ Zwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers$ S. W6 b" l' D0 z0 F1 B
say, but question what the Bible says.
. `! O8 D8 `& x) m8 r' q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。
2 l! Z' O4 q1 E- I( n實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。" g& E! D9 T' s' r+ i$ y
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like$ N0 e% R3 ^3 ^ {6 x6 W! W
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
# O3 ^$ M3 m7 F+ L& vpeople think twice about sharing./ q) z, w% M5 @. d9 j0 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;3 g5 y' a3 D' n. k
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,- E- ~- n1 }# n8 n( V6 }* x
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。; h: f5 R. Q& k1 u0 _ x
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
1 `) w' w4 Z) k! b% M) i: d% Fthrough cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed! k+ z/ J, Z) d" t6 v. Y* \
in the school and workplace.
5 q+ w5 @1 L- G$ N8 W實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章" A% s7 C% B, G
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;- V0 z4 T' C2 F
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?$ f2 `9 B: P& v4 ?; }' N/ G
你笑了嗎?$ n" ?% ~ p+ N: s, |
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
, { C4 N+ n- h2 ?8 @9 X8 Lto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,
7 J2 Y- n6 f' j" z$ qor what they WILL think of you for sending it.
& D. p( P0 ]. H' N0 K* ~Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us5 Y" ~$ |9 @/ K9 g$ `: p
than what God thinks of us.! c1 Z! M2 Z! r$ }+ x3 B/ \9 l
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
, @7 H8 Q2 s0 g* p因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
# C- M0 W% _3 h1 N; J. X- o或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
" b) ] `6 ]' }. N可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
t( q6 o* Q. m而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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# f, J$ D2 [9 v. D% A+ cPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...; P( T6 E2 U7 l( O' ?0 \$ a: e
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
: |* e) h& ~# D) ~7 Ysit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!6 Z3 W9 z8 m1 J
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
! A2 O3 }$ M$ G) M- r" [若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做, W9 I8 A- V% g4 l: S
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程, J0 A+ @4 ]6 P3 J
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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