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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞/ O G0 h6 ?) N
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
# S. m( R2 |: ?' d$ i% C: o6 NClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
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5 x" C( C8 l0 m2 w葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
) ^7 h8 p+ o2 f! m上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?" l% s8 \& w8 J+ s" l
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:0 u( L' E" T* a3 W# ^% |7 Q
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
1 k! o9 s5 d0 a; v2 ], h7 pShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
$ Z$ f. |; a' {0 }7 @9 Mbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,& l! y8 j4 u" _/ r
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
, h2 J& R% Z# X# J7 u5 A. s2 |$ m" }And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
+ E: k" N. ~* y2 C0 k2 `How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
6 u, [7 h. r5 \2 L- Fif we demand He leave us alone?"
, N" P5 g4 J+ p8 x『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
. @# v$ O2 U1 ]# ]; L* M* S0 u! l只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,# v( {8 {& T) o% G7 T* Z5 s' ]
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。- D, j# B, _1 w
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
: r/ R: E! a6 `% Z2 Q; F, X5 ]我們既然強令祂遠離我們,. W, a8 m( t2 K; W; ~" C2 @
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』3 Z' o& H+ l* x) @/ @& u
# p, T& P; V5 w& mIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
& m, Q3 k1 K" M9 y e2 ^- cI think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,- X' L ^: J# r
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
1 p$ S5 R* k [+ r hschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
7 v- A% }8 N. b' n" f* g D Wschool...
! o4 y9 _5 L* x$ @+ F; X( Athe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
6 y( T3 t1 Y6 L8 T" A0 y5 D1 Nand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK., S5 i* J6 t! B' G
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
- E7 n' d+ G, g5 }7 U我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士7 V2 C, M. B% l; D9 g, ^
(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,
: R2 u( b5 m5 c, @" @8 s0 v2 f1 ]4 i最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
! h B$ c- G6 r" F7 H要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。9 s4 w' J8 ?1 i2 ?" N
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" r7 G% [$ ]" h! b% K. v' O5 w& rThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
U4 g) g- L$ m5 ?9 T5 k8 ]when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped/ w/ s" {/ M8 M
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed7 D' q' x, l$ A
suicide)
. \ c ?$ `: ]' nWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.: `1 I/ [ b9 q& L
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
& `8 C3 ]5 T' |" L$ ~! d我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
) Y, Q9 C2 Y$ d) w& x3 r. Q+ H5 Y以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊* ]& a, V5 P7 s9 V
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。) J7 H; i. M* Y
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7 v9 Z- i$ i4 xThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
& p$ G6 f% x/ v$ c# Nchildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
: a4 S' \5 X6 o- Qin this school better touch a student when they misbehave% Y9 g8 ^- I) Y% d! {
because we don 't want any bad publicity,
% L+ E" J& P4 O1 pand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
$ t( [; E( E/ D) d5 ^2 Wbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,1 }) r4 E; U! y% u; {! u7 n! v
etc.). And we said OK.# C L: h6 D A9 i+ ?
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
1 O, c1 C9 V; e+ \9 Y老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,) W1 @' h) J* K: ~, C+ g" r# l ~
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
, R5 G3 ^) A2 M) r& g8 i2 u更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),2 F$ ^( n# \* e6 p/ j5 ]' w2 p
而大家同意了。' `- k; Z0 |. _: A' T* ^
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,' n0 B/ a: C# Y6 z% D" r! j+ T
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
Q' ?) q, ~' }6 A- nThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
# x9 V2 |( A, i' O2 W) Rand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms" v( K0 L: t4 T: F, @
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,
# ]5 Y( `, B6 v) b3 S7 x, Fand we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we' d3 r% }5 z1 v8 l5 f6 f k: T; o
said OK./ }3 h8 Q+ m) g2 n @
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,8 d3 ~0 Q( Q8 v: x
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
* |# p5 C4 E7 a: E+ G' M0 V7 Q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," z! U/ b0 k; f* j
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,; y1 |: V, n$ m& z8 g- A
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道& [. _4 B& b/ T# L2 l6 X
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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* Q! K. J6 A3 h) W4 v* oThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter. H' C7 t+ F* u- z) U
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,! r% ]" b9 \2 Z" z7 j/ z3 P( `
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
% _; C7 k @- R& Zdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
- j, ]1 A5 U9 K' I- u2 J" m; f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,% a8 K4 l1 C4 d& `: M/ n: T
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
0 p, ]. ~& I0 {. o! G任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >" t. P7 `- w) V/ @, Z- v+ [
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& M) s: {) _1 Z+ n e
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty5 U' C& L3 z0 R2 E$ X
of the female body. And we said OK.
3 K* q- s$ g( j# `3 h, w然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
7 v7 B. j, F! i d$ F1 r9 l6 g2 T1 Z稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。- m7 R* ^' |5 Z$ y+ R9 o
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0 G* h3 x0 c7 [# b/ RAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and. i: w4 S5 u$ I
published pictures of nude children and then further again% \7 m' g' f x6 b: {) S6 F
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
; y# ?- h% C/ b) ]6 s: w* Athey're entitled to free speech.' E2 e# k' q6 S
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照, K3 y. k3 B9 C* F- p
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,3 V' q2 K; @3 G- _* n
他們這樣做是言論自由。
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4 V2 {1 D" T8 D- z. P% R- h) sThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
: G9 P% [) d" Ithat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
' B% T* ^5 T) c. i4 L; Y1 i6 Z( ^" p7 cthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.& { w$ i# O& [6 e$ D/ l
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
" \( j/ y% @/ {& J4 h8 N7 ?% s5 mnobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
( p+ c2 o2 Y& R2 S# D然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
' s8 [8 i/ q* s1 X$ L" W( Y9 B不正當的性行為的電視節目和電影;讓我們錄製鼓勵強姦、嗑藥、6 c+ n7 n; ~$ R- k# H/ i
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:0 v& B5 b* h8 d& u' l: Q; f/ X
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。
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7 }( ]& p% f6 f+ @6 _" {* `Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience," M. p0 s: C2 c! P2 c
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them( Q& x* s: F& g7 d) N
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,6 |( Z+ s. V P
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.9 N3 X; p- @5 _; P a# A5 U
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
% G0 l+ u8 s1 G1 s. _如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
7 s8 v, R+ U+ g- \7 `# x6 J為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
, Q3 u/ R% O7 n1 b" e1 ~; ^( m為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
* _0 Y5 q5 i$ S. ~+ M# D假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
/ W2 O. s; Y2 s% l9 V9 ?我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。' H+ R3 \6 O. O ]
) R2 k7 l; S$ m8 G2 CFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder0 U8 ^' ]& U2 o% f5 }% z' W
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers+ \' W: i& Y, O! ?4 i
say, but question what the Bible says.
, c% k# N6 V2 ], |, }# |實在好笑,人們棄上帝如弊履,卻苦思何以世界步步下落地獄。6 G" s! I6 v3 q5 s$ p6 v% R* O4 ?
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。
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; o K- V$ O* P' A7 n* eFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like* x5 w+ k* Y' b1 u4 `' D
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,8 N% E- l1 ?( j, Y1 }
people think twice about sharing.
- [8 K" J; ?- {9 F, x; c實在好笑。你可以在網路上轉寄笑話,使它們像原野之火般的蔓延;
+ {. x+ R7 F/ ?7 B. I3 E* \但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,0 i2 H3 e4 t5 F
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。! K. a* ^! {3 f! S. z
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
4 \) J2 F: t( H- g8 S( pthrough 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
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而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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# g" p; b: t+ ?$ }Are you laughing?
( ^: L4 ^1 l* V. h! n你笑了嗎? x/ r5 u! C0 g/ z* T) x- ~7 M
$ }! K$ s' E. l: L2 s t3 EFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it( m& ~6 `- F7 B i( B H, W
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,4 L$ `* f; w% l& i7 @! L
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.. U, _1 h) N4 s
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us5 q- w( o) [* Z* ]2 n
than what God thinks of us." K' K2 i# \2 p, ~
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
5 C$ u. o5 T( `3 h: |: U% M因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,7 N% n2 X4 } {" U% v3 Q
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。0 r: |& R; Q; @$ l3 E9 D
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
- p' a+ _4 C8 {! e: v" m9 F! K% T# @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...
, x- N! d# ~3 f' Fno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
" a! z3 p( X0 Nsit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!! B) T$ V4 K* s9 p! P
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
, v) [7 \" W- V4 |% F, S8 h& F若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
C3 m& }- k y2 |# R但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,# m. |1 y+ w) T& `0 c$ ~; a' x
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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