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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞) h8 f4 |; |) L3 C$ D
- n% @+ H( w) k0 IBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
) l; t% V& i/ e$ O8 S2 D/ xClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"1 W9 \1 ]* L$ m3 a* u0 H. e
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).- v, y+ v8 g( ]5 o( R
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:0 o6 n9 k6 X, S( E4 v& d
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?* h/ m: }9 G7 j5 } B# F2 L+ G! m
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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. Z6 U: G- ~( Y$ e/ IAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.' P- W/ w" {# f, n$ R- {
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
- m i* ?2 E, q& _+ Abut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,: B+ v/ [8 e% u/ k2 _' c* X# j
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.7 O" e! e% A( Q8 q6 P7 \
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
; E% ]+ W7 a+ g" tHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection9 r1 ]& N! Q9 ?6 N3 f7 `" P/ q; n
if we demand He leave us alone?"' [" B' u# J6 c. D8 `% x
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
) L' M1 k* r5 L J4 E5 A只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,7 R7 N6 c+ G5 d7 ], B# a4 `8 P
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
1 `* U* e4 r9 r4 p上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。5 |$ h- `4 `1 u/ b! A& g$ ]3 }
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
d/ K& b! K0 H9 `1 I又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』/ L2 S% }, }! `4 B9 D
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.9 J3 D8 z( |- F; A
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,2 e9 B1 R @; r+ U/ F$ P; \* {$ V
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our; n( r# `9 G$ ?# e7 Z, s( A) k: X0 D
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
' ~8 o% R9 z9 v/ `3 U- c oschool... p# q; h9 t! [$ r+ N8 E
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
/ U+ x3 Z" E# W! t7 N3 j, Nand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.: W" H1 R2 B, L) h
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
* {3 Q/ w; Z+ G: x7 N我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士' G# |4 Y/ w. x/ 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,! C! v( b; ], U% i$ n- j' M
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 A* r" J2 w$ i7 x+ k& t8 g5 e4 |要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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9 F& E( K- v6 K0 g/ l: jThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
# p( U3 y4 `2 ]: `! A3 N$ awhen they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped) e) K& d" m& J) `1 F
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed' J; e! [$ t. l+ ^( k
suicide)
W5 u ]' f) lWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.% ?" A3 g. H6 U2 b5 L7 `
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,5 ]/ s7 x1 n' a0 s- X. G3 b
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
- g0 s) _+ k5 g3 e' R( a以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊2 x$ J1 o7 p2 `) H4 ~ W, Q
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our; Q# _' T. Y% k' j( _
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member9 D" {2 h+ @4 G o0 f
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave, m% K+ Q! @4 R9 F, F
because we don 't want any bad publicity,
) ]( G( q) q' [2 u2 sand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference5 p6 |1 R& w/ l/ E. k" u! N/ D( F Z, z
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,9 K' S+ \2 p9 m3 S+ T' J% _
etc.). And we said OK.! O S; J$ I3 V( r* H
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,6 l* p6 @% h! a$ |( J) `
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,7 t# x7 q3 s* i
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,2 g3 B0 O. t, p
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
% G6 @+ a7 _; v! E5 g而大家同意了。: U/ Y0 J9 ]9 w2 ?. S0 d
& I( U/ P. d% |% GThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,# s4 T7 Z( w5 T, Z' y
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
$ w/ z/ E6 {( }, h, I, D. n, tThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
2 G5 P8 d0 F3 q, s5 hand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
3 A" ^& K! a+ Jthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,) |7 G2 x9 S' r; e3 ~
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
. ~. S; \8 P6 N( G5 `! }said OK.
* {% [; e$ A' C! {! R9 |+ [, R然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
$ m/ s0 D o) k" v甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
4 k0 o" _7 ^$ u9 L0 [% ~7 d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,
. \8 ^6 I5 {4 R% F, {/ X% D他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,* u2 Y2 o9 @4 X5 s* e( V
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
: j0 f2 [1 k3 x5 n/ w& B他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。4 |- {) E% {$ Z# W- E
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Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
7 w) [, H7 w; U' v' R. ~* ^7 {; m' Lwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,' c: @* V G- N
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,% [8 S' M+ w7 o
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
8 b7 N5 w+ u) j9 u3 t, H: S/ r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 W2 U+ X+ C+ t' J" Q
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
( p9 y. Y \5 d) H任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
7 I7 T( B8 o6 @- [只要我有工作而且經濟看好。: A* q- x8 e5 Y& q0 y/ R
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3 g& u* @- W8 [7 D; }' j$ j1 b: @Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women+ L0 r$ H% C& T3 Z. w7 F
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty+ E( ^/ ?) f( u
of the female body. And we said OK.
0 n' D( {8 c# Q# d然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
! m! z( U+ c8 Z: x0 T R) V稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。/ B# _* j5 C5 r+ P
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) ^5 [# u" n# m, \- EAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and$ F3 b5 t* I3 q0 w7 @* c3 e, R
published pictures of nude children and then further again/ X" c2 J3 g% s O+ s
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
4 `$ f0 {- S: G! ethey're entitled to free speech." r" j( U5 {+ h8 T: e( N+ q/ f
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,. Z4 G. C5 a" S, W$ f2 x' h
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
! m) X9 g8 t* b; E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 movies
/ x' W' @, j9 A# W- athat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music- X, g* D" Y; W( z; v6 `
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
7 e5 X! @7 i$ {/ B# xAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,0 m$ ^1 i i E; ~+ a
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.# b2 _: M5 d) X& _6 e+ a5 ?
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
: r: K( _# Q& ]5 x0 R8 b+ E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、
5 \& G9 ?' s9 _: _; c. z7 s3 A謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
0 d# w& r* ]; @' k" V$ Y- G那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。$ ]& [; F/ k% G4 v9 J
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6 \9 F7 k; r& u! P0 h2 f0 }Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,8 x/ |) e6 ^1 q+ l0 j9 u& n( z
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them7 z! b8 e( @( U
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
8 I% k: Q1 x; L2 |& r$ s* N+ L, k- H. [if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.8 j8 Z( I! ^. u% R8 O; x0 p* g$ Q9 h
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."; ?' H3 \& b6 ], I n3 G
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
6 o3 N% n2 Y7 k/ k4 Y6 o* K6 J為什麼他們不能分辨對錯? U# {) s9 u5 O5 }$ B
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?& |6 f5 C! J6 j
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
3 a, a5 j3 j/ K7 E2 T% y& \我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。0 V! h- t8 @2 Y4 O$ g5 b
" g1 v* X _7 p/ WFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
. ?; N8 q' ~; o( e' |/ T) q( Mwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
) \0 S' f: U+ Esay, but question what the Bible says.; Y- o; r; v; j9 s; o% y, e
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。 O& z# A4 x8 M
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。# P! Z$ t) p \# h5 l$ \$ P
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- }, I; x! d1 q% p X& H2 RFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
$ }+ T' a5 u) cwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
8 b; R9 Q8 a' {: ]people think twice about sharing.( ]" j7 m! i' 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;
1 R" M6 J- W6 C8 A8 q. [但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
0 f9 f3 F' C0 z! f) r8 l% P人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely% J9 j6 }; v" [. V
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
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' ^/ G. P7 q9 L! s% l# m/ B實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
! J. N9 p' N9 I% N3 E透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;+ e! I3 A6 z& f
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。! c; s" N7 Z' g c, U
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# m! p! G& S3 }1 E) }0 [. c! xAre you laughing?4 |7 X* s4 `- x5 |2 Y e* r# ^
你笑了嗎?* j. f; |8 S o. B
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
: K5 ?: y4 e, E7 F0 p& Jto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,9 \1 s% {7 m. Q# S Y
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.! E# p r$ K7 r& [, L
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
5 J7 ]; T: z8 n) R3 z7 tthan what God thinks of us.
, F! O; W3 f* p; _好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
( @' D [$ \. m. u" W0 v3 `( Z因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
( I0 v9 z. `- Z6 D( Q9 k或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。2 c5 F2 O, I5 ]* L8 n2 Z+ ?
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,9 F6 F" M( p6 z
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。( a5 K5 O8 ^ A; R9 _% P8 D
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8 b9 t! |* l. i0 a) FPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...9 ^4 F. M! y: K, `) ~ e
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't6 J6 T8 x' {5 u
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
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若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,) E- L& V# K4 j& ?$ m7 C; U2 Q
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
" f8 ?! R8 t" O6 r4 ~2 X6 t你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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