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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞$ x! y0 _5 r d+ A0 X0 B6 U
. D. ]; O% g# i5 O7 X+ K5 aBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
& @( Z# y( d9 l" }1 RClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?", V- b7 Z3 H3 Y% b' L, v
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).3 ] C u7 w' M8 F6 l/ w; L
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:1 |" Y4 L% ~- u1 o0 }
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?" Z- [6 }* P8 }9 ^# g
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.
" r5 b) f( R7 W! f& ~ M% ]She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
$ r6 R- R% {% B& W" \/ N+ ?but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,; G. o$ n; j$ @" C
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
- _& @0 G- N% Z0 z# gAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.3 }2 p G2 r# i0 o% K g2 o8 x. e
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
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『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;1 o2 N4 s6 w! K
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
+ P* F/ o; }* W) k. \* ~2 t不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。0 M+ P! x5 q9 b
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。0 O7 l% R/ Z4 p+ f" I4 {6 B* I. k# K
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
* X1 V& g3 T* _! C又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』- ?- E; k( \! D2 G t% {+ ^9 g
' X t6 ^% y) q I1 ?In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
6 \/ T& Y. ~6 i3 a1 C3 u) @/ YI think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,: ]1 y# W8 O2 M, V: V$ P
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
1 _ y8 Z. a z z, x- Dschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
5 F5 E. D" d4 Bschool...4 s B! q- [1 ^) j: c6 i
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
q7 n* \) g. Y0 F4 ~* `, Uand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.' a/ W3 ?! w, q K
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,3 E0 ]7 H( ^8 g c- u$ c8 I
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
7 d- L8 \1 p" {. n u4 X/ p(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,+ ]$ j! G; `: L. q
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
B# P1 K1 H- Y6 s要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。8 \! X. m0 `3 E3 W- U- h, C% y
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6 H& E9 S# E1 s t H/ l; u$ gThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
* J! \ A% t* N: ?1 z! @when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped( v4 [( d3 X6 E* p4 J6 U
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed0 g, j, A# b1 N' x6 U; |) i
suicide)
N6 o, f+ y# bWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.. |$ U. A- K. p- s6 Q' f
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
% K* r% [: {: n1 m) ~ g0 ?2 V我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,, _& b i) I0 z3 n" Y% F/ Y- N
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊" R6 P4 ?: j8 j7 Q' } Q% b1 P
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。6 x4 F4 l; S8 z: d; o
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
$ M6 ~" c& |) _$ ?6 D& |9 a: r, Uchildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
; [. B2 j k+ O: @8 ^+ U' ^9 [in this school better touch a student when they misbehave9 S* ^9 m* H6 U+ B0 z6 G
because we don 't want any bad publicity, d, v* U2 }& A
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference' d8 N+ S ^- \/ M
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
6 K) z3 c( R! a8 ]% Oetc.). And we said OK.
- }9 T N2 ~9 @; S5 n6 y1 k+ m然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,1 `' P) Y5 q1 X1 K' K
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,* S$ }: M0 \1 m- U3 v8 g0 `
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
/ v! H+ ?% C0 a" [$ L2 {更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
, W, O; `+ v/ @# Q" X5 o- g0 o而大家同意了。
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4 H. z5 l1 [: c. Y) D! lThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
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Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys: \' M. T3 U" U, U4 p& F
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
. S7 T9 g+ N. Q+ u: q% g' }they want so they can have all the fun they desire,$ c" | ?. s; n3 W% a" k
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
3 F; d. n U. g, Qsaid OK.& i+ o: W+ E; j. W" T7 J
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,1 E( N' [, o- x) W8 d8 K
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。8 c( m8 U% @' o. g/ ~ z: X: J
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,
% j; {+ `/ p( n6 F! ]4 ^* q0 m他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,( w! h1 f1 u( t7 J( ~3 u9 Q; R
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
/ r F3 z1 ~( { r) w他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
& j4 Y3 ^+ L3 \' ]what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
/ E; D1 c+ u+ x, t9 m" _) wwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
' q x0 P' F* b2 P; M0 Mdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.2 N5 g7 c7 F9 [# 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,
9 b. C7 H6 O8 ^$ x2 W6 a9 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,. a* Y! b& @* z e% G, 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 >
/ O" j+ `3 [7 a. X. I0 e只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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- K4 s. S/ `6 C) P" s4 L: D6 \Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
) A" n3 `/ S8 }* L/ r5 aand call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
+ e% Z& ^5 @, }7 aof the female body. And we said OK.- D3 I9 k5 P& \
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
1 H. e0 l* {* }稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
) Z. I4 T1 L; t e, @& W, q5 b3 d* o/ Tpublished pictures of nude children and then further again
4 n* q5 N* A4 Q) ^by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK," ^7 ]5 K5 \* x' C. N+ K; ]4 j v N
they're entitled to free speech.
! [/ m' N& ]+ R: |$ ]. ~# S然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
' p7 l) ^- r/ W2 S7 o4 x0 h1 F甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,8 z2 O! z" q" l, P& h% G
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 [% Y* I% {: f& T! R: P( G
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music" r- T) b: h4 _* F
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
+ p% U) x- L3 F. p1 yAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
0 e4 Z7 F& E ^5 V, [nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
7 m/ K v" z3 x* Q8 W1 l然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、; z: W7 g# c1 H, C7 n9 j" s& a
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、1 k n+ O3 W$ z
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
: v/ P+ y* `% 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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4 c- B: Z( R, g- iNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,$ s& @0 ^1 d/ |; C# D6 ]4 K% G
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them7 z/ s% I$ a3 J
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,! L5 i1 C$ _( B, H, i: q( t
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
/ N# V7 O+ y% }. L; c3 lI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."+ i6 L. V* z3 H0 `9 j. p
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
- ?3 Y8 t8 Z1 c, n) ^為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
+ R( o' p" R' N% p5 v為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
, e) z7 U$ \! _假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
! j* l9 ?8 R' H' ?0 E) x9 R/ Z我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。* Y" ~$ s+ j6 e( |$ q
1 r: S' N8 L o0 P3 OFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder% B. Z. u$ d x
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
8 a! _5 y( v c6 h$ b/ {say, but question what the Bible says.
2 N& ~# z" \+ |+ V2 T7 p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。/ T4 }$ k" {# D7 m6 a d$ `& n
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。( X( _1 Q' f* i8 e+ ^7 a
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
9 [) Y8 n% A( @+ k/ wwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,& o) C4 o, _( `0 n* }
people think twice about sharing.
) |0 m. E7 i7 n. a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;6 Z$ W% e! Y2 H
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,6 d7 d( d; B8 C, g
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。) k( Q1 u- @% Y/ ~ b: y
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2 B4 T/ K8 s# L2 U7 fFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely, t6 M! R" ?2 [8 L3 O
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
l- j: `, Y6 {in the school and workplace.
6 [ w& k! C3 S# g4 M7 ~$ U$ E實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
% P8 ~' s" y8 M( r5 d透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
* _! x4 P* u6 p# E- Z2 M2 R# Y而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。5 K* Y6 a+ V0 P: l8 L
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Are you laughing?
' k: D. p* l: e' ~4 T你笑了嗎?
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1 i- ]+ o* c; v( vFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it/ q ^% h9 Q' c; x R
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,! C: ]& L8 E* f
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.' j: d8 v7 ^! ?' [) |; d) G
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us% s. M/ {/ s ]0 ~9 G& Z; a c1 `
than what God thinks of us.
5 d0 J4 A6 T9 x, Q, R' H好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
% v- [7 @ ^" u% R. j. X$ W因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,& ]/ P- s1 T1 |
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。( {! n0 N# K6 y
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
3 v7 a1 c7 r0 ?8 k而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。: m1 @5 b( M! H/ v) H& R
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* w" ?# p4 V- `) F( ZPass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...- Z6 ?& w7 H" d% s, k3 Y9 B9 K4 K
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't' N3 F* Y( B. C: U, A* @9 G" s
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in! g0 T8 z) B# o0 Y9 F8 l; t
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話& ?! k1 W" c) X& w! ]
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
! O8 ~6 D" p" O# P0 X但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
W5 C6 o" X, j& s你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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