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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞 C' B c% O# W% L* l
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
, f" s# l5 T' eClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
& j% t8 j2 {4 K" c(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).( H3 C! f( `! w
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:( s$ `! }/ D$ ~* R
上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?: }: q$ M# |: l: M2 D
她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:0 {1 `+ m5 T* R) `$ V+ C' r
3 F: J6 |9 v0 }! o9 X8 YAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.- C9 f2 R+ N( j6 i9 q% H. W
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,6 @, g% R- I' s; Z Y' U
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,- T. G, ~' i& [ e) E9 s! n u
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
; Y( x3 S- Y4 S2 c1 S$ N9 gAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
* e- g% F2 u& LHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
4 j+ Z" f1 S! f3 Y( m: Yif we demand He leave us alone?"
: w: K# V$ N$ O R1 k『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
( y: J; V7 K# D V2 E2 q( g) o只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,3 I1 ]1 U' V- ]2 O" x8 K
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
: y# k8 i" r! h9 m2 C上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
8 s4 B; I! q" o2 ?7 v5 O我們既然強令祂遠離我們,7 S% @; n( N5 {
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.) Y& p0 E1 A; Z, M; w! l# v
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,
2 ^' H% y, _3 ?8 {1 Z8 `# jher body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
0 K5 f6 C9 l0 Q3 J/ y k9 xschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in6 V& e6 W, B! i9 {: R S
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the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
0 J0 C K* M+ |7 wand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.! a5 s- t2 n: i5 j
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,$ r( f! g1 ?/ X1 g/ a; e
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士- n% d1 M. `2 ]% V0 b, ?* H
(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,2 v, b2 Q$ F3 Z" A( y
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、* T/ N" g% U4 y) c& J
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。7 k( I( j( x# m7 ~1 y! q+ F2 f+ ?, r
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children! v7 J, |& r, l* T( Q6 o
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped9 u) I, c$ y6 s6 j7 V4 s8 i
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
+ Y; }& N4 q; p' ^$ k+ lsuicide)
1 V3 s* N% d5 U( c( G2 LWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.- p* s7 n2 ~, ?' s% \ G0 o( b
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,1 ~: M5 c! d: e& [& u6 |: @
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,% n* v- c9 ~5 j% A7 g; U2 Y
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊) |) u3 f* g1 y3 s C4 ^
( 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
; h6 g! z0 h6 t* W ?children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member, G& O" @5 l% V2 e, p
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave) I4 P- b) j& K" R* `7 L
because we don 't want any bad publicity,2 s% {* ?6 Z3 b+ |4 O: C! t
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference, a; q8 D/ c# X8 C: T1 I0 I) ?# B
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
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& I( @* [6 g2 U4 F然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
3 H5 z/ T1 w7 g2 s老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
) _# }! m: p! |" S教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
* g( I/ z3 ^# G R. S5 V0 S更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),. w" S9 _# C1 J$ F
而大家同意了。6 d/ Z) A- ]" C! W
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Then 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
4 _$ W3 X, q3 H4 C+ u; i3 S k pand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms. f! G4 b5 b3 Q0 G! j5 b
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,7 ]3 y/ h9 k# H, c# q
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we8 v2 O2 S8 S& T+ O+ _
said OK.9 x( M1 e. M G6 J! y) v# z' p2 m( ]
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
9 {% g% R" ?- W7 U0 U! j/ @甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
6 z7 l* J( e: ~6 q' `4 Y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,# C1 Q+ |6 y; U7 B9 b
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
" K( c7 [+ j, Q8 [# I! T好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道
. c0 }# o# C: o他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。0 f, O! @% h M+ `9 v
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" m: U. r2 d1 m$ i! nThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter. i/ J2 w- {# s
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
( ^0 s3 y6 h! N! [3 pwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
# r8 S: J& F" ?5 g: W7 Zdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
: a) q+ P. I( T- e0 o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,
! Q8 d' G2 u. G/ A" Z3 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," V( }: ]6 `. j5 ^" j9 ~5 f3 e; T
任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
2 f5 B/ |# ?' l. z- W' D& ?! t4 z只要我有工作而且經濟看好。- D8 N4 c! t/ N+ H* c$ {
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5 Y9 ~6 E5 d9 W4 O' W3 Z* NThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
1 s8 f5 ~1 p3 V7 D! ] k/ yand call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
. ^2 C+ k+ @! @6 E1 ^# ^# w' Jof the female body. And we said OK.% f) P$ K! `2 ^2 }
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
; S9 _# T( @. z+ N1 \稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。; \1 M6 Q0 s5 {$ E& E9 E
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2 X' t5 Z$ P( a+ G% Z# kAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and) u! z# b n( V( d+ r- X& y% v! d1 d
published pictures of nude children and then further again
7 @" ^0 b+ W; |$ D- ~by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
+ \# h. o# ]. Y' m5 H2 c$ G1 gthey're entitled to free speech./ l' o0 o# E$ M" a
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,7 f% \; x0 T' a2 Y
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
. P$ a! _ D9 t5 R3 g! @他們這樣做是言論自由。% U1 k+ ?/ p F, D/ J& Q3 E
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# g5 N) m6 V- t3 CThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies! P, Q3 J8 n/ L, b$ `% D# ?: x4 R
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music, H X5 f: T! e$ U
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
+ G$ Y$ i8 Y# T8 XAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,) P/ q$ Z" R7 }6 y$ F
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.8 ~7 c% F' {6 h! Y" h
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、$ a: z/ Z9 o* e \( ]$ J5 `
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、' K, P" r7 [0 `" A# N0 U3 U
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:1 A/ T9 l4 d1 {3 j* K, c# z
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,
' i& s) k% E8 N) k9 S _( ^6 Wwhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them. c. H! R1 w& B! b0 J: r
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
$ B/ ]$ u3 k: v4 J6 Bif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
6 t; d& p: b. {; eI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."( l& P p3 D" I: n$ l; t
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
- W ~2 c# `1 k% u: Q為什麼他們不能分辨對錯? g/ U) g/ b! q
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?: T/ w: ~% K# m' q; m, x- ~
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
! M! |6 T- @% {# i我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。5 r" `" G# ^9 ]2 ?0 ]" J
! }, }( P! W. ~& GFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder8 ]0 I0 l q( U7 u/ g. G- G
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers% L H" L0 ~, H' |- }9 _
say, but question what the Bible says.# c; P* @. F4 Y5 r! Z+ 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。
6 Q) G7 J+ u3 i0 ]3 e$ E: U' C. z$ \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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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like% v% Z$ Z) V# F- ~# ^! D* Q
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,
* p# d: A* V+ [4 Q' _1 ?% i: lpeople think twice about sharing.3 {, V$ m7 z9 ?/ n
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;
' ?' u4 `8 T, L7 a, h5 R1 R但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
$ d: E2 N: h5 j9 J$ c# G8 T$ |' T人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。& O# ^& G/ w( [$ Z9 k. A
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely+ o0 W E; q0 \6 ?; O
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed$ A3 i0 W9 z& O" s" ] `
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實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章4 a1 G7 E4 H* E* l) z
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
* d# u* K! L# g1 [+ d* G+ r而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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" l/ C- z5 v8 `# i( U" W' G/ w E4 OAre you laughing?* k. X$ q5 z5 r; x& P: s1 I- R
你笑了嗎?8 B" a { p$ m( I0 o
" \9 f- k+ A* [Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
( V8 s) o# ]7 `. K: [ J5 |to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,4 ^6 W. c0 A9 u5 w* q
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.5 g& p, A' M4 t+ ], t/ K5 W
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us: L& w% P- j6 i
than what God thinks of us.
* g, L! r6 S5 {, z9 p7 q好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
3 w4 ^- a# ]. M; o因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,/ _8 O1 {- K' C& {% F/ _& C
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。4 |% @' }' ^! `3 u3 l
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
! ?- C( V0 z7 z9 z$ @1 h而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。0 _: V- U% F G# l
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
( X$ W. \# h" z4 U/ M9 ^0 \no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't( P& e% x( M9 c3 `& Z& o# s
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
2 O8 z7 f) ?6 g) b% W把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
9 p) _! }0 O- x9 y" L2 O若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,
8 m( Y5 @. G; A: m% [但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,4 D4 s- O8 Y; V) l D1 X9 p
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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