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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞' Q8 P* E( q+ u$ l- _( G& k" |" e
0 V* M0 d! X/ N1 ~. l; @Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
V( x$ r& C H5 }9 @Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"- ~4 R, Z/ S! A# D) K8 o# Q
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
7 X) X' W- T. \9 z, y葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
" x0 c& R* T( b k% W上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
. }! v+ }4 p& Y. u9 V6 v4 K她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:# x; S6 N1 c5 O! \5 l
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.! r& v! @ l+ Y9 c7 c- E
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
& D% G3 J4 S0 t$ sbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
4 h5 q) a3 Q$ xto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
2 x2 ^2 l$ M' uAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.$ f& w% r1 \9 K4 Z+ q
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
9 ?5 P8 N% n+ s0 ~* sif we demand He leave us alone?"
8 K- v& n, ^+ j) n$ g* L7 i4 L『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;
0 \' i& Y8 G T# E; b9 i2 Z0 v( O只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校, [( \2 l7 I0 q% k8 L K( \! i7 W
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
8 W, ^3 m9 b: ~& L% K上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。4 S- k& }. Z7 i, r( q4 g9 }
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,9 M0 j1 Y6 B0 }' \
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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' M7 Z8 a% F; M) Z; D3 {. |5 TIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.3 C1 i: v/ w) O+ [$ a+ n! d
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,$ j( B+ G& h0 j. H
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our- W6 ]$ h+ p6 o* a/ C T
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
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the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, v3 x) T7 d3 g j
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
* o/ {, q% [. j5 F, F: M看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
: a; o! q. f0 Z/ ~, \我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士5 A" \6 Q, y$ m. ~$ t
(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 `& H1 G. W7 A# w9 Y1 {; E5 u/ X
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、* {0 \ r& q+ A8 W4 {* [
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。" m' N5 b( E0 F b
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children6 F& x6 E, {1 k0 @+ v d
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped( J& b5 V/ Q. G$ L- d
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed9 W$ `, F* a" J- `* A; O
suicide)4 ]# U3 v0 }2 L- O2 Z7 e7 R
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.; K$ h5 E6 G. d' ]4 V3 H c
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
) m5 r9 b8 V, H& z) j6 U" r" Y我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
2 X( ^' E/ ?2 C; Z# I6 T" I以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
! r0 X, R& o" ?2 e- ^. I( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。* L- Y* k0 I+ s% W* v$ \8 }. B
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4 P8 @* V5 N3 [. D) a, NThen someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
& ^& |1 J$ d3 p3 n0 p$ o; Achildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
2 B: p+ G9 N3 |in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
7 P$ Y; ~0 @2 ]* m/ z- M- k/ tbecause we don 't want any bad publicity,8 K A0 l5 k1 h" K7 t$ a4 v( p0 G
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference" [% }* `) ~3 {2 x: n+ `0 T4 ]2 h/ B
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,, j5 R, s4 x6 O' {: T9 h
etc.). And we said OK.
9 f5 [& E- n. Y: _然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,- [7 \4 O+ [3 C C8 x& \
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
# C* x' ~' H; a+ P" Y! i教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
9 O8 U8 W2 E+ g4 z: B4 S更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),8 {8 M. p1 P/ I; I* o
而大家同意了。
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
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7 h: j t% n, q) b, EThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys* o0 G5 y+ y5 n
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
" }! H* M1 e6 |6 ~they want so they can have all the fun they desire,
! E! X. N$ }4 i- \, `1 a. ~and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
5 X& O% H @5 ^& A8 e% W3 d- gsaid OK.
: b Z2 |$ h, T/ }8 a) G7 @然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
7 w( O3 k% W) S: |5 L3 Y0 C甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
: S) a: {, E) k( ^) ?* e8 U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,
, q/ |7 \0 h; v' S! D$ ~他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,+ b$ i' ?( H3 `/ l
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道; ]' }9 L9 Q5 b4 n' n6 Z3 ]8 j
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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0 W1 {# t% |3 N3 |9 m1 [ T. j- _2 BThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter' s% |. ^1 b, }, k
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
, B" q; K" o t# l0 [we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
. V ]& b0 r6 x+ ]9 f+ odoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
/ l) V6 q+ d) P; T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,
" ?- L3 {* C' i5 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,
2 {% A) q& ~& _0 b$ o, S+ Z3 Q任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
& p3 L9 F$ C9 i; W; Q2 K1 f: W/ E只要我有工作而且經濟看好。$ g3 A* E) [- }; d& C3 q& W U/ |
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Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women9 P& h4 ?% d6 b: B3 u. Z* z/ n
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty( H( b$ H3 P2 {1 |2 J7 E
of the female body. And we said OK.
$ l8 v& N. d4 c3 B- y0 r然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,8 @; S2 u4 w+ E' y
稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。( C; m( v% v }; Q3 L& I
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0 _8 C X$ L. |3 FAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
% U# a9 t; h t& s3 F( Ypublished pictures of nude children and then further again
- R; Y# V' X) d* O9 y) gby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,. t: B: Q" _ q
they're entitled to free speech.
' W* z! W% Z' o+ C/ y# {$ M然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
8 S1 r1 s8 @; P2 n( V( Z* F甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,% y2 k: \ d8 a, Q
他們這樣做是言論自由。7 B$ F& D- K) P: [' Z
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
% q+ J# G% n& k7 q1 e; I0 z: Gthat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music* }7 c- L8 w/ ]2 @
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
6 ]) B1 q% {; PAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
z+ S6 L( L* tnobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
* N9 H6 ~8 b e& J* B然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、# G; u0 Y9 X m1 f$ 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、7 L$ c. f- E6 \# w, w+ |2 ~0 ~* e
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
7 N, w: ]+ A- w2 Q4 A# R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,
7 `% Q: b2 h2 _why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them7 B, f& U0 u: O% x' z1 J
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
2 t# m4 h7 L Z" w. y- W% O6 h" |$ Eif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
& o4 {0 d& x1 O9 KI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
$ \/ v+ ?9 j0 U; J j如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
6 y0 \6 P3 ^- p0 U' w為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
- x. ]+ \; d% e. t& b M" v& x4 E為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?$ A( F1 P+ A4 x1 v+ |
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。6 x' N. ^4 V3 z. \7 I7 p
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
% T/ Q% x! e/ p- Vwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
4 w, d( ?9 ], Q7 csay, but question what the Bible says.
# ~7 s& y' R$ O9 B( `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。
; G4 E, T* q4 o6 q實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。: x' r# u9 |7 {6 z) s( X+ s
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2 M9 w3 w; R! E/ iFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like+ M" E: Z- r/ D6 N. u' p8 M
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,2 X& V& ~! g; u( c+ J) e/ n
people think twice about sharing.
4 E5 Y# ^* p: y5 Y9 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;1 W$ I* {+ q$ p8 Y! V: A
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,5 n2 O2 l. Q% {
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。: R5 M% ^4 j1 ?7 k" c" s
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely; y5 W' ^5 a) d) @2 D
through 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
. o. l9 T5 Y' U, C4 ~# D透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;
- g' w. X9 v% w而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。' [% N6 \) }* N7 q! v3 {: D) y
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2 F% h# V5 M+ y! H. C* [- \Are you laughing?5 G# M9 B5 Q* ^3 |) {9 n! k
你笑了嗎?" y) e" m% V9 ^2 a8 @0 p
2 B' j; R$ h, h4 M( a2 wFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it) i6 C# b% h' K" ]
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,7 P+ E% Y7 U9 W. [# H- N9 R
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
9 F0 C; p H* _) F. w6 |. mFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
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3 {# U8 u1 R1 O% Y7 N好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
7 Q$ N5 d8 P6 G8 I. a因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
6 R h+ m- a! t6 j2 g8 Q5 n或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
4 n. L5 P4 z0 ~7 T/ O可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,8 T2 ? {) e8 a, e8 M* f
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。! \. }, j' \7 X; h1 S
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...) {1 M4 P V" s$ ]& }* ]; k
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't6 M( J0 J" D. K% {
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
+ B" e/ U3 s. V A* Q' E把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話& p+ m/ U( P+ ]3 l q$ x3 ]
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做," D& U1 Q' R- e2 L2 o" L a4 t) \
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
0 j1 b/ v" K9 P0 C+ K7 ^你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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