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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞& \; M$ _/ g- K
. x5 F$ v" {3 t: \" v. \: Q2 k* yBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane _1 d! t9 h. W
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?") n% Z& u6 v4 C6 S+ y
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).& r( r8 ^! z$ I& k- Y" M( [0 j- L
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
" g. |8 ^" [, v! @ b8 d上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
7 D. D. A6 }+ i( d; u" s$ u她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:1 ]9 R! a6 t5 _& i" K' r4 n
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
5 B& t, I# A( a8 H; X/ ]6 Q: o7 gShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
( n2 N3 {+ @- W. F/ T: dbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,# d2 M8 C$ i+ e( w. |
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.( A! H3 k; m5 z
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.1 r4 H: h: K# W! Z
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;7 n9 z9 O$ y: z- p' F
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,8 Y1 z, D3 Y" L; A% e+ s6 j7 @
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
/ s z9 L2 }% o! j. }. U上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
& Q+ d [" E0 [# l( ]! l. o% ~" w我們既然強令祂遠離我們,3 }8 i2 i' n, _4 f& U& k* |2 A# w
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.+ a4 ]$ A9 i# r
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,7 }+ K. T: s8 e
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
8 c: n- r2 _+ oschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
% }5 B" M6 F9 d6 D+ S+ v8 Kschool...
& o& C3 e% a& {3 Ythe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,# \- t1 M. \. B5 [& o
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.2 `/ K0 J- q2 _+ V
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,; i6 k7 B9 Q1 O8 c9 `# L
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士- f* X" ^6 S2 S3 S
(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,* _$ V* s+ }9 C/ \7 u h
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
. a* }1 W; m6 A: T9 y7 ?9 S' d要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。- E. |7 V% ~7 ~& k+ y
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1 j( q* x" r- C: WThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children4 t( H: R' l0 D( C* [5 H
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped3 ]- S4 y' L( d3 s( {4 Q9 e
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
! ^- X4 o( A5 C! T4 bsuicide)
# s1 T% ~' i' _. G& ?2 h- b3 R+ xWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
6 U0 l/ e' j( I- ~. h. r+ i然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
" @6 p! \+ p3 _) C6 t我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
/ M( u6 b2 l8 e5 m7 ?以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
! p/ Y9 ]% h0 Z, v9 p7 p( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。
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4 T, ]$ Q1 H4 i3 ^1 t) ^Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our V* F8 l% B* o& h( \
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member- }3 {/ Y( b" H: h. }; c. r9 \
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave
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! f% o$ s+ l k" wand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference' L# S7 |3 @$ T6 C8 f
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,7 u8 X: s( u* D# q1 E2 {$ A6 P2 l
etc.). And we said OK." L$ C6 S! r) D- j) L
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,( V; E8 l" d: ]0 G0 l) h# M1 n
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
# g* V5 ] I0 s& A, z9 d4 g( [教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,, t7 R' b) K, g! W
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
# G, E5 g- P0 i! Y( Q- I9 u+ ~而大家同意了。' {; t9 x8 ]. F, s# V6 e
- h9 K9 Q: R* J, \3 `Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, y+ o" d( d, G! |# g# _
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
' I" R; h$ @0 F/ h' kThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
* Z( j7 f+ X' pand they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms# j# w+ W" t' g8 \# p
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,- k: C5 m x( T0 A, h1 N2 Q
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we' j4 S1 Y6 p9 W* }) G
said OK.
7 `; j, C! L- r6 m2 f$ O: r然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
4 |. L- m/ q% j- r甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
5 \- m1 A) j9 t3 o& K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,
+ [; h8 Z* n1 ^! O他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,' ]7 i7 X; x. P# t+ s* f3 e- _5 ^
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道6 d) Q Z9 L1 I$ \' S
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。0 W/ w7 L' ~0 T7 J, a) c- O- G4 a
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- G7 B& o% P+ g! n, tThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter$ B, w3 D0 O9 {8 G- F. p
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them, Y" D" A) u3 R- S& Z' Y
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
" v5 \4 ^7 W0 y4 p8 Y ?/ sdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
+ o, W; M& J5 p( [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,# I" j9 Q7 w* M
只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
$ q2 o& O; ]3 `7 ~+ F任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >4 S3 {; r6 P2 @; t3 K2 i2 ^! E5 C
只要我有工作而且經濟看好。& q+ G- ~% t( O0 |5 F
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. J' L- D/ j6 FThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women! s% o8 I9 T. a0 `- @
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty. A0 O j0 O7 g8 m9 Q3 i
of the female body. And we said OK.* H4 w3 [8 y+ ~, Y+ H$ k# v! w
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
3 a" [4 b; Y8 Q, Q0 i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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1 p. ]2 _" b" D$ v% e7 r) P$ W$ `And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
4 c) o7 t* Y8 J$ |, o5 \' w- Xpublished pictures of nude children and then further again4 R: F9 g ]! w5 ?+ w1 K |2 D
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK, d8 r0 @ ~1 X+ ^
they're entitled to free speech.( N( T$ b4 B+ j8 e
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,7 F$ O6 N/ X2 e* V2 S" m
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
5 q5 u$ B# ?' R. X( T# `4 i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
/ b8 Z/ I' z! R, ethat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music6 t7 ?# x: `/ b2 f$ i4 V$ `
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes., s. B) o. H! S; K" {9 g% v- T& M! t
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,
: o* g4 z7 [; x& O enobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
) R4 `8 j) d( P, g8 j8 M然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、6 c2 [) y2 q1 w# R/ o
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、
) v2 t& _( p3 k7 u/ P4 \5 }" g謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:7 u# e) ]$ G' Q6 n
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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6 W! H3 R2 z) BNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
+ Z3 R* c8 Q* k, f! twhy they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
, D* e8 L" \! r7 g8 s6 Xto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
7 p. ^# Z3 N* V# wif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
/ v! ~+ t6 g' {( S% zI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."* z. E% a# v, j$ B f( B( X
如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?+ B- z8 ]8 b4 Z/ N( a9 m0 Z. H: \# \: _
為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?9 @ E& s- g& Q' J
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
8 |' {8 H% {. I" ?1 P假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。; r l5 D: w0 F8 f
我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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/ A8 I4 \4 i. ?; x$ |& QFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder; i4 X* W) Q( {3 Z3 l) o* Y Q
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
$ y; p4 o! S* O8 P; [say, but question what the Bible says.5 z+ g; M( M2 Y
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。! j3 y: z: s+ P. o* B, n) J
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。 y+ x% ?$ R/ e1 B+ E
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7 d n1 d3 b$ s/ Y3 g& rFunny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
; i: \) K7 n K* h0 q; I8 Qwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,$ m6 [: d/ k$ M- `
people think twice about sharing.
! ]& L7 W2 l3 b+ z/ w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;( C) a- s; T/ `( g( m8 {
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,! c) }" V& A) H; c; y
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。7 U, S4 L6 c9 t" R# I# b p: K' Y
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
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實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
8 N" i, z) D* p# ^+ u+ S1 `透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;6 Z: b: F. M! k* b: B
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。1 l. e( a Y O0 ^
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: |8 R6 y) }5 r c# K, UAre you laughing?
: r9 G2 t k( A% V( i你笑了嗎?
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! b1 L" S" w* e9 f/ C$ q3 zFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it* r% L" u" N. [ G; Z) N; u t
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,
+ r( x( Z2 S$ @" qor what they WILL think of you for sending it.
& G, i8 A8 Z' w' jFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us# M( k/ }( u( e) `' T7 I
than what God thinks of us.- g) U5 N& l' ]' {' J9 p! y' O. V' |
好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
* Y6 q5 @2 w, v. a6 \因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,0 l2 E! u+ e5 w4 @4 M" k
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。. ?( R b/ L5 z- @6 L7 C
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,$ k7 c7 j g( T, e
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。) w3 n- O7 r' W' ?3 K6 k1 I. Z
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...5 \/ C1 @$ I5 C: o5 C
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't' }1 a: z( J8 H% m" d2 N
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!5 }6 D- M5 F1 a+ Z3 Q
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
8 @$ d6 f* `9 i& o" m. c若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,; N" g/ Y/ _6 h6 }. W
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,! P% b. a3 |4 {. l5 ?
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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