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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞( G) C6 S0 |( x! ~$ j; y V
, e7 n( o! X' JBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane" O4 N$ S# i+ ^0 M: j% J9 D
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
( P9 V, ?1 W4 f4 r" ](regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).. B+ I+ g/ ]5 h
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
8 w9 j' V1 d: v, g% U7 |上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
$ t' r" ?/ [( \; O- S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.0 u% K+ t" {0 f. W8 b, Q4 v
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
! a5 J) ^4 z) ?) kbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,* i0 Q0 j5 C) }) ?/ c
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.7 z i! p. c( Y) f4 J% h
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
; u5 @# k8 L8 `" _5 O1 fHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection1 ^+ r; ~! V' H4 a) G+ g8 p, x
if we demand He leave us alone?"$ t6 y. z8 c8 M; N2 _ W- Z
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;# p' ^2 Y6 N$ u
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,7 Y8 ~( Z( C& P5 y. S+ O" r8 l
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
7 _7 H# m9 w5 Z: p1 S" Z, e7 K上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。8 D* d/ E) Y& `5 k
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,3 @4 S( w: E7 k1 N6 m, k
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.
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her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our5 L% U; S$ O3 M: o& f- B# S
schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in6 I' j: q9 J9 a4 k7 v
school.../ v4 d! a$ ^2 h Q" @$ i. X/ B5 s8 A
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
9 o8 n2 `4 b. W( Q" [and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
) R5 s& u4 @9 g, s看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,- `& r( S& |1 q: G$ I6 n
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士# O. [9 @5 c/ D2 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,
4 o7 d( H Y4 C5 {5 I; B! ~; K最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、
9 [" U3 m8 k5 v& a要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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# F4 ~, }8 [$ M$ s. w$ M+ cThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children0 R. t5 X+ M' o6 T
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
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suicide)
& a6 ^. a1 ~, t7 u: s9 g& x( pWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.1 W4 w3 ?2 P! Q( P2 Y! R
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
9 ?8 M5 R, r- C6 {3 ?# u4 m: _我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,
, I! D M( Z& X5 [以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊( L# F, \+ h# H( b. X
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。4 r) s% K/ p. R2 w3 U
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our. y$ F0 G- f+ n. n
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member
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$ Y$ Y+ t8 `) D% s/ Q0 ~because we don 't want any bad publicity,9 S+ x8 L0 w; g" z$ V( D+ T' x
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
! k: ~& z( u1 h, Bbetween disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
) b$ C* m& h7 ~1 f% g, xetc.). And we said OK.$ Q# D6 g2 V2 a; k2 R
然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,9 Z) ? q) ~8 m# S
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,; F. J, l' H( ?
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,& ^6 n, T. l2 v. j |
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
: V) I' F6 ?% V+ h而大家同意了。
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,9 e) X; \7 x, f( _" _0 I6 G
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.+ y" L) Z) N1 H+ ?$ y2 q
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
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they want so they can have all the fun they desire,3 c3 q, H% a, f
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we5 M) y( Y$ u3 X) V
said OK. T) A+ o) `6 K1 h+ S
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
2 |2 ~7 ]1 j, Z, U. l5 ^/ J6 N甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。, E* b: {- a' W/ J/ B
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,4 n' N4 `' s0 v- J
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,3 l# Z e# E6 F' [3 ~7 T8 Z9 [) v
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道' Z8 x2 f7 ?4 A6 P* `8 q- r
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) I7 Q+ R2 O# k7 P2 T$ A
what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
8 e' @2 R+ ?9 fwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,2 T2 t1 O- r0 P: |, p0 V
does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.8 M4 l* j: D2 o4 X* _- I
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,
. R7 U% B3 H5 \! @只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,
3 i" F1 I' k# W) 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 >
' t; ?7 {" D+ Q9 O只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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, O7 g* ^. v B i& `3 Y. A: iThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women y; K8 A& D( ?4 E9 w
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty8 D4 h7 B. }2 ]7 I" Y
of the female body. And we said OK.
. f5 o+ k9 q6 B! h1 h然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,% j3 l. c/ ^# D' n
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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I' p& L y5 X5 ^, N8 K# X3 yAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and* j y+ T; m' o0 J+ f, ?, y
published pictures of nude children and then further again4 l I9 f2 u( Z$ e$ X) k% d
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,0 n) ] O( i w6 {+ ]7 {& q
they're entitled to free speech.' I& j5 @) b% i* W. v
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
, M8 J; C" n& b+ R8 f甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,: k. K- @" l# W: w
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
: o: T$ }2 W' y* o1 Jthat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
! a) z6 ]8 r+ ` gthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
: ^# V. w/ y9 cAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,% t* |& c. q8 D. z; Z
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
9 j" }5 q* \- ]然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
" I! U: ?4 h5 I4 q: L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、
9 \+ l* t+ d' r& w. \謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
8 D6 L$ t8 ]$ z! A) h' t B那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。- }9 T' t; R6 u; X- T
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4 w% _ I# z4 O: O* {- vNow we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,. l4 y! F8 j- |( W; ?4 Z: K
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them+ t; `4 c) r: ~, H9 e5 a' R ]
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
' S# {8 g% i& r/ yif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.& V6 E6 K4 o* z
I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
+ w6 `4 N T! g( h# n3 \$ Y如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
" G2 b9 s$ _- {為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
. U9 x. u: [$ N1 f8 x/ s" \為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?4 w* J- d0 m; Z2 J4 M
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
5 n1 T& Z3 d) l; h1 h6 I2 ^6 N我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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; u8 z. ]. w$ D Y6 WFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder, R6 H }/ F" q4 s* r% T! K& D
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers9 }; t1 @- @5 w2 ~# ^' \
say, but question what the Bible says.: ~$ G" Q3 z6 u, }
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。
. _( W+ U4 `" l" ^實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。% j9 p, Y9 O! S# v0 f, ^8 A6 m
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
$ E% ?7 [, b# m& a7 V+ Q+ |, nwildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,! M5 ]* q2 |7 a w
people think twice about sharing.
9 g4 F2 a- a! t# i% p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;
0 n3 Z( r6 ~0 y; y# D1 y% A2 @% r但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,6 N5 l6 O) ?4 R$ g0 x: c' S
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
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in the school and workplace.# e! r. s# u/ L- K2 h& h6 {
實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章/ X1 o% J$ H. G& X! g
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;* e3 a: K# v0 ?. }1 _
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。( f( w% k3 v4 V% u B5 k# i
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3 {# f, }6 t9 g7 \4 y4 C) i g1 H( lAre you laughing?
6 @0 e. [ U: J: m9 d. \6 B1 K你笑了嗎?
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n$ o- B Y! R0 E$ ]* H- b5 f; NFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
/ ~8 T2 l- b. p; c0 [2 Z1 T: U _to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,* ?1 p: i) ?8 k) ^5 K+ Y
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.- _) k6 \8 z7 b H0 `- K; U0 M/ p
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
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好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,
( j4 F3 p( S0 @因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
" |" Q% f( G1 B; ~- e# u. W7 Q0 a或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。% R: Z) r8 q. `; E7 ? M
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
6 [& m- E' U6 r6 ~0 D4 K而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。. ~. q9 N, n* B& d4 `+ N0 H( Z+ }4 |
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...
) U! k7 U1 H4 X3 i6 k2 H6 u2 V8 jno one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
: a) O/ u8 t: i% Fsit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
3 k; ^: ?9 b/ ~' H9 i0 l6 m3 C把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話$ C: S. F; b; j H! _
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,0 Z0 |+ i7 z& D D5 M! _! L$ q
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程," [2 F5 h& a) V9 L* c
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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