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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞
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! _- c8 j A2 X V$ e- T, gBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane1 g) O. u# r2 ]9 m$ Y4 V: V
Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?". h2 P. t# C a$ N* |3 Y
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
; q9 c) c# h6 d$ }葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
) Y9 i$ e/ |7 q7 R3 c上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
+ w& K5 b4 D6 D6 `3 @3 b0 ?她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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; P3 f9 J2 @4 W6 LAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.% w0 ^: G* `! M* z- j* f. S
She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,7 {1 P; |' I/ }2 s/ b
but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,3 `! V( |, Y0 f3 ~
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.9 _; F" i2 d* Z2 z8 I* H- q9 B
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.0 |7 J% V; T. B
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;; i7 S" h' \+ }/ ]- N
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,% V; [- o' d6 J3 [. Q, n: u; A3 T3 c
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。9 C# q( s) j u& d3 _+ ]) s! V6 ^; f
上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
: k7 t$ H j4 U$ x我們既然強令祂遠離我們,2 H+ H2 O7 |% e9 k! @9 a
又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』
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`! p6 E/ J8 _. W# A, J8 \& M8 M- \' GIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.9 ~; F! `3 L. X* I2 {/ V
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,4 x( n' x- H6 L9 \9 M! E
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
: c& `1 O& f8 c. a, X& eschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in9 _; d+ F7 r+ e5 J7 p' x
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the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,' `/ u7 Y1 h- j' c
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.5 d. a, L- a8 e/ M+ o
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等," {1 z; p. \! ?6 v
我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
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' D7 l: f+ b; S' J$ _& N L最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、* h- S$ s. `# d, @3 s( i. O1 e l
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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0 h. |2 K# p6 AThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children, w8 a: w* a- `+ l7 c" w
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped& D, D* d4 M: ^& q. j) _6 b
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
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We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.: V) Z5 k4 T$ v. G
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,- K/ k1 z. C2 e- K' @+ U" G
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,7 r# z8 f6 `+ |5 G }
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊2 l/ }8 B& z! E3 I+ H5 d! ~- S% n
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。% h( b" Z9 m$ f8 t: _ W
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% F0 y9 H$ s- @Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
7 N3 H, e; I3 K& i5 T! {& xchildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member7 t3 Z9 ]7 d% ^3 c
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave) Y* Q9 | T3 [; M6 l: K
because we don 't want any bad publicity,
) @( W1 @2 q% ^; Q8 Kand we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference$ y! ^5 B( T% |7 u9 a
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
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然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,7 m. R& y8 Q5 W F: o' o9 k" R" ^
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,+ R& t7 Z/ j+ \
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
- q9 m& f; Q' v: H- F更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),# @9 R$ F V1 x( Y3 V9 k" C+ d; B
而大家同意了。" j* B2 N$ x% ]; R( m
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Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
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# l6 | v0 M- j W3 kThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys
8 u( p! z1 `/ E$ h7 C. land they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
4 b2 v! G2 P$ f. Z" j6 h: Wthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,% c1 X7 Z7 G: K
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
2 M% H8 d9 z' D' b- q( l, usaid OK.( R$ Y0 `- x q
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,/ o" o' m: F }" m5 F
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
9 d# o$ {5 V7 x* }- ]# v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,$ v$ F+ O. u- N! p* s' N2 E+ i
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
( @/ ] E1 g3 M好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道8 a* z: d' B" t7 {* D( S/ R) X
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。5 I3 i. H6 r& ^ G2 x9 i3 O6 E
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Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
; L9 [7 ]8 m' W* z& Ywhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
+ e. X- x2 X {, n! J# uwe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
/ _( }. A4 z: R* W. Wdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
# W8 W2 h3 P, U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,
! H" k# C2 ]* z: G" [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 ] c2 f* j3 o4 N任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
, d& O' Y, I1 A# @0 e5 }只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women
* \& ]- y$ ~$ ?! oand call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty
& x+ H0 l+ G: h/ n; W( w" Rof the female body. And we said OK.# C0 \& L, m) N8 P" T& e
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,. C+ D1 z6 U( h# [8 j' k2 ?
稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。+ i7 ^1 Q' M1 G" J& C- o
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and. m0 r3 F+ z( P O2 h$ r9 z' t
published pictures of nude children and then further again( y6 x( F& s& S# S+ W
by making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
. y( B: h/ q& g s, gthey're entitled to free speech.3 g" V( ~* Y& S4 i: _
然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,
# e& I5 j0 ]; L9 w9 l( s甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
$ H$ ^2 F' t. B' |6 _0 h7 |他們這樣做是言論自由。
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- a! r0 A% J+ ?+ |$ l" _, C U1 WThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies
+ i8 f. l5 X1 q) V) ~% cthat promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music
4 {0 y% K/ z3 Z8 l2 a* Vthat encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.: Z0 f2 h3 l( a& i; d4 H3 a3 b
And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,& h! w9 \& W2 i9 O Y8 i
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.. l: F7 | _4 |, _8 R9 ~0 W* A
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
6 l; i4 E2 {1 E/ g3 n' |* S/ u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、3 ]1 H2 r( D% J, n# B0 C
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:
# r2 M" l" {, P* B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,! _- U8 \% s5 H. C8 g9 {" Y% Q
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them8 N, g5 @9 F( d2 ]! r! d
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,& n4 ~% P- ~" @4 I& Z! E
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
4 d) r; d9 k! l0 ?/ qI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
6 [. J- k5 Z* {0 U) Q如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
0 _* X( _1 t- m2 {1 I為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?6 F# f/ R( S; R5 r' @1 w! r" }
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
2 W X. O$ V5 k) A4 C" h假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
2 ^8 i6 Q7 L2 M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
5 n) G; r- k5 @& n: }why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers
1 k! p* _( k# Y- a+ C8 s" |" X. t* Qsay, but question what the Bible says.
4 v) Q( V( C/ |% J( F" H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。; E) y9 L! M& I. W- k8 d
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 like1 o/ h" W' t2 H1 M# U& ^- [
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord," ^" w! r. M' {$ R" X! b
people think twice about sharing.1 X% c+ ?* I* {- I4 O! n$ m
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;
; \# z% L+ O% C4 d但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,1 Q: K. k" V8 X$ a. e
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。+ L2 o0 I+ O) L$ ]" F
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
9 K! `2 e- o' M" ?through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed8 K( q: H2 v( ^; r! x0 w
in the school and workplace.
6 N' X- i t+ y1 w實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章3 }6 h* ^: A9 o1 J
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;3 W. U, X u' j& c. r8 v
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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Are you laughing?
( g* @( ~' k [8 f4 j你笑了嗎?
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- P) l8 i7 r3 U- \Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it- U t- q$ Z; R# E7 i
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,. q- E9 A' A; C. i$ y- t
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.# T: o6 s: ]0 ^, l
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us* V3 |% s# g6 `7 U8 J) F
than what God thinks of us.
: S0 c2 v- ^/ |5 s5 Q- f5 y m好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,& [1 q. }3 U2 W% u6 r
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,) K& E! j* n6 w( d& l h! L
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。6 Z# d+ W0 Z3 }! \
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,8 M O# [0 r% n( G
而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。* {9 W. \8 R+ t6 b/ k
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...# d5 M4 R/ X; b9 n r) f
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't
# a( ~" N6 i/ E, f7 K. Bsit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
* W2 U- E+ i4 f3 j/ y9 {把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話8 ~' u) K! E- p. s7 |$ v/ i, t
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,. B1 \$ h3 |/ I' p5 ]) e( I& ?
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,
$ V3 w% m6 P- |" S: ^. x( {你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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