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本帖最后由 TorontoRCMP2 于 2015-12-27 15:23 编辑
英女王圣诞演讲（2015年）
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Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2015
At this time of year, few sights evoke more feelings of cheer and goodwill than the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree.
The popularity of a tree at Christmas is due in part to my great-great grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. After this touching picture was published, many families wanted a Christmas tree of their own, and the custom soon spread.
In 1949, I spent Christmas in Malta as a newly-married naval wife. We have returned to that island over the years, including last month for a meeting of Commonwealth leaders; and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen’s Young Leaders, an inspirational group, each of them a symbol of hope in their own Commonwealth communities.
Gathering round the tree gives us a chance to think about the year ahead – I am looking forward to a busy 2016, though I have been warned I may have Happy Birthday sung to me more than once or twice. It also allows us to reflect on the year that has passed, as we think of those who are far away or no longer with us. Many people say the first Christmas after losing a loved one is particularly hard. But it’s also a time to remember all that we have to be thankful for.
It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year, but the Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope, often read at Christmas carol services: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
One cause for thankfulness this summer was marking seventy years since the end of the Second World War. On VJ Day, we honoured the remaining veterans of that terrible conflict in the Far East, as well as remembering the thousands who never returned. The procession from Horse Guards Parade to Westminster Abbey must have been one of the slowest ever, because so many people wanted to say ‘thank you’ to them.
At the end of that War, the people of Oslo began sending an annual gift of a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square. It has five hundred lightbulbs and is enjoyed not just by Christians but by people of all faiths, and of none. At the very top sits a bright star, to represent the Star of Bethlehem.
The custom of topping a tree also goes back to Prince Albert’s time. For his family’s tree, he chose an angel, helping to remind us that the focus of the Christmas story is on one particular family.
For Joseph and Mary, the circumstances of Jesus’s birth – in a stable – were far from ideal, but worse was to come as the family was forced to flee the country. It is no surprise that such a human story still captures our imagination and continues to inspire all of us who are Christians, the world over.
Despite being displaced and persecuted throughout his short life, Christ’s unchanging message was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one another. Although it is not an easy message to follow, we shouldn’t be discouraged; rather, it inspires us to try harder: to be thankful for the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives, and to look for ways of spreading that love to others, whenever and wherever we can.
One of the joys of living a long life is watching one’s children, then grandchildren, then great grandchildren, help decorate the Christmas tree. And this year my family has a new member to join in the fun!
The customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of Victoria and Albert’s tree first appeared, although of course electric lights have replaced the candles.
There’s an old saying that “it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness”.
There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world today. Christmas is a good time to be thankful for them, and for all that brings light to our lives.
I wish you a very happy Christmas.
宗教都是迷信。
有宗教就没和平,51网就是明证。楼主节日快乐!
Tomm008 发表于 2015-12-26 20:48
有宗教就没和平,51网就是明证。楼主节日快乐!
一针见血！
Tomm008 发表于 2015-12-26 20:48
有宗教就没和平,51网就是明证。楼主节日快乐!
虽然每个人对原因有自己的理解，但结果是摆在那的。
WTTO 发表于 2015-12-27 13:26
虽然每个人对原因有自己的理解，但结果是摆在那的。
他們的 "圣經" 說得清楚, 不容狹辯:
Mat 10:34你們不要想我來、是叫地上太平．我來、並不是叫地上太平、乃是叫地上動刀兵。
Mat 10:35 因為我來、是叫人與父親生疏、女兒與母親生疏、媳婦與婆婆生疏．
Mat 10:36 人的仇敵、就是自己家裡的人。
Mat 10:37 愛父母過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒、愛兒女過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒
费事傾 发表于 2015-12-27 17:15
他們的 "圣經" 說得清楚, 不容狹辯:
Mat 10:34你們不要想我來、是叫地上太平．我來、並不是叫地上太平 ...
“费魔鬼” 又在这里丢人现眼了！
马太福音10章34-37节前的经文怎么被你剪了？这些经文前面说了些什么能给大家交代一下吗？
你 “费魔鬼”真不愧为断章取义高手！:lol
你們的 "圣經" 說得清楚, 不容狹辯:
Mat 10:34你們不要想我來、是叫地上太平．我來、並不是叫地上太平、乃是叫地上動刀兵。
Mat 10:35 因為我來、是叫人與父親生疏、女兒與母親生疏、媳婦與婆婆生疏．
Mat 10:36 人的仇敵、就是自己家裡的人。
Mat 10:37 愛父母過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒、愛兒女過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒
耶穌鬼速速退下, 太上老君急急如律令, 勅!
根据洋圣經, 和平的定义是这样的:
耶和華我們的神將他交給我們，我們就把他和他的兒子，並他的眾民，都擊殺了?我們奪了他的一切城邑，將有人煙的各城，連女人帶孩子，盡都毀滅，沒有留下一個?(申命記2:33-34)
费事傾 发表于 2015-12-28 15:03
根据洋圣經, 和平的定义是这样的:
耶和華我們的神將他交給我們，我們就把他和他的兒子，並他的眾民，都擊 ...
你儿子起歹猫心肠，强奸了你邻舍老妇，你是视而不见还是。。。。？？？:lol
费事傾 发表于 2015-12-28 13:55
你們的 "圣經" 說得清楚, 不容狹辯:
Mat 10:34你們不要想我來、是叫地上太平．我來、並不是叫地上太平、 ...
怎么不敢把马太福音10章34节前面的经文贴出来啊？你心里虚什么？:lol
本帖最后由 费事傾 于 2015-12-29 17:40 编辑
耶穌鬼, 怎么不敢把马太福音10章34节前面的经文贴出来啊？你心里虚什么？
你心虛, 是因為那些經文都是顯露教义的邪惡。
Mat 10:14 凡不接待你們、不聽你們話的人、你們離開那家、或是那城的時候、就把腳上的塵土跺下去。
Mat 10:15 我實在告訴你們、當審判的日子、所多瑪和蛾摩拉所受的、比那城還容易受呢。
人家不听你支死人笛, 就呪对方像所多瑪和蛾摩拉的人那样變燒猪。
逼我暴露更多醜惡的經文, 而自已則置身事外, 这叫 "借刀殺人"。
打著紅旗反紅旗, 假裝保卫耶穌教, 其实假借別人去攻击耶穌教, 高明!
本帖最后由 费事傾 于 2015-12-29 13:44 编辑
TorontoRCMP2 发表于 2015-12-28 18:36
你儿子起歹猫心肠，强奸了你邻舍老妇，你是视而不见还是。。。。？？？ ...
耶穌鬼心中就是充滿这种邪惡念头。
耶和華我們的神將他交給我們，我們就把他和他的兒子，並他的眾民，都擊殺了?我們奪了他的一切城邑，將有人煙的各城，連女人帶孩子，盡都毀滅，沒有留下一個?(申命記2:33-34)
如果你是律師, 為这种穷兇極惡的殺人犯辯护, 只可說那罪犯神經失常。
如果你用这話去質問主控官: "你儿子起歹猫心肠，强奸了你邻舍老妇，你是视而不见还是。。。。？？？ ..."
後果會怎样?
费事傾 发表于 2015-12-29 11:55
耶穌鬼, 怎么不敢把马太福音10章34节前面的经文贴出来啊？你心里虚什么？
你心虛, 是因為那些經文都是顯露 ...
木鱼脑壳一个！我的 Points 你一点都没有搞懂！:Q