and that's spreading. This prosperity preaching is going on in Africa. And my question is, where does that leave suffering?

这种劲头越来越大，这种追求繁荣的论调,甚至在非洲都出现了，我想问的是，在这样的大背景下，受苦还能存在么？

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I pay too much attention to suffering and that suffering is not what God wants, that we need to concentrate on God's blessings, which are that we be healthy and wealthy.

我过于注重受苦这件事了,受苦并非上帝希望的，我们需要专注于上帝的赐福才对，我们要健康，要富裕。

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And others would saying in addition to the traditional ideas of keeping these Jewish dietary laws involved, we should add an understanding based on the needs of the planet and the suffering of the animals that are potentially involved with our food resources.

另一些人可能会建议，除了,保持传统的,犹太饮食教规，我们应当理解,地球的需求和动物的痛苦,而这些都是与我们的食物来源有关系的。

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On the other hand, these voices spoke of a faith born in that suffering which open them up to the presence of God and the ability to place their suffering into the context of Christ suffering.

但另一方面，这些声音也表明信仰的存在,它从苦难中诞生，使受苦的人们,向上帝敞开心扉,使其能够将自己所受的苦,与上帝所受之苦联系起来。

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I'm talking about trying to prevent suffering and prompt for people who don't want to going on living themselves or in the case of babies allowing parents to make that judgment for themselves and their family.

我所做的是为了防止痛苦,或是帮助那些不愿,活下去的人们,或是让上述例子中的孩子的父母,能够作出决定，为他们自己，也为这个家庭。

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