很感恩可以有这个话题可以讨论，

我很认真阅读了 “Sandy Hook 的枪手是罪还是病？” 这篇文章，很受益，谢谢彩虹之约beiqian 和 ardmore的分享。

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2012/12/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-sin.html

文章中，一方面作者介绍了同样病症的儿童的母亲的挣扎，

I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother

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读这位母亲的挣扎是很让人同情的，拥有这样的一个特别需要的孩子，对一个家庭来说，是非常艰辛的过程。

而且暂时从医疗的角度上看没有什么特别有效的办法。除了把这样严重孩子关起来，但精神病院又常常满员，同时受各类诸多条件限制。社会对于这类需要的关切度不高。

另一方面，作者又引用了一位神学家的话：

 “we cannot accept the inevitable claims that this young murderer is to be understood as merely sick . . . The sinfulness of sin is never more clearly revealed than when we look into the heart of a crime like this and see the hatred toward God that precedes the murderous hatred he poured out on his little victims.”

作者自己的观点是基督耶稣拥有医治和赦免的能力，他又写到“ it reminds us that sin is both an internal moral choice and an external power.”  但我们生活在罪的权势之下，对罪是没有抵御能力，只有依靠圣灵的大能才能与空中掌权者（恶者）对抗。

最后的结束语是：

 Christians cannot offer simple solutions or easy answers in response to the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary. Sin is multifaceted, and we witnessed its long and dark reach on Friday morning. But the salvation offered through Jesus is a healing-salvation for both the victims and the perpetrator of the heinous crime. And the power of sin is countered, and ultimately overcome, by the power of the love of God.

这篇文章写得很有启发性，后面我又阅读了那位爸爸的来信。读他的信 有心碎泪下的感受，尤其其中一段：

But don't begin to presume to tell me, or anyone who is actively living with this kind of mental illness, that it's ONLY a sin issue. I agree, we are all sinners. That's not the point. The point is that you can't begin to know the struggles that a person with a mental illness might have. My son doesn't want to kill his brother because he is evil...he wants to kill his brother because his brain does not have the capacity to understand things like empathy, inherent in so many of us but lacking in his development.

还有他谈到二个儿子的兄弟之情，我想起我认识的一位姐妹，她的童年是在精神病姐姐的追杀下的阴影度过的，非常地艰难。她的姐姐常在厨房找刀，她们的家人必须十分小心，常常不得已把她送到别人家居住。那时大陆的条件非常艰苦，对于精神病患者的医疗条件更差。因为父母全神贯注于姐姐，她很少能享受父母之爱，留下很多遗憾和不满。不过，感谢主，长大她出国信主了，后来回家带领妈妈、姐姐信主，照顾家人，帮助姐姐赶鬼。。。等等，在上帝恩典之下，成为祝福家人的管道。

阅读这类文章，深感人类堕落所带来的深重痛苦，更感上帝恩典伟大，这实在是该感恩的季节，如果没有基督耶稣，人类真的只能在罪的权势下永受折磨。 

感谢主，上帝透过救主耶稣基督给了我们一个新天新地，那是没有眼泪痛苦的荣耀盼望！

附件，一位父亲文中的的回复

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2012/12/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-sin.html

My son is nine years old, and he has Asperger's Syndrome.

We discussed on Sunday the events of Sandy Hook. I explained to him, in very honest terms, what had happened, I explained to him that it was suggested that the gunman had the same disorder as he does. And I asked him, very honestly, if he had ever thought about hurting others or hurting himself.

He stated that he sometimes wants to hurt his brother, and sometimes he wishes he could kill his brother. I asked him why he doesn't, and he told me that he doesn't because he doesn't want to get in trouble. I asked him what he does when he feels like hurting his brother. He told me he punches himself in the face.

I am a Christ-follower, and I discuss God with my two boys regularly. We attend church, we have a home bible study group with a dozen people who have taken to care very much for our boys.

But don't begin to presume to tell me, or anyone who is actively living with this kind of mental illness, that it's ONLY a sin issue. I agree, we are all sinners. That's not the point. The point is that you can't begin to know the struggles that a person with a mental illness might have. My son doesn't want to kill his brother because he is evil...he wants to kill his brother because his brain does not have the capacity to understand things like empathy, inherent in so many of us but lacking in his development.

When I asked him about killing his brother, he said that he didn't really want his brother to die...just for him not to be around sometimes. As his father, I know this feeling isn't constant, as he is often happy to play with his brother (and sometimes plot world domination with his brother, as any two brothers might).

Do I fear for my Asperger's son? Yes, I fear that he will not have the full life that many others take for granted, or that his life will be twice as hard as someone who does not have a mental disorder.

Do I fear for his brother? Yes and no. With mental health treatment, my Asperger's son is learning to deal with social situations, and how to deal with the feelings he has when he wants his brother to disappear. So I don't fear that my other son is in physical danger. But I fear that he will never have a full brotherly experience with his brother.

We will continue to seek medical help for my son, just as we seek spiritual help for him and for our family.