很感恩可以有這個話題可以討論， 我很認真閱讀了 “Sandy Hook 的槍手是罪還是病？” 這篇文章，很受益，謝謝彩虹之約beiqian 和 ardmore的分享。 http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2012/12/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-sin.html 文章中，一方面作者介紹了同樣病症的兒童的母親的掙扎， I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother http://gawker.com/5968818?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 讀這位母親的掙扎是很讓人同情的，擁有這樣的一個特別需要的孩子，對一個家庭來說，是非常艱辛的過程。 而且暫時從醫療的角度上看沒有什麼特別有效的辦法。除了把這樣嚴重孩子關起來，但精神病院又常常滿員，同時受各類諸多條件限制。社會對於這類需要的關切度不高。 另一方面，作者又引用了一位神學家的話： “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.” 作者自己的觀點是基督耶穌擁有醫治和赦免的能力，他又寫到“ it reminds us that sin is both an internal moral choice and an external power.” 但我們生活在罪的權勢之下，對罪是沒有抵禦能力，只有依靠聖靈的大能才能與空中掌權者（惡者）對抗。 最後的結束語是： 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.
這篇文章寫得很有啟發性，後面我又閱讀了那位爸爸的來信。讀他的信 有心碎淚下的感受，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.
還有他談到二個兒子的兄弟之情，我想起我認識的一位姐妹，她的童年是在精神病姐姐的追殺下的陰影度過的，非常地艱難。她的姐姐常在廚房找刀，她們的家人必須十分小心，常常不得已把她送到別人家居住。那時大陸的條件非常艱苦，對於精神病患者的醫療條件更差。因為父母全神貫注於姐姐，她很少能享受父母之愛，留下很多遺憾和不滿。不過，感謝主，長大她出國信主了，後來回家帶領媽媽、姐姐信主，照顧家人，幫助姐姐趕鬼。。。等等，在上帝恩典之下，成為祝福家人的管道。 閱讀這類文章，深感人類墮落所帶來的深重痛苦，更感上帝恩典偉大，這實在是該感恩的季節，如果沒有基督耶穌，人類真的只能在罪的權勢下永受折磨。 感謝主，上帝透過救主耶穌基督給了我們一個新天新地，那是沒有眼淚痛苦的榮耀盼望！ 附件，一位父親文中的的回覆 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. | 
