救世军就其【同性恋应该被处死】的言论进行道歉

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Salvos sorry for ‘execute gays’ comment
救世军针对其【处死同志】的言论进行道歉

                               
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Posted on 25 June 2012

Controversy continues to dog the Salvation Army in Australia after a disturbing radio interview with one of its senior officials made international headlines at the weekend.
澳洲救世军的一位高级官员在上周末的一次电台访问中的发言把救世军推上了全国舆论的浪尖。

Major Andrew Craibe, a Salvation Army media relations director in Victoria, left JOY 94.9 radio hosts Serena Ryan and Pete Dillon almost speechless last week after he defended the organisation’s handbook of doctrine which said gay people should be put to death.
上将Andrew Craibe，救世军公共关系主管在墨尔本同志电台JOY 94.9接受采访，他为救世军教义的关于【同性恋需要被处死】的辩护，几乎让节目主持人Serena Ryan 和 Pete Dillon 哑口无言。

The pair interviewed Craibe following calls from pop star Darren Hayes to consider a boycott of the Salvation Army because of their anti-gay beliefs.
这次采访是由于最近澳洲注明歌星【野人花园】前主唱 Darren Hayes 好找公众抵制救世军的【反同信仰】而引起的。

They were discussing the Salvation Army’s official position on homosexuality when Ryan mentioned the Salvationist Handbook of Doctrine, a manual published to coach Salvation Army soldiers and people preparing to enter church membership.
主持人Ryan提及救世军手册（一本用于教导教徒言行的手册）中包含【处死同性恋】的内容，因此要这个长官阐明救世军针对同性恋这个问题的立场。

The handbook includes a section called The Problem of Evil (page 28) which cites Romans 1:18-32, the section of the Bible containing a violent condemnation of homosexuality that includes a verse that says “those who practise such things deserve to die”.
手册中有一章关于邪恶问题，第28页，节选自罗马教义，【那些实践这些行为的人（同性恋性行为）应该被处死】

Ryan pressed Craibe on why the organisation’s handbook cites a scriptural passage which calls for the execution of gay people.
Ryan 追问 Craibe 为什么一个组织的手册中要包含这么极端的观点呢？

“Well, that’s a part of our belief system,” Craibe said.
Craibe回答说：这是我们所信仰的一部分。

Ryan then sought to then clarify his position, asking if homosexuals really did deserve to die.
Ryan 紧接着追问，并要求他阐明他的观点：到底同性恋是否真的应该被处死。

“You know, we have an alignment to the scriptures, but that’s our belief,” he responded.
你得理解，我们必须要依照教义行事，因为那是我们的信仰。

Following widespread outrage at the comments, Salvation Army communications and public relations secretary for the eastern territory, Major Bruce Harmer, issued a statement yesterday acknowledging that Craibe’s comments were a “miscommunication” that resulted in a misrepresentation of the group’s official teaching.
这一解释引起了公愤，救世军另外一位高管，Bruce Harmer上将昨日立即发表了一份声明，把 Craibe 的仇视同志的发言归咎于救世军内部的沟通问题。

“The Salvation Army sincerely apologises to all members of the GLBT community and to all our clients, employees, volunteers and those who are part of our faith communities for the offence caused by this miscommunication,” his statement read.
他说：救世军真诚的对这次误解，对作为我们全体GLBT团体（包括我们的客户，雇员，志愿者）进行道歉。

Harmer further stated that the Salvation Army was committed to building a “more healthy relationship with the GLBT community”.
Harmer还声明，救世军决心要改善救世军和GLBT团体的关系。