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台灣基督長老教會關心目前台灣社會之動盪與對立，本於信仰的職份，特別呼籲眾信徒與社會：
The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, concerned about current Taiwan social movements and conflicts in this land, from our standpoint of faith, calls to all believers and the entire society.
一、 舉起雙手為國祈禱
我們知道人的軟弱與有限，在今日台灣的混亂失序中，惟有各教會、每個家庭和所有信徒都舉起雙手在上主面前謙卑祈求，懇求上主赦免我們的自私自利與驕傲，並且憐憫保守我們的國家台灣與人民，在艱困處境中，更能剛強壯膽，不懼怕，也不驚惶，來分辨是非、真假，讓全國人民藉此機會學習仰望上主的同在與幫助，以真愛疼惜台灣。
1. Lift Your Hands in Prayer for the Nation
We well know the weaknesses and limitations of humanity. In the midst of Taiwan’s current disorder and disappointment, we call upon each church, every home and all believers to lift their hands before the Lord God and humbly pray that we might be forgiven for our selfish conceit and arrogance, and that God have mercy on and protect the people and nation of Taiwan, making us brave, in the midst of strife, to stand bold, unperturbed and fearless as we come to discern what is false from what is true and that all the people of this nation might learn at this time that the Lord is with us and enables us to truly love Taiwan.
二、 關心民主健全法制
台灣在經過三次全國總統大選，已經進入民主國家的行列，有關政府運作的規範與人民對公共事務的關懷參與，應依循憲政體制，全國朝野同心一意，通過改革、學習，一起來健全民主國家的法制。而非冀望一個人的上台或下台就能解決問題，更不是回到威權時代的革命手段，來戕害好不容易建立的民主法治根基。切望我們都能堅持「民主法治」的原則，共同關心促進族群和睦、政黨良性競合、治安改善、教育革新、弱勢關懷等，來造福台灣全體人民。
2. Care for Democracy and Uphold the Rule of Law
Taiwan has held three free presidential elections. We are already quite clearly on the road of democracy. Regarding the norms of political action and peoples’ participation in l public affairs, we follow a constitution. The entire nation, government and people alike, are of one mind that through reform and experience we will together establish a holistic and democratic nation ruled by law. The solution of the nation’s problems is not a matter of any single person’s ascending to or stepping down from the highest office. Neither will return to former eras of rule by threat and oppression. Such actions would destroy the roots of democracy and rule of law which have been gained at high cost.
三、 珍惜自由嚴拒爆料
自1987年解除戒嚴令、解除報禁後，台灣人民開始學習言論自由的功課，加上各類媒體百花齊放，成為人民發聲與了解事情的管道。但是近十年來，由於媒體彼此惡性競爭，搶奪獨家報導而歪曲事實，使台灣全國人民終日身陷爆料、八卦、謊言、加工的新聞中。雖然有少數公正、清新的節目，但已不足以導正台灣日漸敗壞的政治亂象及社會風氣。唯有台灣人勇於拒絕惡質媒體之侵害，要求正確、正面、公正的節目與報導，才可望對台灣社會有提昇心靈、注入新生命文化的作用。
3. Prize Liberty, Refuse Sensationalism
After the abolition of martial law and the police state in 1987 Taiwan’s people began to learn the meaning of free expression. Among all forms of mass media, hundreds of flowers bloomed. These became arenas wherein we came to understand the freedom of the press. But in the most recent ten years, media pollution, individual reporting and intentional distortions have set before the entire nation a 24-hours-per-day parade of sensation, gambling, rumor and “manufactured news”. Though a few just and clean programmes are broadcast, they have not been enough to stop Taiwan’s daily slide into an impression of political chaos and social disturbance. Only if Taiwan’s people have courage to stand against the harm of an evil mass media, a desire to recover truth, accuracy and justice in programming and reporting, then can we hope for a society that will uplift our spirit and enter guide us to a culture of renewal.
願「慈愛和誠實彼此相遇；公義與平安互相擁抱。」(詩篇85篇10節)
“Steadfast Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.”(Psalm 85:10)
台灣基督長老教會總會
議 長 陳宇全
總幹事 張德謙
主後2006年8月24日
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Moderator, Chen Yu-chuan
General Secretary, Chang Te-chien
24th August 2006
Rev. Szuhsing Mao 卯思興牧師 
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