特朗普2020年全美祷告早餐会演讲：美国正在经历信仰的重建！（附视频&演讲稿）

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美国当地时间本周四（2020.2.6）早晨，美国总统特朗普出席了他上任以来的第四个祷告早餐会。全美祷告早餐会每年二月的第一个星期四举行，由美国前总统艾森豪威尔在68年前开始的，在这个聚会中见证过无数信仰的力量。

周二特朗普在国会刚刚发表过国情咨文的演讲，紧接着在两天后又来到了祷告早餐会发表演讲，这也体现出宗教信仰在美国的政治社会和文化中占有举足轻重的地位。演讲主题围绕着“宗教信仰自由的重建”。他表示“即使我们取得了很多伟大的成就，解锁了很多的奥秘，创造了许多的'奇迹'，也遇到了一些挑战，然而我们所到达的这些难以置信的高度都是来自于我们（无数）家庭的信仰和我们人民的祷告。”

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特朗普2020年全美祷告早餐会演讲 

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Thank you. Well, thank you very much. I’m working very hard for you, I will tell you. (Laughter.) And sometimes you don’t make it easy, and I certainly don’t make it easy on you. (Laughter.) And I will continue that tradition, if I might, this morning. And, Arthur, I don’t know if I agree with you. (Laughter.) But I don’t know if Arthur is going to like what I’m going to say. (Laughter.) But I love listening to you. It’s really great. Thank you very much.

And thank you, congressmen, for the great job you’ve been doing and the relationship and the help. You’re a warrior. Thank you very much. And, Kevin, you’re a warrior. Thank you. The job you’ve done is incredible. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. A lot of extra work. Unnecessary work.

It’s wonderful to be with the thousands of religious believers for the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. I’ve been here from the first one, where I had the privilege of being asked. I’ve been with you for a long time before then. And we’ve made tremendous progress. Tremendous progress. You know what we’ve done. I don’t think anybody has done more than all of us together during these last three years. And it’s been my honor.

But this morning, we come together as one nation, blessed to live in freedom and grateful to worship in peace. As everybody knows, my family, our great country, and your President, have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and corrupt people. They have done everything possible to destroy us, and by so doing, very badly hurt our nation. They know what they are doing is wrong, but they put themselves far ahead of our great country.

Weeks ago, and again yesterday, courageous Republican politicians and leaders had the wisdom, the fortitude, and strength to do what everyone knows was right. I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong. Nor do I like people who say, “I pray for you,” when they know that that’s not so.

So many people have been hurt, and we can’t let that go on. And I’ll be discussing that a little bit later at the White House.

We’re joined today by two people whose faith inspires us all: our amazing, wonderful friend, Vice President Mike Pence — (applause) — and his wonderful wife, Karen. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you to all of our great political leaders out there — so many that I’ve been working with so hard over the last three years. And we’ve accomplished so much. And to members of my Cabinet in attendance — Secretary Mike Pompeo, Mark Esper, David Bernhardt — (applause) — Gene Scalia, Alex Azar, Ben Carson, Dan Brouillette, Betsy DeVos, Robert Wilke, and Administrator Jovita Carranza.

Joining us — (applause) — for this cherished tradition are a lot of friends in the audience. And many, really, have become friends. They are political leaders. They’ve become great friends. That’s all I get to meet anymore. (Laughter.) That and the enemies and the allies. And we have them all. We have allies. We have enemies. Sometimes the allies are enemies, but we just don’t know it. (Laughter.) But we’re changing all that. But thank you all, and thank you all for being here.

I also want to welcome foreign dignitaries from more than 140 countries. That’s something. (Applause.) That’s something. Everyone here today is united by a shared conviction. We know that our nation is stronger, our future is brighter, and our joy is greater when we turn to God and ask him to shed his grace on our lives.

On Tuesday, I addressed Congress on the state of the Union and the great American comeback. That’s what it is. (Applause.) Our country has never done better than it is doing right now. Our economy is the strongest it has ever been. And for those of you that are interested in stocks, it looks like the stock market will be way up again today.

According to the latest Gallup poll that just came out a little while ago, a few minutes ago, American satisfaction is at the highest level ever recorded. Can you imagine? And that’s from Gallup — no friend of mine. (Applause.) Ninety percent of Americans say they are satisfied with their personal lives. How about that? Isn’t that something? Just came out today. (Applause.) They must have known I was going to be here. (Laughter.)

In everything we do, we are creating a culture that protects freedom, and that includes religious freedom. (Applause.)

As I said on Tuesday in the House Chamber, “In America, we don’t punish prayer. We don’t tear down crosses. We don’t ban symbols of faith. We don’t muzzle preachers.” We don’t muzzle pastors. “In America, we celebrate faith, we cherish religion, we lift our voices in prayer, and we raise our sights to the Glory of God.” (Applause.)

So much of the greatness we have achieved, the mysteries we’ve unlocked, and the wonders we’ve built, the challenges we’ve met, and the incredible heights that we’ve reached has come from the faith of our families and the prayers of our people.

Before America declared independence, patriots in all 13 colonies came together in days of fasting and prayer. In the bitter cold of Valley Forge, Washington and his men had no food, no supplies, and very little chance of victory. It reminded me a little bit of 2016. We had very little chance of victory. (Laughter.) Except for the people in this room and some others believed we were going to win. I believed we were going to win. But what they did have was have an unwavering belief that God was with them. I believe that too. God is with the people in this room.

Before a single skyscraper rose up in New York City, thousands of poor American families donated all they could to build the magnificent St. Patrick’s Cathedral. (Applause.)

When Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, he said, “Houston, I would like to request a few moments of silence.” Then, he read from the Bible. (Applause.)

At every stage, our nation’s long march for civil rights was inspired, sustained, and uplifted by faith, prayer, and devotion of religious believers.

To protect faith communities, I have taken historic action to defend religious liberty, including the constitutional right to pray in public schools. (Applause.)

We can also talk about the Johnson Amendment. We can talk about Mexico City Policy. We’ve done a lot. But I also recently took executive action to stop taxpayer dollars from going to colleges and universities that spread the poison of anti-Semitism and bad things about Christianity. (Applause.)

We are upholding the sanctity of life — sanctity of life. (Applause.) And we are doing that like nobody has ever done it before from this position. You better get out and vote on November 3rd — (laughter) — because you have a lot of people out there that aren’t liking what we’re doing.

And we’re pursuing medical breakthroughs to save premature babies because every child is a sacred gift from God. (Applause.)

Together, we are building the world’s most prosperous and inclusive society. We are lifting up citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed. We are bringing hope to forgotten communities. And more Americans are working today — 160 million. A little bit short. Just a little bit. One hundred and sixty million. We’ve never been even close — than ever before. Think of it: More Americans are working today — almost 160 million — than ever before. Our unemployment numbers are the best in the history of our country. (Applause.)

A more specific number and numbers that you hear me say, if you listen: African American, Asian American, Hispanic American — the best unemployment numbers in the history of our country. Women — best in 71 years. Sorry. We’ll have you there soon. Soon, it will be “historic.” I have to apologize to the women; it’s only 71 years.

But the best unemployment numbers, we have — we’re doing things that nobody thought possible. We’re setting records that nobody thought achievable.

And to give former prisoners a second chance at life, which so many people in this room have worked on for so long — (applause) — we passed criminal justice reform into law, and I signed it nine months ago.

And it’s proving more and more that America is indeed a nation that believes in redemption. What’s happened with prisoners is a miracle. Prisoners would come out and nobody would give them a job. And oftentimes, most of the time — almost all of the time — they’d go back into prison. They’d get caught doing something bad. They had no money. They had no hope. They had no job. Now they’re coming out into a booming economy. And employers are hiring them, and to a certain extent, maybe because they’re having a hard time getting people.

First time in our country’s history, actually, we’re running out of people. We have plants moving in by the thousands. We have car companies coming from Japan and from Germany, from lots of other places, and we need people. And employers are hiring prisoners, and they would have never done it, except for what we’ve done with criminal justice reform. But even before that, because the economy has become so powerful.

And these prisoners have done an incredible job. The employers are saying, “Why didn’t I do this 20 years ago?”

So it’s an incredible thing what’s happening to people that are given a second chance, and sometimes a third chance, in all fairness. And it’s something that everybody in this room should be very proud about, because you’ve always felt that way long before it was fashionable. So I want to thank you for that. (Applause.)

As we revive our economy, we are also renewing our national spirit. Today we proudly proclaim that faith is alive and well and thriving in America. And we’re going to keep it that way. Nobody will have it changed. (Applause.) It won’t happen. As long as I’m here, it will never, ever happen. (Applause.)

Something which wasn’t done nearly enough — I could almost say wasn’t done at all — we are standing up for persecuted Christians and religious minorities all around the world — (applause) — like nobody has ever done.

Last year, at the United Nations, I was honored to be the first President to host a meeting of religious freedom. It was based all on religious freedom. That was the first meeting of its kind ever held at the United Nations. There I called upon all nations to combat the terrible injustice of religious persecution. And people listened.

And countries that we give billions of dollars to, they listened because they had to listen. (Laughter.) It’s amazing how that works, isn’t it? (Laughter.) That nobody ever played that game before. (Laughter.)

Weeks ago, a 21-year-old woman, who goes by the name of Mary, was seized and imprisoned in Iran because she converted to Christianity and shared the Gospel with others.

In Venezuela, the dictator Maduro has arrested church leaders. At the State of the Union, I was honored to host the true and legitimate President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. (Applause.) Good man. I told him that all Americans stand with the Venezuelan people in their righteous struggle for freedom.

Yesterday, our administration launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance, the first-ever alliance devoted to promoting religious liberty. It was something. Really something. (Applause.)

More than 25 countries have already joined our campaign. I want to thank Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with Ambassador Sam Brownback, who are both here this morning, for leading this historic initiative. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mike. (Applause.) Thank you.

All of us here today reaffirm these timeless truths: Faith keeps us free. Prayer makes us strong. And God alone is the author of life and the giver of grace. (Applause.)

With us this morning is a pastor who embodies the miracle of faith and the power of prayer: Reverend Gerald Toussaint from Louisiana. Reverend Toussaint is an Army veteran, a truck driver, and a pastor. He leads the same church that his father led, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, which has been a pillar of the community for more than 140 years.

Last year, Mount Pleasant was one of three African American churches in Louisiana that was destroyed in a fire set by a wicked, hate-filled arsonist.

Yet, in the wake of such shocking evil, America witnessed the unshakable unity, devotion, and spirit of Reverend Toussaint and his entire highly spirited, beautiful congregation. Families quickly came together in prayer. Soon, people from all across Louisiana came to help any way they could. Americans in all 50 states and 20 different countries heard about it and they donated more than $2 million to help rebuild Mount Pleasant — (applause) — and the other two churches that were (inaudible).

On Easter Sunday, just days after he lost his church, Reverend Toussaint preached about what it all meant. What does it mean? “The Easter season,” he said, “is a fitting metaphor for recent events. It was dark the day that Jesus was crucified. It was dark [at] night when they burned our church. What has happened since is like a resurrection.” Old things are gone, but it’s going to be a brand-new start, and it’s going to be better than ever, Reverend. (Applause.) Better than ever. Fantastic.

And today, just 10 months later, the ground is cleared. Careful plans have been made, and they’re beautiful plans. And construction is about to begin on the new and very, very magnificent Mount Pleasant Church. Congratulations. (Applause.)

You know, the Reverend says that we’re rebuilding because that’s what Jesus does. He rebuilds, he lives, and he breathes. It’s what he does. He wants it to be rebuilt. It was torn apart, but it’s being rebuilt again, and I’ll bet you it will indeed be bigger, better, and nicer than before. What do you think, Reverend? Yes? And it’s going to have your mark on it. It did have and now it will have even great. And your father is looking down on you right now and he’s very, very proud of the job that you’ve done. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Very much inspire us, Reverend. Thank you.

Well, I want to just thank everybody. This has been very special. Tell your congregation that — and all of your people — that we have 350 million people in our country. They’re proud Americans. And they respect what we’re doing, even those that you don’t think so much like us, respect us, want to be with us. They’re respecting our fight, and we are in a fight.

Religion in this country and religion all over the world — certain religions in particular — are under siege. We won’t let that happen. We are going to protect our religions. We are going to protect Christianity. We are going to protect our great ministers and pastors and rabbis and all of the people that we so cherish and that we so respect.

America is eternally in the debt of our nation’s African American churches all throughout this country. That’s why it’s so fitting and so — it’s one of the reasons we chose this particular church in Louisiana. For generations, they bravely fought for justice and lifted up the conscience of our nation. And we’re grateful beyond any measure.

But I can say that going beyond that, we’re grateful to the people in this room for the love they show to religion. Not one religion, but many religions. They are brave. They are brilliant. They are fighters. They like people. And sometimes they hate people. I’m sorry. I apologize. I’m trying to learn. (Laughter.) It’s not easy. It’s not easy. (Applause.)

When they impeach you for nothing, then you’re supposed to like them? It’s not easy, folks. (Laughter.) I do my best.

But I’ll tell you what we are doing: We’re restoring hope and spreading faith. We’re helping citizens of every background take part in the great rebuilding of our nation. We’re declaring that America will always shine as a land of liberty and light unto all nations of the world. We want every nation to look up to us like they are right now. We were not a respected nation just a few years ago. We had lost our way. Our country is respected again by everybody. (Applause.)

This morning, let us ask Father in Heaven to guide our steps, protect our children, and bless our families. And with all of our heart, let us forever embrace the eternal truth that every child is made equal by the hand of Almighty God.

Thank you. God Bless you. And God bless America. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank you.

今天在这里的每个人都怀有共同的信念。当我们转向上帝，寻求祂的恩典临到我们的生活中时，我们知道我们的国家会是强大的，我们的未来会是光明的，我们的喜乐也是满足的。

周二的时候，我在国会发表了“伟大的美国再次归来”的国情咨文。我们的国家从未比现在更出色，我们的经济也是有史以来最强劲的。那些对股票感兴趣的人来说，好像今天股市又上涨了。

根据就在几分钟前，最新出炉的一份盖洛普民意报告显示：美国人的满意度也达到了有史以来最高水平。你能想象吗？这是来自盖洛普的民调（可不是我的朋友）。90%的美国人称赞他们对现在的生活感到满意。

我们所做的每件事，都是在创造一种保护自由的文化，其中也包括宗教信仰自由。

正如周二时我在众议院所讲的那样：“在美国，我们不会惩罚祷告、我们不会拆十字架、我们不会禁止信仰的象征、我们也不会让牧师噤声。在美国，我们庆祝信仰，我们珍惜宗教信仰，我们扬声祷告，我们的眼目定睛上帝的荣耀。”

我们取得了很多伟大的成就，我们解锁了很多的奥秘，我们创造了许多的“奇迹”，我们也遇到了一些挑战，然而我们所到达的这些难以置信的高度是来自于我们（无数）家庭的信仰和我们人民的祷告。

在美国宣布独立前，所有13个殖民地的爱国者们在那些日子里禁食和祷告。在福吉谷的寒冬中，华盛顿和他的同僚没有食物，没有供给，获胜的机会非常渺茫。这让我想起了2016年，当时我们获胜的机会也很渺茫（除了这件屋子里和其他的人相信我能赢之外）但是他们所做的就是坚定地相信上帝会与他们同在，我也是这样相信的。上帝也与这间屋子里的人同在。  

在纽约第一栋摩天大楼拔地而起之前，成千上万的美国贫苦家庭倾其所有捐助修建了宏伟的圣帕特里克大教堂。

St. Patrick's Church始建于1810年，位于曼哈顿中城50街和51街之间

当巴兹·奥尔德林登录月球时，他说：，“休斯顿，我想要一段静默的时间。”紧接着，他（在月球上）朗读了《圣经》。

宇航员巴兹·奥尔德林在登月后在舱内举行了圣餐，并且朗诵了约翰福音15章的经文

在每个阶段，宗教信仰者们的信念、祷告和奉献激励着我们国家走上争取公民权利的漫长征程。

为了保护信仰社区，我们采取了历史性地行动来捍卫宗教信仰自由，包括宪法所规定的允许在公立学校祷告的权利。

我们也可以谈论《约翰逊修正案》。我们可以谈论“墨西哥城”政策。我们做出了许多努力。但我最近还采取了行政措施，来防止纳税人的钱流向传播反犹太主义和毒害基督教信仰的学院及大学。

我们坚持生命的神圣性：生命的神圣。我们正在这样做，好像还没有人在这个职位上那样做过。你最好在11月3号出来投票（笑），因为还有许多人不喜欢我们现在所做的。

我们正在寻求医疗上面的突破，来挽救早产儿。因为每个孩子都是来自上帝神圣的礼物。

我们将共同建立起一个世界上最繁荣和包容的社会。我们接纳各个种族、肤色、宗教、信仰的公民。我们给被遗忘的社区带来希望。

今天，有工作的美国人比以往任何时候都要多，有将近1.6个亿。我们的失业人数也是我们国家历史上最好的......

越来越多的事实证明，美国是一个相信救赎的国家。.......（此处省略部分关于失业率降低的描述）

在我们振兴经济的同时，我们也在恢复国家的精神信仰。今天，我们自豪地宣布信仰在美国仍然活跃、良好和有生机。我们将会保持这种作风。没有人将会改变它，那不会发生。只要我在这里，它永远不会发生。

还有些是我们做的远远不够的事情——我可以说几乎没有完成。我们要与全世界受迫害的基督徒和宗教信仰少数派一同站立。这是前所未有的。

几周前，一位名叫Mary的21岁女孩，因为她带领人转向基督，并且分享福音，而在伊朗被扣押监禁。

在委内瑞拉，独裁者马杜罗逮捕了教会领袖。

......（此处省略部分特朗普关于在联合国宗教自由会议上的描述）

昨天，美国政府启动了国际宗教自由联盟，这是有史以来第一个致力于促进宗教自由的联盟。

今天我们所有都重申这些永恒的真理：信仰使我们自由，祷告让我们刚强，唯有上帝是生命的创造者和恩典赐予者。

今早，在我们中间有一位牧师，他见证了信仰的奇迹和祷告的力量：他就是来自路易斯安那州的杰拉德·图森牧师。图森是一名退伍军人，卡车司机，也是一位牧师。他继承父亲所带领的教会，普莱森特浸信会，该教会是他们社区的中流砥柱，已经有超过140年的历史。

去年，普莱森特浸信会是路易斯安那州充满仇恨的故意纵火案中焚毁的三所非洲裔美国人教会之一。

然而，面对如此骇人听闻的邪恶行径，借着图森牧师和他美好属灵的全体会众，美国人见证了不可动摇的合一、奉献和信仰精神。很多家庭迅速地聚集在一起祷告。很快，来自路易斯安那州各地人们接近可能地提供帮助。来自所有50个州和20个不同国家的美国人捐赠了超过200万美元来帮助普莱森特浸信会。其他两间教会也如是。

在复活节的周日，也就是在他失去教堂的几天后，图森牧师宣讲了发生这一切事的意义。意味着什么呢？他说“复活节是对最近所发生的事件最恰当的比喻。耶稣被钉十字架那天是黑暗的。他们在那天晚上纵火烧我们教堂时也是漆黑一片。而那之后所发生的事就是复活。旧事已过，一切都被更新了，而且将比以往都更好。”真是太棒了！

而在10个月之后的今天，那片地已经平整清空。精心的计划已经制定，非常漂亮的计划。一座崭新宏伟的普莱森特教堂即将开始施工。向你们表示祝贺！

你知道，牧师他说到我们要重建，因为这也是耶稣所做的。就像他被(拆毁)重建，他重新得到生命和呼吸......（此处省略部分和牧师的互动）

宗教信仰在这个国家和全世界范围内，尤其是某些宗教，都处在“围城”。我们不会让这种事发生。我们将要保护我们的宗教信仰。我们将要保护基督教信仰。我们将要保护我们伟大的宣教士、牧师、拉比和所有我们所珍视和尊重的所有人民。

美国永远对这个国家中所有的非洲裔美国人教会有亏欠。这就是为什么如此恰当的，我们选择了路易斯安那州的这个特别的教会。他们几代人，勇敢地为着正义和高举这个国家的良知而战。我们心存感激无以言表。

但我可以说，除此之外，我也感恩这间屋子里所有热爱宗教信仰的人们。不是其中一个，而是所有的。他们都很勇敢，他们很棒，他们是战士。他们热爱民众，有时也有他们所讨厌的人出现。

“对不起，我道歉。我会尝试聆听（笑）但那可不容易。”当他们毫无理由的弹劾你，然后你还会喜欢他们吗？那可不容易，同胞们。（笑）我会尽力而为的。

但是我会告诉你我们正在做的：我们重塑希望，并且传递信仰。我们正在帮助各个背景的公民来参与到我们伟大国家的重建。我们宣告，美国将会始终在世界各国中是一片自由和发光照耀的土地。我们希望每个国家都能观看我们现在所做的。几年之前，我们还不是一个受人尊敬的国家。我们迷路了，（但）我们的国家将会再次受到所有人的尊重。

今天早上，让我们祈求天上的父来指引我们的脚步，保守我们的孩子，祝福我们的家庭。让我们尽心尽意地持续拥抱那个永恒的真理，就是每个儿女在全能上帝的手中都是受造平等的。

谢谢，上帝祝福你们，上帝祝福美国。

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