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"Tomorrow, the verdict is expected in the highly controversial trial of three members of the punk band Pussy Riot,
"明天，將判決極具爭議的朋克樂隊(duì)暴動(dòng)貓的三名成員，
who have been jailed for staging what they described as a political performance in the main cathedral in Moscow,
她們被監(jiān)禁，因?yàn)樵谀箍浦鹘烫茫齻兩涎萘艘粓鲇姓蝺A向的表演，
dedicated to Christ the Saviour. Their performance took the form of a prayer to Mary, a standard prayer in many Christian traditions,
獻(xiàn)給基督救世主。她們的表演形式的是為瑪麗祈禱，屬于許多基督教傳統(tǒng)中的一個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的祈禱，
but the fact that it was a politicised prayer, sung in the context of a cathedral has, as they surely intended,
但事實(shí)上，這是一個(gè)政治性傾向的祈禱，借一所教堂的背景頌唱，在她們的準(zhǔn)備下，
caused huge consternation both in support of and opposition to them, not only in Russia but all over the world.
這個(gè)祈禱造成了巨大的恐慌，對此有反對、有支持，不僅在俄羅斯，而且在世界各地。
They've undoubtedly caused offence to some believers, and they have apologised for that.
毫無疑問，她們已經(jīng)冒犯了一些信徒，她們已經(jīng)為此道歉。
But they remain unrepentant about the manner and content of their protest and they have attracted high profile supporters,
但是，她們?nèi)匀灰灶B固不化的方式和內(nèi)容表示抗議，她們已經(jīng)吸引了高調(diào)的支持者，
including another woman whose track record in making artistic protests in religious form is well known, Madonna.
其中包括另一個(gè)女人的唱片，在宗教形式的藝術(shù)抗議活動(dòng)中是眾所周知的：麥當(dāng)娜。
The relationship between religion, in these cases Christianity, and protest is complex and long standing.
各宗教之間的關(guān)系，基督教在這種情況下，抗議是復(fù)雜而長期的。
It's arguable that the Occupy Protest, which accidentally ended up outside St Paul's Cathedral became newly freighted with religious meaning,
占據(jù)抗議在圣保羅大教堂外意外地結(jié)束了，竟變得滿載著新的宗教意義，這是有爭議的。
and therefore more controversial because of its relationship with religion.
它與宗教的關(guān)系因此而更具爭議性。
I'm not sure there would have been banners saying "what would Jesus do?" if the protest had been outside the Stock Exchange as originally planned.
我不確定，那兒會(huì)有標(biāo)語寫著：“耶穌會(huì)怎么做？”如果抗議已經(jīng)按原定計(jì)劃那般出現(xiàn)在證交所外面。
Reading the closing statements made in court by the members of Pussy Riot I was struck by the religious content of their argument.
暴動(dòng)貓的成員在法庭做最后的陳述，我被她們論點(diǎn)中的宗教內(nèi)容震撼。
Their protest is full of Biblical allusions, quotations, and interpretations of religious themes.
她們的抗議全是圣經(jīng)典故，經(jīng)文，和宗教主題的詮釋。
In some places they have been described as both anarchic and atheist. I found no evidence of either.
在一些地方，她們被描述為無政府主義和無神論者。我卻沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)任何證據(jù)，
And so it is not surprising that in order to make a political protest, they went to church to do so.
這并不奇怪，為了做政治抗議，她們?nèi)ソ烫萌绱俗觥?/div>
They express what one Christian theologian calls in the spirit of Mary Magdalene, ungovernable female energy.
她們表示，一個(gè)基督教神學(xué)家稱抹大拉的馬利亞的精神為——放肆的女性能量。
And in doing so they join a procession of women who have embodied protest in every denomination over centuries,
她們這樣做是為了參與到過去百年中，每個(gè)教派的婦女們，都舉行的抗議游行隊(duì)伍里，
sometimes against the church itself, sometimes in defence of social or political freedoms in the context of church.
在教會(huì)的背景下，有時(shí)會(huì)違背教會(huì)本身，有時(shí)為社會(huì)或政治自由辯護(hù)。
The tension is a theological as well as a political one. How far does a church protect public space or sacred space,
這個(gè)緊張的局勢既是一個(gè)神學(xué)問題，也是一個(gè)政治問題。教會(huì)對公共空間或宗教空間的保護(hù)要到什么程度，
and what's the difference? What are the limits of human behaviour that are possible within this space,
而它們之間又有什么區(qū)別？在這個(gè)空間里，哪些對人們行為的限制是合適的，
and how is the distinction between what is holy and profane expressed in a society that values free speech alongside an aesthetic of beauty and peace?
在一個(gè)美麗、和平、重視言論自由的社會(huì)里怎么區(qū)別神圣和世俗？
Different Christian communities come to different conclusions about this and will therefore expect different behaviours but not withstanding the details of this particular case,
不同的基督教教區(qū)，會(huì)得出不同的結(jié)論，因而預(yù)期出不同的行為，但不能承受這種特殊情況的細(xì)節(jié)，
my own theological stance wants to welcome challenge to the faith that I belong to, as part of the commitment to human flourishing building an ever more just and peaceful society."
我自己的神學(xué)立場是，愿意迎接信仰的挑戰(zhàn)，為了有一個(gè)更加公正與和平的社會(huì)，我是參與人類的繁榮建設(shè)承諾的一員。
