Un-Godly Observance

Most Say God Was Not Factor in Hurricane A New ABC News/Washington Post Poll Shows Majority of Americans Don't Blame Hurricanes on God or Global Warming Most Americans rule out either a deliberate act of God or the effect of global warming as direct causes of the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes. Just under a quarter in this ABC News/Washington Post poll see the hurricanes as "a deliberate act" of God; two-thirds instead see them as an occurrence on God's Earth, but not a deliberate act on God's part. (The rest have no opinion, or don't believe in God.) Broad majorities across demographic groups don't think the hurricanes are a deliberate act of God. But one in three evangelical Protestants think they are, compared with 13 percent of non-evangelical Protestants, 15 percent of Catholics and 17 percent of non-religious people. Young, low-income and less-educated Americans also are more likely than others to think these hurricanes are a deliberate act of God. Punishment? Alabama State Sen. Hank Erwin, R-Montevallo, recently called Hurricane Katrina a punishment from God, saying New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast "have always been known for gambling, sin and wickedness. It is the kind of behavior that ultimately brings the judgment of God." This seems to parallel somewhat with the post from last week that showed the top 16 states with the highest IQ's voted for Kerry while the bottom 26 voted for Bush. I don't know...just an observation...