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Americans blaming God for disasters

Disaster strikes. Is it a sign from God? Or is it just global warming? A poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service (RNS) found that:

While 56 percent of Americans believe "God controls everything in the world," only 38 percent believe that "earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters are a sign from God."

According to the RNS article on the survey, which came out Thursday, the idea of God punishing entire nations for the sins of a few only appealed to about 29 percent of Americans.

"It's interesting that most Americans believe in a personal God and that God is in control of everything that happens in the world… but then resist drawing a straight line from those beliefs to God's direct role or judgment in natural disasters," said the CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, Robert P. Jones, in an interview with RNS. More

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