| Does God have a role in natural disasters like hurricanes? | |
| Yes, God is punishing us. | 6.3% |
| Yes, God is testing us. | 24.1% |
| Yes, disasters are sent by God, but we don't know what the purpose is. | 31.7% |
| Although I believe in God, the supernatural has nothing to do with any specific natural disasters. | 35.2% |
| God doesn't exist, and disasters like this are just forces of nature. | 2.7% |
| Seeing the destruction caused by natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina: | |
| Strengthens my faith | 47.5% |
| Weakens my faith | 3% |
| Doesn't change my faith | 49.5% |
| When disaster looms, prayer can: | |
| Prevent it from happening | 15.3% |
| Lessen the impact | 23.6% |
| Provide comfort, but not alter events | 59% |
| Have no impact | 2% |
| What does God most want us to do in the wake of disasters like Hurricane Katrina? | |
| Restore personal morality | 12.8% |
| Eliminate poverty | 2.1% |
| Become closer to God | 65.1% |
| Heal race relations | 2.1% |
| Clean up the environment | 3.8% |
| I don't believe there is any message from God in the hurricane. | 14.1% |
| Those who believe God is punishing us by sending hurricanes offer a variety of possible reasons. Do you believe God is punishing us for any of the following: | |
| Pollution and global warming | 3% |
| Israel pulling out of Gaza | 2.1% |
| Homosexuality | 3.1% |
| Abortion | 1.3% |
| Greed and materialism | 9.1% |
| Kicking God out of public schools | 2.5% |
| Other | 13.1% |
| I don't believe God is punishing us. | 65.8% |
| What do you believe about the nature of God's power? | |
| God controls every thing that happens. | 40.9% |
| God is all-powerful but chooses whether or not to take action. | 34.8% |
| God set up the universe and the laws of nature but no longer intervenes in what happens. | 21.9% |
| God does not exist. | 2.4% |
