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<P>Irrationality at its finest:</P>
<P><A
href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/24/most-americans-think-god-is-in-control-for-better-or-worse/?hpt=T2">http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/24/most-americans-think-god-is-in-control-for-better-or-worse/?hpt=T2</A></P>
<P>A new survey conducted on the heels of Japan's devastating earthquake and
tsunami finds that few Americans think natural disasters are signs from God and
that even fewer believe God punishes nations for the sins of its citizens, as
some suggested after the Japanese disaster.</P>
<P>At the same time, most Americans believe God is responsible for everything
that happens in the world, <A
href="http://www.publicreligion.org/research/?id=519" target=_blank>according to
the survey</A>, which was released Thursday.</P>
<P>The survey was conducted by the <A href="http://www.publicreligion.org/"
target=_blank>Public Religion Research Institute</A> in partnership with the <A
href="http://www.religionnews.com/" target=_blank>Religion News Service</A>.</P>
<P>Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans (38%) believe that earthquakes, floods and other
natural disasters are a sign from God, while roughly 3 in 10 believe that God
sometimes punishes nations for the sins of some citizens, according to the
survey.</P></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2>
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