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%