God's punishment...

According to a new poll, two-thirds of American believers see coronavirus as a punishment from God for the wickedness of mankind, and a divine mandate for humans to mend their ways. Almost as many believers insist that God will protect them from being infected. This is where superstition, wishful thinking, religious exceptionalism and bad science intersect - giving us a few clues about why it is that a nation as powerful as the USA should be handling the pandemic so very badly.

Another unremarkable pic, licensed yesterday... for TV transmission...