(Relevant) So far, the U.S. has been hit harder by the novel coronavirus than any other country in the world, and many Christians seem to see that as something of a sign. A new poll from the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that one-third of American Christians “feel strongly” that God is using COVID-19 to tell the public that they need to change. Roughly the same number feel the same thing “somewhat.”
Evangelicals were the most likely to say they believe the pandemic is a sign from God, with a full 43 percent agreeing — compared to just 28 percent of Catholics and Mainline Protestants.