Utter crap. Who wants to believe in a petty, vengeful god like this?[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"][p class="story2"]The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops. [/p][p class="story2"]One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage, including the introduction of pro-gay legislation, have provoked God to act by sending the storms that have left thousands of people homeless. [/p][p class="story2"]While those who have been affected by the storms are innocent victims, the bishops argue controversially that the flooding is a result of Western civilisation's decision to ignore biblical teaching. [/p][p class="story2"]The Rt Rev Graham Dow, Bishop of Carlisle, argued that the floods are not just a result of a lack of respect for the planet, but also a judgment on society's moral decadence. [/p][a href="vny!://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/01/nflood201.xml"]vny!://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/01/nflood201.xml[/a]