One famous preacher declared, "New Orleans was a wicked city, and God washed her away."
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But was 2005 really a year of divine punishment, or simply a year where humanity realized how fragile we really are? The most potent symbol of the "Castigo Divino" narrative was Hurricane Katrina. When the levees broke and the city of New Orleans drowned, televangelists and street preachers didn't hold back. They pointed to the sinfulness of the city—its "decadence," its jazz, its voodoo history, and its tolerance. One famous preacher declared, "New Orleans was a