Steve, some probably did say that the devastation of New Orleans was God's punishment. Certainly in another era some prophet might have called for repentance and/or sacrifice. And even though we are now 'enlightened', maybe the hand God really was involved. This is not, I might add, my belief, but maybe....

Regarding your choice of definition of 'kill' at answer.com, had you been a bit more inquisitive you could have looked up 'murder'; you would have noted there is a definitional difference between them.