So when every storm and flood of recent years, every typhoon, hurricane and tornado, every drought and heatwave, every blizzard and ice storm is attributed (mostly by politicians rather than scientists) to man-made climate change, ignoring all the other factors that have contributed – including man-made ones such as vegetation changes or changes to land drainage and development – what is the difference from the man who blamed it on gay marriage? Both are attempts to turn the weather into the wages of sin.