Religion or Science? God or Mother Nature?

After the recent earthquake in Bohol Philippines and the world's worst typhoon Yolanda Haiyan also in Central Philippines, the media noticed how certain holy Christian statues survived these cataclysms, which killed thousands of people and destroyed houses and churches.  This miraculous phenomena makes both believers and skeptics puzzle about why these holy Christian statues escape destruction and damage?  Usually those of Mother Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Jesus himself are able to remain intact after such cataclysms:  earthquake, typhoon, tornado, tidal wave, fires and bombs!  How to explain this in religious or scientific terms?  In the Holy Bible Old Testament, the idea that God punishes Mankind:   in Genesis Chapters 6 to 9 He sends The Flood to Earth to correct our evil corrupted souls but saves good righteous men such as Noah whom He advised to build an Ark for his family and animals; The Tower of Babel Genesis Chapter 11 He scatters (probably a strong hurricane) and confuses Mankind who were speaking one language and building a city together; and Sodom and Gomorrah Chapter 19 He sends burning sulfur from the Heavens, (probably a volcanic eruption) to destroy the wicked cities.  The term 'Acts of God' is used in insurance as unavoidable natural circumstances.  For scientists who are agnostic or atheistic, nature is explained in weather conditions due to geography such as proximity to water bodies, or differences in high to low pressures, and temperatures, or the hot molten core of Earth exploding, or solar flares, etc.  There is no mention of God punishing Mankind with natural disasters.  But despite the advancement of Mankind in science and technology, how to explain that these Holy Statues remain intact undamaged by nature's energy and force, whereas churches and people do not survive?  The rare devout person, such as the 4 German Jesuit priests who survived the bombing of Nagasaki in Japan in World War II remain to puzzle us with the possibility that being good, devout Christians will allow us to survive a nuclear bombing, but this was caused by Mankind.  Some even talk about global warming and carbon pollution as the cause for many of these natural disasters. But for religious people, it makes one think that perhaps being good and devout and having such Holy Statues at home may be a protection from future cataclysms?  Although there are scientific explanations too for these weather calamities and most people survive but lose their homes, for devout Christians, maybe God also does test and strengthen our faith by the survival of these Holy Statues of Mother Mary and Jesus as Saviour.  We can follow their example and pray and devote our lives to obeying God, our Creator and perhaps save ourselves from further corruption and such destruction? (But for those who remain corrupt or anyone believing scientists, moving to a safer area may be the way to live longer without punishment from God and natural disasters... Even devout people such as Noah, Abraham and Lot escaped by forewarning from The Lord!)

Note:  Photos copied and pasted from Google search online and links below.
References:

EARTHQUAKE
Bohol Philippines
http://worldwar42.blogspot.ca/2013/10/mother-mary-in-ruins-of-maribojoc.html

http://monkshobbit.blogspot.ca/2013/10/miraculous-survival-virgin-mary-picture-amidst-destruction-bohol-churches-reply-filipino-freethinkers.html

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/10/18/photos-hundreds-dead-historic-churches-destroyed-in-philippine-quake/

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/archbishop-manila-find-faith-midst-ruins

Dubrovnik
http://www.dubrovnikcity.com/dubrovnik/attractions/st_blaise_church.htm

Peru
http://enperublog.com/2009/04/11/cuscos-senor-de-los-temblores/

http://www.city-data.com/forum/religion-spirituality/926952-statue-christ-survived-1970-peru-earthquake.html

Haiti
http://www.flixya.com/photo/2253714/HAITI-EARTHQUAKE-MIRACLE-OF-GOD-CHRIST-STATUE-PHOTO-gfb


TYPHOON 
Haiyan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/15/jesus-statue-typhoon_n_4284415.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

USA
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Virgin-Mary-Statue-Storms-Dover-New-Jersey-Fallen-Trees-158448835.html

TORNADO
Oklahoma USA
http://catholicphilly.com/2013/06/us-world-news/national-catholic-news/tornado-victims-receiving-overwhelming-outpouring-of-prayer-support/

TSUNAMI TIDAL WAVE
Matara, Sri Lanka
http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/172-opinion/35030-the-church-of-our-lady-of-matara-celebrates-the-annual-feast.html

VOLCANO
Las Manchas
http://www.tenerifemagazine.com/lifestyle/the-miracle-of-chinyero.htm

BOMB
Japan Nagasaki Bomb
http://www.shrineofsaintjude.net/home1345.html
Spanish Civil War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Philippines WWII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Manaoag

FIRE, EARTHQUAKE, BOMBING
http://www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_festivals/black_nazarene.html

http://www.sspxasia.com/Newsletters/2001/Oct-Dec/Our_Lady_of_the_Rosary.htm


STATUES SURVIVE
http://www.spiritdaily.org/stuffsurvives.htm

STATUES RESTORATION
http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.ca/2012/11/gallatin-parishioners-restoring-tornado.html
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Buddhist Monastery Bomb
http://www.news.com.au/world/bomb-blasts-at-bodh-gaya-buddhist-temple-complex-two-monks-hurt/story-fndir2ev-1226675648949

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ACTS OF GOD, INSURANCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God