Sigh. Perhaps I am completely insensitive, but this just seems silly. Are the people who just lost everything really concerned about being called "refugees"? In what way is this a "racist" term? Even Bush seems to think that there is some problem with the word (I wonder if he's just trying to show his sensitive side).

I'll tell you, there were a ton of real people in our church this Sunday, some with family who'd lost everything and others who actually came from NO. The sheer numbers were overwhelming. We had no sermon- rather we spend the entire worship service listening to people's stories and praying for them.

Those stories are the real deal. The people suffering and dying in NO right now are the real deal. And I don't think any of them care one lick whether you call them "refugees", "flood victims", or "survivors". They have more important things going on right now.