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Hurricane Harvey Response

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Photo: David J. Phillip, AP Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images Photo: Harris County Sherrif's Office Photo: Courtesy Muslim Youth USA Take a look at these photos or type in Hurricane Harvey Rescue into Google images and ask yourself what do you see? Do you see Caucasians, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, Christians, Jews, Muslims , Atheists, Sikhs, Buddhists, Illegal Immigrants, Native born Americans or do you just see Human Beings responding to a horrific natural event? What I see is Human beings regardless of race, religion, legal status and or creed pulling together to rescue and comfort other human beings. This morning I was looking at this story ( Storm Images Shows America at It's Best  ) in USA Today on my iPad sparked a feeling in me that could only be described as spiritual. Not spiritual in any religious sense or new age sense, but spiritual in a Humanist sense. What is Humanism? The American Humanist Association defines Huma