A Remembrance of Robin Williams
We have an article in process on consumer finances and their
role in the broader economy. Even as we
are working on that, we recognize that these days are full of heavy-weight
events in the world. In the last few
weeks, we have written of praying for peace (July 18) and we have offered
internet links to aid for the child immigrants in Texas (July 11). Now, we also need to pause and remember a
prominent man who has passed, Robin Williams.
There is much we could say about Williams. We could choose the serious side of his
passing, including his illnesses and the manner of his death. But in this moment, we choose to be
light-hearted and remember the fun he brought us. For Episcopalians, perhaps the easiest and
most sentimental expression of this is a recitation of the gift he gave to us
in particular, "The Top 10 Reasons for Being Episcopalian", which he
presented during an HBO special in 2002.
These have been making the rounds this past week and you may have seen
them already. There's even a tee shirt,
which you can find here: https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/product.aspx?productid=3171.
The Top 10 Reasons for Being
Episcopalian:
10. No snake handling.
9. You can believe in dinosaurs.
8. Male and female God created
them; male and female we ordain them.
7. You don't have to check your
brains at the door.
6. Pew aerobics.
5. Church year is color-coded.
4. Free wine on Sunday.
3. All of the pageantry - none of
the guilt.
2. You don't have to know how to
swim to get baptized.
And the Number One reason to be
an Episcopalian:
1. No matter what you believe,
there's bound to be at least one other Episcopalian who agrees with you.
May Williams help us to laugh at ourselves, which we need to
do often and especially right now!
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