Religioushumorpage - St. David's Episcopal Church -- Spokane, Washington

Religious humor page

Introduction
by Pete Wyman
History shows us that neither dictatorial leaders nor religious zealots have a sense of humor. German Cardinal Walter Kasper decried the “stultifying” lack of humor and irritability” of the Church as a serious objection to Christianity. Other writers note the “grim” assessment of some aspects of the Protestant tradition. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, humor about religion was widespread in literature. After the Reformation, controversies suppressed light-hearted humor. “Laughter is a gift from God, who wants us to enjoy ourselves, appreciate the absurdities of life, and not take ourselves so seriously.”

Mother Elaine noted that Humor Sunday was common in a few mainline Protestant churches. She often effectively uses humor in her sermons, and so we invite anyone to submit clean religious humor for our page by emailing it to our webmaster.

Top 10 Reasons for Being an Episcopalian
(According to the comedian Robin Williams, who is an Episcopalian)

10. No snake handling.

9.   You can believe in dinosaurs.

8.    Male and female, God created them; male and female and 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 and none of the guilt.

2.    You don’t have to know how to swim to get baptized.

And the number one reason for being an Episcopalian:

1. No matter what you believe, there’s bound to be at least one other Episcopalian who agrees with you.

Life in the Episcopal Church offers plenty to laugh about, and priest and artist Jay Sidebotham sees the humor everywhere. He does the cartoons on those Church Pension Fund calendars you may have seen in the church office. Take a moment to smile and see his latest inspiration here.